Some people carry a fear around with them in regard to their salvation. Am I truly saved? Perhaps there is no greater concern for a Christian or a person that wants to become one, than to know without a shadow of doubt they have received God’s gift of salvation.
There is one sure way to prove to yourself and others that you are born again of God’s spirit. It is to operate the manifestation of the spirit. There are nine of them. The one great indicator of someone being born again in the book of Acts was to hear them speaking in tongues. And it is still true today, proving that a person is born again of the spirit of God.
It amazes me that Christians dismiss speaking in tongues, not recognizing its validity. When you read I Corinthians 12:7-11 we see the manifestations are given to every man to profit. Listed are a number of them that we fully and completely embrace, such as Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, Gifts of healing, and miracles which we all desire to use. But realize that speaking in tongues is included in this list and is for the purpose of benefiting the believer giving him the confirmation of being born again of God’s spirit.
God communicates in His word how permanent the new birth is by indicating we are sealed.
II Corinthians 1:21 & 22: Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
The word for “sealed” is used in Matthew 27:66 where it shares that the sepulcher that Jesus was buried in was sealed. The King’s orders and signet mark was on it and nothing legally could unseal it. Of course we know that God had the stone rolled away. Here is more on the permanence of our salvation:
Ephesians 1:13: …in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 4:30: And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed God has assured your safe unto the day of redemption.
God has certainly assured your safekeeping. You are His for evermore!
Max Lucado, a very prolific Christian writer, beautifully explains how God feels about man’s salvation in Christ:
“Your name is not written in God’s book with a pencil. He does not have an eraser above your entry, just waiting for an excuse to remove it. He is no cruel master who demands perfection and promises retribution. He is a good Father, who has recorded your name with the blood of the Lamb.”
Agape,
Bob