(4)That you know the Truth and speak the truth of God to all you meet.Be A witness unto man for God.If you the Lord Jesus Christ before others,He will acknowledge you before His father, which is in heaven; but if you deny Him before others, he will deny you also before His father.(Matthew 10:33)

These are the 4 most important keys you must have to have eternal life.

III. Salvation: How Can I Know I'm Saved?

It would be a terrible thing for children,or adults,to wonder how they fit in their families. When I was growing up, I never really knew if my adopted father would be in a good mood or a bad mood.The uneasiness in my young soul often was troublesome.

While that is terrible in an earthly family,it is even more unsettling in the spiritual family. Many Christians live with the thought that they are just Not sure how God sees them.Is He in a good mood or a judgmental mood? Are they in the family, or has their Father decided He has had enough? What a horrible way to live! How incredibly sad for children of the King to live as beggars! I surely am Not being critical. I find it heartbreaking for people whose sin debt has been paid in full, to squirm under the uncertainty of whether they belong in the family of God.

Let's look at some basic reasons people tend to doubt their salvation:

(1)Sin in their lives.Sin brings a feeling of estrangement from God,a feeling of isolation. In John's first epistle,he warns Christians to take close inventory of their salvation if they continue in sin and do so merrily and often and long: "Noone who is born of God practices sin,because His seed abides in him" (1 John 3:9).

In other words,if sin is the constant bent of your life, you should wonder about your salvation. On theother hand,if you sin and feel perfectly miserable, this is really an indication that you belong to Him.The non-Christian can sin all day long and Not sense any isolation from God; only His children experience a lack of harmony with their Father.But sin in the life damages faith and could make someone doubt his salvation.

(2) False teaching. This false teaching is primarily in two C's.

The first "C" includes liberal pastors who do Not hold to the view that all the Bible is the Word of God. They discount certain parts, verses, and authors. How is a person to know (1 John 5:13) is even in the Book to stand on it? (Or John 3:16) for that matter? False teaching that deletes portions of the Word of God leads to doubts of salvation;

The second "C" includes teachers who believe the Word of God from cover to cover but overemphasize performance.I have been criticized for emphasizing grace so strongly.But I was raised in a Baptist church where performance was stressed. I was also taught that my salvation depended on my works.I was saved at twelve,but many times I was afraid that I hadn't worked hard enough or long enough to keep my salvation. How does someone know when he/she has worked enough? What is the standard?

(3)An overemphasis on emotions. There are those who place a lot of importance on "feel good"religion.I am all for joy in the Christian life; but when the entire Christian life is based on emotions rather than biblical teachings, assurance is rare.

Heartaches will come.Financial setbacks come.Sorrow comes.Disappointments come.Doubt multiplies.We can't live on feelings.We don't live on feelings in the world-for instance,when the alarm clock rings. When we sit in the dentist chair and hear the whir of the drill, we are Not thrilled. We do not send a check to the IRS because it makes us deliriously happy.Why do we think the Christian life is always going to feel euphoric?

(4)Failure to take God at His Word.Follow this logic.Pastor asks, "Do you believe Acts 16:31 that whoever believes in the Lord Jesus shall be saved?" Parishioner: "Well,yes. But I don't know if I am." Pastor: "Did you believe on His name?"

Parishioner: "Yes, but I don't know if it worked." Pastor: "Why do you insist on calling God a liar?" Red-faced parishioner:"I would never call God a liar." Pastor: "Did He or did He Not say,'Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved'?" Parishioner: "He said it.I know He said it.I just don't know if I'm saved."

You see,there is very little logic. If I came up to you and said, "I am very happy you're reading this book,"and you responded,"Oh, I don't really believe you mean that!" you are doubting my sincerity.That is exactly what we are doing when we doubt what God has said. We are doubting His trustworthiness. Sometimes I meet people and they say, "Well, I used to be saved."I will ask,"How'd you get lost?"

They name something they've done or thought.But John wrote, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). If we take Him at His Word, and if He is indeed trustworthy, we won't wonder if we were bad enough to lose it - or good enough to keep it,for that matter.

(5)Satanic attacks. Satan will be happy to whisper,"Look at you.Look how you're acting.A Christian doesn't act like that." Not only will Satan whisper that,but he often uses others as his unsuspecting agents.A mother scolds her child,"A Christian girl wouldn't behave like that."What conclusion is the little girl supposed to reach? And the mother can't understand why her daughter doesn't have assurance of her salvation.Satan is the accuser of the brethren.We need the Word of God to answer him.

There are,however, some truths God wants us to understand to counter the enemies of assurance.

(A)We understand God's will for our salvation.In referring to God,1 Timothy 2:4 states,"God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."God's desire is for us to be saved, Not for us to be condemned.Peter tells us that He is "Not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9).He is standing with open arms, just like the father of the prodigal son,to welcome us into His family.

(B)Weunderstand the provision God has made for our salvation.He has done everything possible to get us saved. He gave "His life a ransom for many"(Matthew 20:28).He "Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree,that we,having died to sins,might live for righteousness"(1 Peter 2:24).He paid the price for salvation,and it would be totally illogical to think,after He paid such a high price,the shedding of blood,that salvation is capricious.He died in our place so we should know we belong to Him.

What earthly father would provide everything his child needs,only for the child to wonder," Are you sure you wanted me to have it, Daddy?"Of course,that is what the daddy wants.He is grieved that his child is so insecure in his love. Our heavenly Father is the same way.He has provided everything we need for salvation.

We have a responsibility.Jesus did Not die, rise again, ascend, and thus automatically save us. The Bible doesn't teach universal salvation,that is, that all people by virtue of the fact they're created are Christians. John says,"But as many as received Him,to them,He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name"(1:12). And John further says,"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life"(3:36). A verse in John 5 summarizes the issue:"Most assuredly,I say to you,he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life"(v. 24).

>We need to believe in Christ and receive Him as our very own. There must be a definite decision. You may Not remember the definite time,such as the very date and minute,but you know that you received Christ and have passed from death to life. If you are still struggling with assurance, apply these three tests:

(1)Do I believe the Word of God? God said it; I believe it; that settles it.

(2)Do I have the witness of the Holy Spirit? Read 1 John 5:6, "And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth." It is conviction, Not feeling."The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God"(Romans 8:16).

3)Do I have the walk of the believer? Are you different? Do you have a deep desire to please the Lord Jesus? "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation"(2 Corinthians 5:17). You will sin from time to time, but the Holy Spirit convicts you. The unsaved person feels guilt when he sins,but he can harden his heart so that eventually his conscience doesn't speak anymore.

Those who were saved very young often need to reaffirm or make sure of their salvation when they are in their teens. This does not insult God. Teens go through a long process of making sure they are making their own choices and not resting on their parents' decisions for them. They may need to resettle the issue. Don't be alarmed. Many who were saved at a young age have never doubted their salvation. People are different,and God deals with us where we are.

As I have said, I was saved at the age of twelve. I remember where I was sitting in the church. A minister was preaching, and I went forward and accepted Christ. So much emphasis was subsequently placed on performance, I wondered if I was still saved.

But as I would get down beside my bed to Pray, I would say, "God,I know I'm not doing everything right. But something inside me says I'm not lost." I didn't know that was the witness of the Holy Spirit in my young heart. But He was there,assuring me that I belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ. There was no ethereal feeling. I had a blessed assurance.

Based on His wonderful Word,all of it, we can know that we have eternal life. It has nothing to do with feeling. But it has everything to do with the trustworthiness of God. He wants us saved. He has done everything possible through Christ to make that happen. Once we receive Him as our own, we can rest on the Word of God and in the witness of the Spirit. Once you're in the family of God, by faith in His Son, your name is written in the Book of Life.

When I was a "New Christian" and learning what God was all about;I used to get angry at Him when things went wrong and my prayers seemed to go unanswered.I thought God had no concept of understanding how His own creations/children felt or what they had to deal with on this earth. I would question His judgment,I would question His logic and I would question everything He did.

I couldn't understand how God could sit up in heaven on His throne and having no idea how we really felt here on earth or what we were dealing with.I was an angry person and a rebellious person. I trusted no one...and I didn't even trust Him completely..then. I was so angry at him I would raise my fist to heaven at Him,but in His love He never got angry at me.

My reasoning was that since no one cared about me or loved me..why should He? All I had ever known was physical and emotional pain and why should God be any different? But God was patient and over time He taught me love and He made me understand that He really understood us and what we go thru in this life -- Good, Bad or indifferent.

He Does Know and He does understand. It was a long road and a hard road, but I learned and grew to trust and understand Him and know He understands me as He understands each and everyone of us. I also learned that it was all right to question God when you do not understand things yourself or understand why he answers your prayers the way He does. It is OK to question Him when He does something in your life that you do not understand. In doing this you begin to understand how God is working in your life and your trust and your relationship grows and matures as well....so there are no more questions...only understanding.

The first thing God taught me about how He understands us..is that He has the same emotional feelings we do and we are made in His Image. Secondly, He sent His son to Not only die for us, and to seek and save that which is lost; but He sent him to live in this world so He would understand as well. Jesus walked the earth as a man, and He understood as a man.... yet He was the Son of God and understood the things of His Father and His kingdom very well. He had full knowledge of all matters concerning heaven and earth even to the smallest of the seedlings.

The second thing He taught me was that without Salvation, I would be forever lost to Him and there was little He could do. I had to make that choice. No one else could...not even God, himself, could make that decision for me. It had to be done freely and of my own will and accord. Where Satan intrudes and comes uninvited, the Lord does not. He waits on the "sidelines"for you to come to Him by accepting His "gift of Life" known as Salvation.

The greatest thing about it is when you do make that decision - You can come "as you are" sin and all. You can Not use the excuse that you have to "clean up your act" before coming to Him for Salvation and Redemption, because He will accept you just as you are. He understands and knows that we are born into a sinful world and that we all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. He will Not reject You. The only rejection you will ever have is if you chose to reject God and His "gift of Life" Won't you consider Salvation Today? If you do, You can Pray this "Sinner's Prayer":

"Our Father in heaven, I know that I am a sinner and I know that the penalty of sin is death. Not only in this world, but in the next as well. I come before you to seek salvation and to confess my sins before you and before mankind.

Forgive me, my Father, for all my sins. Wash me as white as snow. Baptized me in the water and in the Holy Spirit. Make me one of your children, Lord; for this is my heartfelt prayer. Enter my name into your book of life, so that I may dwell with you forever. Be my teacher and guide; for it is now that I completely surrender all that I am and all that I have and all that you wish me to be, completely to you.

I acknowledge that you are the Lord and savior of this world. I acknowledge that you took upon yourself and bore the sins of the world. I acknowledge that you were the great sacrifice for the sins of all mankind and that price was paid at Calvary. I further acknowledge that my sins are paid for in full by your sacrifice and that with my true repentance comes the gift of eternal life. Father, save me now! make me whole and a permanent part of your family,forever! Amen"

If you have become a "new Christian" with this prayer, seek out a truly Godly church and be nourished by the Word of God. Buy a bible and read it daily. Pray without ceasing.

Let God direct your path and let Him do your thinking for you. Seek guidance for your growth in the Christian walk. Be sure the guidance you seek is with one that the Lord directs your feet to. There are many false prophets out there and they use the Word of God and the Lord to deceive you. Let the Lord direct your path. Remember what Jesus has taught and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.

IV. Salvation:What it means for you

What Salvation means for you is this:

(1)All your sins have been forgiven.

(2)You have accepted the "gift of Life"God has offered you.

(3)You have God's Promise of eternal Life,unless you turn your back on Him.

(4)Your Name is now in the "Lamb's Book of Life".

(5)You must fulfill the rest of your commitment and be Baptized by Water and Spirit.(John 3:3-8)

(6)You will become a new Creation in Him.

(7)You will, in time become a Witness to God's Glory.

(8)You are now a Child in the Kingdom of God.

9)You will come to know God's Love and how unconditional it is.

(10)You will develop within yourself and urgency to avoid sin at all costs.

(11)You are no longer condemned to eternal damnation(hell),but to life everlasting.

(12)God will plant the fire of the Holy Spirit within you that cannot be extinguished or subdued.

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