Do I have salvation? Indicators. Part 1

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

In the book “The Battle Plan for Prayer” by the Kendrick brothers the give seven indicators or signs that your have truly been saved. I agree with them and believe the bible supports the teachings. So evaluate yourself!

1. A lifestyle of obedience. When we follow Jesus our lives are in a sate of conforming to His will. Yes we will still fail but overall our lives should easily show who our master is....Jesus!

1 John 2:3-6

Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

2. A confession of Jesus Christ as God’s Son. Do you openly confess without hesitation that Jesus is God’s son and truly believe it? There should be no question in a followers life.

1 John 2:22-23 

Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

3. A lifestyle of repentance of sin. As followers we should recognize sin and when we fall we will confess it and turn away from that sin.

1 John 3:9

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

4. Genuine love for other believers. Do you love your brothers and sisters in Christ? Even the ones who get on your nerves or have done you wrong in the past? 

1 John 3:14-15

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

These are some great indicators showing us if we are truly followers of Jesus or just a pretender. Examine yourself as the scriptures say:

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

Tom