Am I Saved?
Do you have a need to know if you are saved or not? If Yes how do you know that you are saved? The Lord wants His children to know that they are saved. For the Bible says, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” (1 John 5:13).
By a simple self-examination in light of the Scriptures, you should be able to know whether you are saved or lost. Have you accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, and believe that He died to pay the penalty for your sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21)? Have you repented from your sins (Acts 3:19)? Are you walking in obedience to His commands by His enabling power and claiming victory over sin (1 John 5:2-4)? If your answer is yes, then you are saved (Romans 8:1; 10:9-10)!
So, trust in the Lord for He has proven His love for you at the cross. “For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Nothing more could be asked of God. For “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13).
Christianity is based upon knowledge, reason, and the assurance that if you accept the grace of God and are faithful to Him, He will save you from your sins. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9). By submission to His will and faithfulness to the end, we show the Lord that we have accepted the gift of salvation: “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10).
You can have the assurance from Christ’s own words that you are saved: “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand” (John 10:28-29). And it is from such knowledge that you receive the “peace of God that passes all understanding” (Philippians 4:7).
To maintain your salvation, you need to abide in the Lord daily through the study of the scriptures, prayer, and witnessing. Jesus said, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me” (John 15:4). To abide in Christ means that the believer must be in constant communion with the Lord and must live His life (Galatians 2:20). It is not right for one branch to rely upon another for its life; each must have its own personal relationship to the vine and must bring forth its own fruits by the help of divine power.
In His service,
BibleAsk Team
