I have always felt like I am not good enough to be saved, that my life does not reflect righteousness or holiness or that I'm even remotely close to that.
So throughout my walk with the Lord, I've never assumed I've been saved. Quite frankly, sometimes I wonder if I ever truly will know before judgement day, because no one on earth can presumably answer that.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Have you ever felt like you weren't good enough to be saved? Does being saved have anything to do with how good you are? Can someone know if he or she is saved?
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You don't need to be righteous or perfect to be a christian
on the basis of faithActually, we cannot GAIN righteous by ourselves.
It is God who GIVES us FULL righteousness when we decide to believe in him :
"and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God
," Philippians 3:9
Please be reminded that after your salvation, you no longer need to do anything to gain righteous anymore. You don't need to force yourself into doing anything IN EXCHANGE for love from God. God always loves us, no matter we are good or not. He will guides us to the best path irrespective of what we've done.
Being saved have nothing to do with how good we are.
" If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " 1 John 1:9
You are saved at the moment when you acknowledged that God is your saviour and only through him can your sin be washed away. Good behaviours CANNOT bring you salvation.
Bible is the one and only one answer. You shall read more bibles and arm yourself with the words of God in order to protect yourself from the lies and temptations of the devil.
Bless you =]
Oh honey. I have great news for you.
No one is good enough to be saved. What I mean is, Scripture is clear that righteousness cannot be earned by one's own merit. But we have an advocate with the Father, Christ Jesus, who became a curse for us and suffered and died on a cross, enduring the wrath of God, becoming sin although he knew no sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God.
To be a Christian, you must be repenting of your sin and trusting in Christ on a regular basis. It sounds like you are doing this. While it's good that you are not saying,"Oh I know I'm saved! No need to work out my salvation with fear and trembling," it's also good to remember that the Bible says that our spirit bears witness that we are children of God, and if we are producing fruit and acting like a Christian, then we probably are.
I will be praying for you! Be blessed.
Only all the time.
one should know
Churches who adhere to constantly asking small children if they are saved should be questioned. Send your kids to church camp and just watch how many people accost them with, "Are you saved?" It's very popular to go around claiming to know who's in and who's out, thus the rise of emotionalism in churches more and more. You need not perform any magical acts to be the benefactor of God's gracious salvation. The best thing I ever did was move away from fundamentalist churches who thought they had all the answers, when, in fact, no one does. When someone asks me if I'm saved, I reply, "Gpd knows." The one act you can do is pray for others on a regular basis, and this small act of kindness will bring you closer to God. It also, in time, begins to knit together a meaningful basis of faith with our Savior, giving him all the glory and all the faith to deal with any issues coming our way.
Truth be told, we all have doubts about our faith from time to time. Even Mother Teresa admitted to having doubts. Who would have thought that?! We see our own imperfections and have a hard time grasping what Jesus did for us... that it is as simple as grasping on to Him as our Savior. Somehow, when we feel our flesh's darkness inside us, we feel it can't be that easy. That there must be more to being saved. But I truly feel that is the devil just working us over.
So... I will answer your question with certainty. If you believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you ARE saved, whether you "feel" good enough. Period. Whenever the devil whispers otherwise, just open up Jesus' Word and read all of His promises.
Like jessispeaks said, technically no one is good enough. That is why Jesus did what He did... what love that is!
You are in good company. 1 Timothy 1:15
Matthew 9:12
Mark 2:17
Luke 5:31
It's easy. Don't be afraid. Just believe.
Mark 5:36
I understand the questioning of your own salvation. I go through periods of that. But yeah... Do you know what equals salvation? It is you admitting that Jesus is Lord, and is God's Son whom came to die for your sins... And then living like you believe it! You know? It means repentance, which is turning away from sinful ways and trying to honor Christ with your life. If you ever feel like talking to someone whom can relate, just drop me a message. *hugs* I've been there. :)
<3, ~*Akarui Mitsukai*~
I have come to the horrifying, shocking revelation that reprobate people do exist and will continue to blaspheme you, god, themselves, and the entire world to their own perpetual damnation just because they don't want to change their image. Business is business, and nothing ensures staying busy forever like being a slave to the world. No peace, no rest for such. They are at war against God.
Just how it is! They don't care what religion you follow. If it has ANY semblance of godliness, holiness (a spirit of holiness, you might say), or peacefulness, they hate it and reject it by default. Why God allowed these people to do such, I can't say and don't want to know. If you're trying to be better than what you hate in the world, good job. But if you are unwilling to change, you're fucking old wine and basically just toxic to everything that's good in the world. Death, like God, is the same yesterday today and forever. Doesn't mean they're the same thing. Laters, I've got reprobates to make.
@Reality_Rules@twitter - Gee that sucks. Good thing my church isn't like that.
@agapeartbeat - Your comment is exactly right! So I'm simply here to add my Amen to it.
What you ask is if you're worthy of salvation.
Faith comes into play when you realize that ALL are worthy.
When you have unwavering faith, then you know that you are "saved".
@beesuze@xanga - What bible have you been reading? The bible says that none are worthy, and that is by grace that Jesus saved us. And unwavering faith? Good luck on that one.
Trust is a choice, often our feelings or emotions will tell us not to trust or we are not worthy etc....they will always be there for many of us....just chose to trust in God's infinite love for you....not easy, but we don't fall into turst, we walk into it.
peace
mark
Many do feel that way and it is perfectly normal if before you were saved you exhibited a rather sinful life as Saul did before he became Paul. What this means is you are being attacked spiritually. The accuser is Satan and he points at your past and says you are unworthy of salvation. When Satan does that next time just point to Satan's future reminding Satan of it and reminding of your future. He will then flee. Also, God's provided Son's blood covers all your sins according to Romans 10:9-11. Go read this and BUILD your faith stronger!
God Bless,
Brother RobertLeeRE