Salvation..

[Denmark]

Hi everyone.

I doubt my salvation all the time. I believe in Jesus and that he died for our sins.

But I doubt my faith. Am I truly sorry for my sins? I know that I have sinned but sometimes I try to justify it by making excuses. I sometimes think "I was going through a hard time and I didn't hurt anyone. Whats wrong with that"...
Is this a sign that I'm not saved?

I know that sin is offensive towards God. But sometimes I don't understand why the sin is bad...

What should I do?

 

[drstevej]

All believers have periods of doubt as they grow as Christians. Those with OCD often have more doubts because of their mental processes. Doubts are not a sign you are not saved; they are an indication that you have more growing to do.

When you sin, acknowledge it to God. Memorize and meditate on this verse: 1 John 1:9. When doubts come remind yourself of the truth of this passage from God's word.

Does that help?

Chaplain Steve

 

[FutureAndAHope]

Hi,

God is love, not anger and wrath. He loves you. As Christians we need to practice obedience regardless of what we think of our sin. There have been times when I was single, and thought to myself it would not hurt to use pornography, yet in my heart I made a decision to not use it because God wants us to be pure. What I found out when I got married was that my wife gets offended if she thinks I have even looked sexually at other women. So pornography even to an unmarried person can impact relationships latter.

 

[Ribosome]

If feeling sorry for sin is required for salvation, we will all be in hell. The holiest person on earth is only relatively sorry for his sin... far from what God could ever accept.

 

[raven1]

Your saved becauae you trust Jesus died on the cross for you. Your saved

 

[Celticroots]

I don't have a lot to say. Except, I know how awful this obsession is. I struggled with it for four years. I hope you take comfort in the fact that you're not alone. And I agree with what someone else put. Doubting your salvation does not meet you're not saved. It used to make me mad when people said "if you doubt your saved, then you probably aren't." Well, people with OCD doubt anything and everything. So that saying doesn't apply to us. But people with OCD doubt more often and longer because of how our mind is wired.