Am I really saved?

[Celticroots]

In my own life I’ve learnt that you are not saved if deep down you feel you aren’t. I wondered why I always felt like I wasn’t and talking about it hurt me. I am still not saved and feel this weight in my chest and want to badly..I don’t know what to do..it feels awful.

A true Christian surrenders their whole life to God in every aspect, denies themself daily of their desires...believes Jesus is Lord, the messiah, the Son of God and that He died on the cross and rose after three days.

Feelings are not a good indicator of whether or not someone is saved. Don't rely on feelings.

 

[MarleneJ]

First, bipolar disorder is about moods, not about salvation or theology. So try not to use that phrase if you don't have mood swings. The stigma is bad enough for these kinds of people as it is, without using it wrongly!

Second, there are several reasons I have come across why people constantly think they are not saved.

1. Bad theology. Someone close to me equates salvation with good behaviour. Since neither of us are perfect, he accuses me, and himself. He has been under pastors for 13 years who have preached eternal security. And yet, I know him, and he loves Jesus and follows him with all his heart.

2. More bad theology. Order of salvation:

a. justification Romans 5:1. God saves us, we believe and we repent.

b. sanctification Romans 12:1-2 Phil.1:6 2 Cor. 3:18- we follow Jesus the rest of our lives. We make mistakes, confess our sins, and do our best to love Jesus and our neighbour as ourselves.

c. glorification - Romans 8:30, 1 John 3:2, 1 Cor. 13:12 - when Jesus returns for us.

Anyone confused about theology would do well to read the book of Romans 10 to 20 times, and maybe read some commentaries on it.

3. Some forms of OCD like Scrupulosity. Where people think they have to do things to be saved, or they will lose their salvation. You don't sound like you have this, but I don't know you. See a doctor if you do, this is a mental illness, not spiritual. There are meds and therapy helps.

4. Of course, the obvious, the person is not saved. I don't know how that happens! If you believe and repent, you should be saved. Rebuke the darkness and send it away!

Just some ideas of mine!

 

[ViaCrucis]

This is something I have been questioning since I was small. I supposedly got saved at age 6.i remember getting on my knees and begging Jesus to protect me from Satan and then I ran to my parents and told them I was saved. But I've always struggled with doubts since then. Something I have really noticed lately is that Im almost bipolar with my faith. One second (and I do mean second) I believe that I am saved and then the next I start questioning. One second I love the things of God and then the next it's like a switch flips and I either feel uncomfortable or against the things of God. But when I feel uncomfortable or against theres still something deep inside that wants to love Jesus, there's something inside that feels like it's dying.

So my question is why do i have the sudden random hard heartedness? Am I really saved? I know ultimately only God knows that. I also get worried that I just acknowledge facts and not actually trust in them with saving faith.

I understand this struggle, because it's basically the same one I had for much of my younger life. It was a struggle borne out of the idea that my salvation depended upon me.

Here's the truth though: You aren't the one who saves you, Jesus Christ is. Don't look to yourself, look to Jesus. Did Jesus die on the cross? Did Jesus rise from the dead? If these things are true, then your salvation is found there, in Him, and what He did--not you and what you do.

If the Gospel is true, then your sins are forgiven, and God is for you.

-CryptoLutheran