Am I Really Saved?

I’ve been thinking recently on the security of salvation.

On one extreme you have the “once saved… always saved” people and on the opposite end you have people who feel like if you sin and don’t repent of it that God will slam the door on you. Like he’s just looking for you to make a mistake and give him some excuse to rip salvation away.

I hear my fellow Christians frequently pray for “forgiveness of sins” over and over again. Like the relationship is so fragile and God so fickle that it could disappear with the snap of the fingers if that phrase were not included in every prayer.

I personally, rarely ask for forgiveness of my sins. I don’t at the end of the day examine what I might have done or what I might have failed to do. I don’t worry about those things at all. I know that I am saved and that my salvation is secure.

I know because my sins were washed away in the waters of baptism and that God’s Holy Spirit resides in me. That Holy Spirit is the down payment for my eternal salvation. I am a son of God and a brother to Jesus Christ and that can’t be changed. It’s guaranteed.

I have two children who occasionally do things I am not happy about. Guess what? They are still my children and at some point will inherit everything I have.

So I kind of see some of that “Once saved… always saved” thing. Here’s the difference…

The only way I see that I won’t be saved is if I reject God and the sacrifice of his Son… Jesus Christ. Then the relationship changes along with its rewards. Salvation can be lost if we throw it away.

What a blessing the confidence of salvation is for me. Lets all fly free without crippling fear.