Assurance of Salvation (2 lessons: 53 – 54)
What does it mean to be “saved”? Once “saved”, can you be “lost”? What if you are “saved” and then you sin? According to the Bible, how secure is being “saved”?
Summary:
It is the will of God to know whether or not we are Christians. If you are having trouble with being assured of your salvation, this lesson will give you both an understanding of what it means to be saved, and the confidence of knowing that once you are saved, it is for all of eternity. Belief in God is not a matter of feelings, but a matter of the will. Once we have made the decision to follow Christ, there are several ways the Scripture gives us to assure us of the life of Christ indwelling in us.
Summary:
Once we are saved, how do we know that we cannot fall from His grace? How can we feel secure in our salvation even though we continue to sin? This is a subject on which the Word of God is very clear. Your ability to remain saved has nothing whatsoever to do with either your worth or your works, but everything to do with the power of God. For you or I to be lost once the blood of Christ has saved us, God must either change His mind, nullify His Word, disregard His Son and snatch back His gift; or someone or something in this universe would have to be stronger than He is. As you read this lesson, you will be comforted in knowing “no man can pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”
