ASSURANCE OF SALVATION

 1. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I RECEIVED SALVATION?
 a) My Sins Were Remitted. When you remit money to someone else; it means the money is gone. It is no longer yours. Remission means the sin is wiped and blotted out; it is forgotten (Isaiah 43:25), (Heb.10:16-18). In remission, sins are forgiven, erased and forgotten. This could only happen by the death of Jesus which was the payment for sins (Romans 6:23). He has paid for suns past, present and future. There is nothing to pay for anymore.

 b) I Was Justified, declared not guilty. Justification is the opposite of condemnation (Rom 3: 24). The case against me was thrown out and I stand before God as though I never sinned. Infact, there is no record of sin against me ever again because Jesus paid the full price so I stand before God innocent, guiltless, not condemned and can never be (Romans 8:1).

c) I Was Recreated (2 Cor. 5:17), (Jn 3:3-7). Regeneration means to recreate. That means a new creature was born or created. When I got saved, the old nature of sin was removed and I received a new nature. The Spirit of God. Romans 8:9, 15-16.

 d) I Was Sealed With The Holy Spirit. A Seal is an emblem or a mark of ownership e.g. stamps; also a cork is a seal of protection/preservation. God sealed you with the Holy Spirit to make you inaccessible to the world and the devil, i.e. you are sealed from contamination. (Eph. 1:13-14)

2. WHAT IF I DON’T FEEL LIKE I AM SAVED? You don’t have to feel saved to know that you are saved, because salvation is a spiritual reality. (Explain the differences between feeling and faith and the difference between facts and the truth). Facts are changeable, truth is unchangeable, Feelings can be based on fact but faith is based on truth. It does not change. (Rom. 3: 4) Facts are present reality of a truth but Truth is eternal. Therefore our faith should not be based on facts or feeling but on God’s word. 2 Cor. 4:18, 2 Cor. 5:7 Facts are temporal realities while truth is eternal reality.

3. HOW DO I KNOW THAT I AM SAVED? God’s word says so. If you fulfill the conditions in Rom 10: 9-10, you are guaranteed salvation and God’s word cannot lie. The Witness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit bears witness with your spirit that you are a child of God. (1 John.5: 10, Rom. 8: 16). If you believe in the name of Jesus Christ (John 1: 12) and receive Him into your life, then know for sure that you are saved.

CONCLUSION: Salvation is based on faith in Jesus alone. Salvation means to be rescued, to be saved from sin and death which will result to eternal separation from God. Don’t be afraid of losing salvation. The bible says God is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault (Jude 1:24). Amen.