Assurance in Salvation
January 30, 2016
Romans 8:39 “Nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The first truth Christians must firmly establish in their minds and hearts is over the question of salvation. Christians can never successfully live the abundant life God has for them as long as they are insecure about their standing with God. Satan will try to convince you that God doesn’t really love you and that you aren’t really saved, or that God is so disappointed in you that He plays give-and-take with your salvation. You may wonder, “Am I really saved? I don’t always ‘feel’ like I am saved. I still sin. Does that mean I am not saved?” Too many Christians think if they ‘feel’ God close then they are saved, yet when they don’t ‘feel’ God near, they doubt their salvation. Our emotions are always fluctuating and are not a reliable gauge of our salvation. Assurance of salvation is based solely on God and His work. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, then you are saved. In John 10:28, Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” Our salvation isn’t determined by our feelings or even our hold on God but on God’s hold on us.
The first truth Christians must firmly establish in their minds and hearts is over the question of salvation. Christians can never successfully live the abundant life God has for them as long as they are insecure about their standing with God. Satan will try to convince you that God doesn’t really love you and that you aren’t really saved, or that God is so disappointed in you that He plays give-and-take with your salvation. You may wonder, “Am I really saved? I don’t always ‘feel’ like I am saved. I still sin. Does that mean I am not saved?” Too many Christians think if they ‘feel’ God close then they are saved, yet when they don’t ‘feel’ God near, they doubt their salvation. Our emotions are always fluctuating and are not a reliable gauge of our salvation. Assurance of salvation is based solely on God and His work. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, then you are saved. In John 10:28, Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” Our salvation isn’t determined by our feelings or even our hold on God but on God’s hold on us.