Are You Doubting Your Salvation

In a world filled with so much uncertainty, we look for something that we can hold on to. Many will look to wealth, bank accounts, stock, bonds, real-estate, and what ever else they can find. What about your salvation? Where are you going to spend eternity?

Often, in talking with people one to one, I am asked this question, "How can you know for sure if you are saved?" Consider 1 John 5:11-13;

• And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 
• He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 
• These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 

So then, who is it that has the Son? It is those who have believed in Him and accepted Him. see what  John 1:12-13 says:

• But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 
• Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 

If you have Jesus, you have life.    Not temporary life, but eternal.

I want you to understand that: 

• He is wonderful. 
• He is God manifest in the flesh. 
• He is the only one who can save us. 
• He is absolutely unique. 
• There is no one else like Him. 
• He's the only begotten Son of God. 
• He died upon the Cross because He alone could pay the penalty for our sins. 
• He rose again, and He is living right this moment at God's right hand for us. 
• He is the living Christ. 

Do you have Him today as your Savior? That is the only question you need to answer. If you have Him, you have life -- you are saved. That is the record. Do you believe God, or don't you believe God? If you don't believe Him, you make Him a liar.

My friend, John has this down right where you can get it. You cannot miss this. The only thing right now that will keep you from coming to Christ is the sin in your life that you don't want to give up. That is the only thing in the world which will stop you. That is the decision you make.

God wants us to have assurance of our salvation. We cannot live our Christian lives wondering and worrying each day whether or not we are truly saved. That is why the Bible makes the plan of salvation so clear. Believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved (John 3:16; Acts 16:31). 

• John 3:16
• For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

• Acts 16:31
• And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 

How can a man be saved? By believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. Could he believe for someone else? No. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and if thy household believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, they shall be saved also. That is the meaning here.

Do you believe that Jesus is the Savior, that He died to pay the penalty for your sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21)? 

• Romans 5:8
• But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21
• For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Are you trusting Him alone for salvation? If your answer is yes, you are saved! Assurance means “having been put beyond all doubt.” By taking God's Word to heart, you can “put beyond all doubt” the fact and reality of your eternal salvation.

Jesus Himself affirms this regarding those who have believed in Him: 

• “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand” (John 10:28-29). 

Eternal life is just that—eternal. There is no one, not even yourself, who can take Christ's God-given gift of salvation away from you.

We hide God's Word in our hearts so that we do not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11), and this includes the sin of doubt. 

Take joy in what God's Word is saying to you, that instead of doubting we can live with confidence! 

We can have the assurance from Christ's own Word that our salvation will never be in question. 

Jesus Christ took my place down here. He, who knew no sin, came that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. He has given me His place, clothed in His righteousness, He took my hell down here so that I might have His heaven up yonder. He did that for me.

Christian friend, have you been able to get out this wonderful Word to anyone else? 

Maybe, as you are reading this, there is no doubt about your salvation. But, whoever you are, wherever you are, however you are, what are you doing today to get this Word of reconciliation out to a lost world? God is reconciled. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He feels toward you just as He did the day Christ died on the Cross for you and for all mankind. This is what the world needs to hear from you. The world is reconciled to Him, but they will have to turn around and by faith come to Him. We need to do all we can to get this word out, my friend.

Our assurance is based on God's love for us through Jesus Christ, and Him Alone!