How to Know if You are Saved

If you don't know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you are unsure if you are saved, you need to read what the Bible says about how we can be saved from our sins and go to heaven, instead of being condemned to hell.

• Every person who ever lived on this earth, except Jesus, has sinned.

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)

(Referring to Jesus) "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4:15)

• There is a coming Judgment Day where all men must give an account of himself to God

“Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” (Revelation 14:7)

“…for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:10-12)

• The penalty of sin is death and eternal separation from God in hell

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!” (Luke 12:4-5)

• But God Has Made a Way for Man to Be Forgiven and not Condemned!

God made a way for us to himself by sending his Son Jesus, God in the flesh, to pay for our sins.
There is only one God, with 3 distinct persons in the godhead-the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, yet all are the one God.

(Jesus said) “I and my Father are one” (John 10:30)

“And the Word [God] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

• We can be forgiven for our sins and saved from God’s wrath because Jesus shed his blood and died on the cross in our place

“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” (Ephesians 1:7)

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.” (Romans 5:8-11)

• But Jesus did not stay in the grave! He rose again and defeated death!

"... Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures ... he was buried ... he rose again the third day according to the scriptures ... he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once" (1 Corinthians 15:3-6)

"knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. "(Romans 6:9)

• Jesus is the Only Way to God

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (John 14:6)

• We are Saved By Grace and Through Faith Alone (We are not saved by doing good works)

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

• It is not good enough to just believe there is one God

"You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!" (James 2:19)

So What Must A Person Do Then to Be Saved??

• You must admit you are a sinner

"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. " Mark 2:17

• You must believe in Jesus (which means believing Jesus’ words and that salvation comes through Him alone and following Him).

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

• You must confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord

“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.” Romans 10:9

• You must repent, which means to change your mind to obey God’s Word, turn from your sins, and try to live by God’s Word revealed through the Bible

"Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. " Acts 17:30

• You must receive Jesus

. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” John 1:12

• Then, if you have truly accepted Jesus' free gift of salvation, you will live differently

"Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2nd Corinthians 5:17)

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)

• When we make our decision to follow Christ and believe, obey, and receive Him, we receive the Holy Spirit, which then lives in us, and seals us in Jesus, and continues to guide us and bring conviction to our hearts. The Holy Spirit also convicted us and drew us near to God before we even chose Him.

“knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 1:4-6)

“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Ephesians 1:13-14)

"If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you” John 14:15-17

"All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:25-26

If you truly acknowledge and admit that you are a sinner, and if you believe in your heart that God the Father sent his sinless Son Jesus to die on the cross and He shed His blood to pay for your sins, and that He did not stay in the grave but rose again and lives, and you repent from your sins and will try to follow His words spoken to us through the Bible, and you receive Jesus into your life, and you believe the His words spoken to us in through the Bible, you are born again---a new creature, who will be separate from the world. If you are truly born again, you will no longer feel comfortable in your sins. You will repent of your sins and try to obey God's commandments. You will be separate from the world, and produce the fruits of the Spirit. You will have a love for the Lord Jesus. Also, if you are born again, you are a true child of God. And, God disciplines his children. And, you will want to share about the Lord Jesus to people who are not saved and will spend an eternity in hell.

(Jesus says) “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. John 5:24-27

One day, Jesus is going to return from heaven and come for a second time!

"Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him." (Revelation 1:7)

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.Titus 2:11-14

If you have made a decision to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and commit yourself to Him, please email me or tell someone you know who is a Christian so that you can find a Bible-believing church where you can grow in your faith and be supported by fellow Christians and perhaps take the next step in your Christian walk by obeying Jesus's commandment to be baptized, which is a symbol of your decision to follow Him and your identification with Him in his death and resurrection.