The Assurance, Security, And Joy Of Salvation The Assurance Of Salvation
THE ASSURANCE, SECURITY,
AND JOY OF SALVATION
THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
If you recently have had the experience of receiving Christ, you may have had times when you doubted the reality of that experience; that is, you may have questioned whether you were really saved. Without the real assurance of sal vation as a solid foundation, it is difficult for a new Christian to grow and experience the deeper things of the Christian life. Nevertheless, the Bible says it is possible to know absolutely, unre servedly, that you are a saved person. How can this be? Let us read 1 John 5:13:
I have written these things to you that you may know that you have eternal life, to you who believe into the name of the Son of God.
It is not, "that you may think," not, "that you may hope," but "that you may know." We do not need to wait until we die to find out; this assurance is for us to enjoy today.
How can we have the assurance of salvation? There are three means: