Assurance Of Salvation

Assurance of Our Salvation



     Webster’s dictionary defines it as ”(1) a positive declaration intended to give confidence (2) promise or pledge; guaranty (3) freedom from doubt; certainty “

      Col 2:2 says “that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the father, and of Christ.” Which means it is the doctrine that believing Christians are assured of being saved. 

      A summary of Jude says “Assurance is the Christian’s full conviction that, through the work of Christ alone, received by faith, he is in possession of salvation in which he will be eternally kept. This assurance rests only upon the scripture promises to him who believes.” 

      In today’s terms it is a promise from God that we are saved and will never see separation from our heavenly father. 


      Let me give you the good news. There is nothing we have done or ever will do that will or can take our salvation from us. If we truly believe in our hearts that Christ died for our sins and that God raised him from the dead, then we will be saved. (Romans 10:9) It didn’t say might be saved or that you must clean up the mess you created or as long as you don’t fall into sin again. What it did say is you will be saved. 


  When we are saved it is for eternity. 

       Look at how the Jews treated God’s mercies and grace in Nehemiah ch.9. We see that time and time again God is rescuing them out of trouble. Each time God would help them they would be good for a while but eventually fall back into sin and the ways of the world. God loved his people and wanted to help them and to see them prosper just like a parent with their child or children. God would let them live the life they wanted to live but when they needed his help they would ask it of him and he would help. But with his help he also gave rules and commandments for them to live by. God had done all of this before he gave his son to die for our sins and the Holy Spirit as a comforter. If he done all this before his son’s death just imagine what he has and will do now.    

      Lets look at Luke ch.15, the story of the prodigal son. Why do you think God put this story in the bible? My opinion is that God knew that we would be just like this boy. We take what God gives us and run with it, blow it, and loose it. Once it is all gone and we are broken and empty, we come running back to God asking for his help. The good news is that he is always there with his arms spread waiting on our return. When we do return it is almost like we never left. God still calls us sons and daughters and doesn’t bring up the things we done ever again.(he forgives every sin we ever committed and going to commit)  



Some additional verses on assurance are 

   Psalm 23, 

   Isa. 32:17-18; 43:1; 49:16; 54:17;

   Hab. 3:17-19

   John 3:16; 5:24, 29; 6:39, 51; 10:28-29; 11:26; 14:19-20; 17:11, 15, 24

   Acts 2:21

   Romans 8:38-39; 10:9, 13



       John 14:1-3 – “let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my father’s house there are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

        John 5:24 – “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that hearth my word, and believe on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”


     You can always be assured of his help 

         Hebrews 13:5 – “…. He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

         Matthew 28:20 – “…. Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” 

          Philippians 1:6 – “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”



Know this, that if you have accepted Jesus Christ into you heart as your savior you are saved and you always will be. 

 But if you haven’t please don’t go to sleep tonight without making you life right with God. There is a simple prayer you can say and mean it from your heart and you will be saved.

    


 The prayer is “Father, forgive me for I have sinned against you, and I need for you to come into my life and save me from the depths of hell. I know that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and that after three days you raised him from the dead. Please cleanse my heart and make it pure and desiring to serve you. Amen.” 


  If you have prayed this prayer I want to be this first to welcome you to the family of the children of God. May God bless you.