Salvation Without a Doubt

2 Corinthians 5:17
If anyone belongs to Christ, then he is made new. The old things have gone; everything is made new!

Hebrews 3:14
We all share in Christ. This is true if we keep till the end the sure faith we had in the beginning.

1 John 2:3-5
If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we truly know God. If someone says, "I know God!" but does not obey God's commands, then he is a liar. The truth is not in him. But if someone obeys God's teaching, then God's love has truly arrived at its goal in him. This is how we know that we are following God.

1 John 3:14-15
We know that we have left death and have come into life. We know this because we love our brothers in Christ. Whoever does not love is still in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

1 John 4:13, 15
We know that we live in God and God lives in us. We know this because God gave us his Spirit. If someone says, "I believe that Jesus is the Son of God," then God lives in him. And he lives in God.

It is unwise to assume that a son or daughter is saved, even though they repeated a prayer sometime in their past. If their behavior does not give indication of a true conversion, then it is important for you, their mother, to take note.

However, I think we will find great benefit if we examine our own condition first before considering our children's state. The Scriptures above explain the method we should use that will prove we are truly saved. The question, then, of how we can be sure can be answered in two parts:

1. Do what Christ says.

2. Live as Christ wants.

True Christian faith results in loving behavior; that is why John says that the way we act can give us assurance that we belong to Christ. It is so simple that it is complicated! The only way to gain salvation is to believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins; we prove we are saved to ourselves and others by our conduct. As Christians, we will obey the Lord by doing what He says, and we will live a life of love. It is a choice, not a feeling.

Now, let us focus back on our children. Do we see the evidences of a true conversion in each of them?

Lord, help me evaluate my children through the scope of Your Word. Lord, You know them, and You know exactly what each one needs in order to have a relationship with You. Help me guide them to You, and help me teach them by the example of my Christian faith. Oh, Lord, I fall so short of being the woman you want me to be. I ask for Your mercy. I ask that you pour out Your grace and love upon my children, that they would know You and love You, and that it would be evident in their lives. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Love, Karen