L2 - Assurance of Salvation

Sanctuary Of Zion JOURNEY TO ZION SERIES Assurance of Salvation
ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
Objective: To help the new believer be assured of his/her salvation.

What does the Bible teach about our salvation? Is there any guarantee from God that Christians are saved? Can we receive assurance
of salvation in this life? An assurance of salvation is very important because it gives us boldness to share the gospel and it will help us
grow strong in the Lord.
1. WITNESSES ON THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION

a) Witness number One: THE WORD OF GOD
Assurance is NOT dependent on your psyche (emotions, thinking), but on His eternal Word. Saved people do not have ever-
smiling faces, like plastic masks, but they have entered God’s original plan for their lives and have no need to consult their
emotions to determine whether they are saved or not.
Assurance of salvation is not overconfidence, but a deep, settled peace which fills your soul in moments when the devil whispers
doubts.
Colossians 2:2 – tells of “all riches of the FULL ASSURANCE.”; Heb. 6:11, 10:22 – tell of “full assurance”; I Thessalonians 1:5
– tells of “much assurance”; I John 5:19-20 – tell us that “we know that we are of God”
The Bible is your birth certificate. If you cannot believe that then you will not know who you are.
After genuinely experiencing salvation, we are already saved and a child of God – IT IS WRITTEN!
b) Witness number Two: The INNER WITNESS of the SPIRIT OF GOD
After you have believed what the Word of God says about the certainty of your salvation through Jesus Christ, and ONLY
AFTER, the Holy Spirit becomes active in your life. The inner witness of the Holy Spirit in us assures us of His presence and
our salvation (Rom. 8:16; Gal. 4:6).
Rom. 8:16 tells, “It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”
Note that the Bible uses the word “spirit” twice, once with a capital letter denoting God’s Spirit, and once with a small letter
denoting the human spirit. God’s Spirit witnesses to your human spirit that you are a child of God. You received a divine nature
(2 Pet. 1:4), and your new heart tells you God is your Father. Then, suddenly, you have a relationship with Him and cry, “Abba,
Father” (Galatians 4:6). This settles the matter completely, because then even your feelings will adjust to the testimony of the
Holy Spirit within you.
The Holy Spirit who dwells in us is our SEAL OF GUARANTEE that we are saved (Ephesians 1:13-14).
c) Witness number Three: The OUTER WITNESS of a CHANGED LIFE
Salvation is not only freedom from the penalty of sin (John 3:16) it is also freedom from the power of sin (I John 3:8-9). A real
child of God will not allow himself to live in sin, he may fall into sin; but he cannot dwell in sin. Our changed life is a sure
proof of our salvation and assures us that God is at work in our lives.
2. OVERCOMING DOUBT
Do you know that the devil can bring on lying feelings? If he does not succeed in confusing you with lying words, he resorts to
depressing your emotions. However, remember the Bible’s warning that Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44). Some people feel saved
one day and not the next, but the day after it seems as if their salvation has come back. All feelings. If you do not believe Satan’s lying
words, do not believe the lying feelings he gives you either.
What should you do? The answer is: GO TO THE WORD OF GOD. FIND A SCRIPTURE LIKE JOHN 5:24 AND READ IT OVER
AND OVER AGAIN! The Word is your birth certificate. God says you are His child, you have eternal life, and that Word is never wrong.
You must believe it.
A little boy had received Jesus as his Savior at Sunday School. His teacher hammered John 5:24 into him, and he had underlined it in
his New Testament. That night he got into bed, read his Bible, prayed and switched off the light. Then the devil came bringing doubts,
suggesting that he was not saved. The boy quickly switched on the light and read John 5:24 again. He was happy that the Bible had not
changed! It still said he HAD eternal life. Once more he switched off the light, and again doubt came back. This time, he said, it was as
if it came from under his bed. Once more he switched on the light, and turning again to John 5:24, held his New Testament under the
bed and said, “Look, devil, if you don’t believe me, then read it yourself: I HAVE PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE. I am a child of God!”
The Word of God silences the accuser and routs our doubts. WE MUST BELIEVE – IT IS WRITTEN!!!
3. DO NOT DEPEND UPON FEELINGS

Sanctuary Of Zion JOURNEY TO ZION SERIES Assurance of Salvation
Do not depend upon feelings. The promise of God’s Word, not our feelings, is our authority. The Christian lives by faith (trust), in the
trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word. This truck diagram illustrates the relationship between fact (God and His Word), faith (our
trust in God and His Word), and feeling (the result of our faith and obedience) (John 14:21)
The truck will run with or without the trailer. However, it would be futile to attempt to pull the truck by the trailer. In the same way, we as
Christians do not depend upon feelings or emotions, but we place our faith (trust) in the trustworthiness of God and the promise of His Word.
4. COMPLETE SALVATION IS IN HEAVEN

We know without a shadow of doubt that we are already saved after genuinely experiencing salvation. This assurance of salvation in our
hearts will help us continue to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12). This speaks of a continuous and
progressive walk in the Lord knowing in our hearts that we can lose our salvation if we go back practicing sin and stop walking with
Him. Salvation is by His Grace alone through faith, but we can lose it IF we do not continue to overcome till the end. Rev. 3:5a says,
“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life…” (see also Exod. 32:30-
33). We can see that God blots out names of saved people if they do not overcome till the end. Rev. 3:16 also says, “So then, because
you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth.” Mat. 24:13 also says, “But He who endures till the end
shall be saved.”
How about if we sin as believers? Well, it doesn’t mean that our salvation is immediately lost. However, our fellowship with Him is
affected. If we have already genuinely accepted the Lord Jesus in our hearts as our personal Lord and Savior, we don’t need to do it
again. It is only done once. But, we must repent immediately from any sin we commit to restore our fellowship and close fellowship
with Him. I John 1:9 tells us that God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we confess our sins to
Him. Let us be careful not to harden our hearts if we sin because we will surely be on the way to destruction if we do not repent and we
can end up losing our salvation. Dear brethren, let us be encouraged! He is our strength! And He is with us! Praise God for the
assurance of our salvation! Praise God for the grace to make it till the end until we reach Heaven and be with our God, Lord and Savior
for all eternity. Amen!
Let us give thanks to the Lord for the assurance of salvation. Let us remember that the GUARANTEE is not a license to sin.
The Lord forgives our sins and purifies us from all our unrighteousness for us to glorify God with our new life in Christ.
Activation: Lead participants in prayer – “Lord Jesus, thank You that through You I am now a part of God’s forever family. Thank you
for making me Your child, destined for heaven. Change me, Lord, from glory to glory. Create in me a hunger for your Word. I believe
that nothing can separate me from Your love. Thank You for assuring me from Your Word that truly I belong to You and that you have
made me God’s beloved son/daughter. In Your Name, Lord. Amen.”
Group Discussion:
Where do we get our assurance of salvation?
Have you ever doubted your salvation? Share how our lesson has been of help to you.
Action:
Receive the assurance from God. Memorize verses about the assurance of salvation until you are certain of your salvation.
Memory Verse: John 10:28
Quiet Time: Write in your Quiet Time notebook – a) lessons from these Scriptures; b) your personal applications.
Monday: John 1:1-18 Friday: Romans 8:1-17
Tuesday: John 5:21-29 Saturday: Romans 8:31-39
Wednesday: John 10:22-29 Sunday: I John 1:1-15
Thursday: Romans 5:1-11

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Sanctuary Of Zion JOURNEY TO ZION SERIES Assurance of Salvation

Objective: To help the new believer be assured of his/her salvation.

1. WITNESSES ON THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION

3. DO NOT DEPEND UPON FEELINGS

4. COMPLETE SALVATION IS IN HEAVEN

Memory Verse: John 10:28

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