Are You Sure You Are Saved?

1
Are You Sure You Are Saved?

• that you may know that
• you have eternal life (1 John 513)

2
Are You Sure You Are Saved?

• Many are uncertain because there are conflicting
  voices in religion
• Many are uncertain because of the feelings of
  fear, doubt, worry, perfection, etc.
• God wants us to be fully assured (Heb. 1022-23)
• First John is a book of assurance (1 Jn. 228
  319 417) let us consider three truths that
  John says will give us, not pride or arrogance,
  but true assurance and confidence of salvation

3
How Can I Know For Sure?

• First, assurance confidence comes from what is
  written in Gods word, not from what is felt
  (1 Jn. 513)
• Dont look at sin/salvation logically, but
  theologically!
• John wrote and recorded a message so that his
  readers may know that they are saved (1 Jn.
  11-4 520)
• Know is found 26 times in 1 John
• Write (written) is found 11 times in 1 John

4
How Can I Know For Sure?

• Humans are emotional beings (Gen. 126) however,
  emotion or feeling alone can be misleading
  (Jer. 1023 2 K. 510-11)
• Feelings can be uncertain, but Gods word is
  unchanging and sure (1 Pet. 125 2 Pet. 119)
• Feelings can produce false concern (Gen. 3734),
  but Gods word is accurate (Acts 2725 1 Jn.
  320)
• Feelings can produce false confidence (Prov.
  1412 Acts 231 269), but Gods word is truth
  (Psa. 119105 Jn. 832)

5
How Can I Know For Sure?

• Second, assurance confidence comes from the
  Spirits testimony, not from mans assurances
  (1 Jn. 218-29 41-6)
• John warned about false prophets who were
  misleading others he wanted his readers to test
  what was said by man with what was said by the
  Holy Spirit (1 Jn. 324 413 57-9)
• Investigation and testing is important (Acts
  1711 1 Thess. 519-20) What does the
  Holy Spirit say, what does our spirit say (Rom.
  816)?

6
How Can I Know For Sure?

• The Holy Spirit guided the Apostles to tell all
  people how to be saved (Jn. 168-13 Acts 18
  24)
• What does the Holy Spirit say is required to be
  saved?
• Repent and be baptized (Acts 238)
• Confess and be baptized (Acts 837-38)
• Hear, believe and be baptized (Acts 188)

7
How Can I Know For Sure?

• Third, assurance confidence comes from present
  walking in the light, not from past
  accomplishments (1 Jn. 15 217)
• The NT does not teach once saved always saved
• The assurance of salvation is conditional a
  present condition if (17, 9 23, 24 412)
• Christians need to live a life apart from sin
  not making a habit of daily sinning (1 Jn. 21
  36-9 518)

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How Can I Know For Sure?

• What if I sin? Confess it (1 Jn. 17 22), pray
  for forgiveness (1 Jn. 514-16), and return to
  doing Gods commandments (23)
• Remember, God is not out to get us, he is out to
  help us. He is not against us, he is for us. He
  does not want us to fail and be defeated, he
  wants us to succeed and be victorius. He does not
  want us to be lost, but saved. He does not want
  us to doubt, he wants us to be assured.