HOW YOU KNOW THAT
YOU HAVE A SECURE SALVATION?
CHECK THESE 3 SIMPLE STEPS
Step 1.
BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL
BELIEVE IN THESE 4 SIMPLE TRUTHS AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SALVATION!
1. MAN SINNED.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
2. GOD IS JUST, REQUIRING PUNISHMENT FOR SIN.
For the wages of sin is death… (Romans 6:23)
3. BY FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST’S SACRIFICE, MAN CAN GAIN ETERNAL LIFE.
For by grace you have been saved through faith… not as a result of works… (Ephesians 2:8–9)
4. GOD SENT HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, TO TAKE THAT PUNISHMENT
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
Step 2.
KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT SECURE SALVATION
YOUR SECURITY IS A LEGAL FACT, NOT A FEELING.
When you believe in Christ’s death and resurrection by faith alone,
your salvation is eternally secure.
Here are the Evidences of Eternal Security:
EVIDENCE 1: DIRECT STATEMENTS
EVIDENCE 2: POSITIONS IN CHRIST
EVIDENCE 3: PERSEVERANCE
EVIDENCE 4: ELECTION
EVIDENCE 5: CHRIST’S SUFFICIENCY
EVIDENCE 1: DIRECT STATEMENTS
JOHN 10:29-30
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.
1 Peter 1:4-5
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 JOHN 5:10-13
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
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.
ROMANS 8:28-39
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
EVIDENCE 2: PROMISES
Spiritual Baptism
Romans 6:2-9
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
The Holy Spirit
Ephesians 1:13-14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
2 Corinthians 1:21
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
1 Peter 1:4-5
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Possession
John 10:27-30
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
I and my Father are one.
Membership in the Church
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Colossians 1:17-18
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Adoption
Ephesians 1:5
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Justification
Romans 3:24-25
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Romans 8:33
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Ephesians 1:13-14
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
EVIDENCE 3: PERSEVERANCE
2 TIMOTHY 1:12
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have
believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:8
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ Alone is Sufficient
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.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
EVIDENCE 4: ELECTION
God Chose Us
Ephesians 1:4
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Romans 8:28-30
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
The Choice was Individual
John 6:37,44,65
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
John 10:28-29
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
2 John 1:1
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
God’s Character
Choosing is consistent with God’s character and past actions. To accomplish His
magnificent work on earth, He has always had to choose those who would serve Him (e.g.,
Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Israel).
God’s Dragging and Convicting
John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 16:8
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Romans 3:10-12
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
No Other Way
Ephesians 1:4-7
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 2:1-3
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
EVIDENCE 5: CHRIST’S SUFFICIENCY
HEBREWS 5: 12 -14
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
HEBREWS 6: 1-3
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
And this will we do, if God permit.
HEBREWS 6: 4-7
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
Colossians 2:13–14
“God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt…”
HEBREWS 6: 9 -10
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
HEBREWS 6: 13-20
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Romans 3:24–26
“…whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith… so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
THE CERTAINTY OF SALVATION EXPLAINED
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YOUR ETERNAL SECURITY
IS VITAL
Our eternal security helps us throughout life.
HOPE
The knowledge of our salvation and a better future life helps us through every step of our lives to maintain joy despite difficult times.
PROTECT OUR MINDS
Knowledge of our salvation provides good well-being. It’s challenging to have hope for the future and good well-being if you don’t know you are genuinely saved. Our eternal security is the helmet of our salvation, protecting our minds (Ephesians 6:15) and the anchor for our souls (Hebrews 6:19).
SERVICE
Eternal security also allows us to serve God better. Doubt saps our energy and turns our thoughts from serving God to ourselves. We can only serve fully with a confident secure foundation (Colossians 1:9-14).
CHRISTIAN GROWTH
Knowledge of our security is necessary for progressing to maturity in the Christian life, as exemplified in 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7. We may not feel we deserve salvation (actually, we do not – it is God’s gift through Christ), but we must live by the facts of Scripture and its blessed truth.
Step 3:
CONTINUE TO HONE YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO GAIN CONFIDENCE.
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