Section 4
death into life because we love the brothers." A saved person undoubtedly senses a kind of love for others who are also saved. You sense a desire to fellowship, to enjoy Christ with others. This is the spontaneous result of being saved, one of the clearest signs of a saved person. This love transcends the cheap, selfish "love" of today's age. It is a love that is impartial—it loves those who are alike and those who are different. This is the real oneness and harmony the world longs for. Yet it is ours when we receive Christ. "How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell in unity!" (Psa. 133:1). This is the testimony of a saved person.
By these three witnesses—God's Word, the Spirit's inner witness, and our love for the broth ers—we may know and be sure that we are really saved.
THE SECURITY OF SALVATION
After a Christian has received the assurance that he is really saved, he may consider, "I know that I am saved today, but how do I know that I will be saved tomorrow? Is it possible for me to lose my salvation?" For such a one, it is no longer a question of assurance, but one of secu rity.