How do I know if I am really saved?

Put simply, our salvation depends solely on the person and work of Jesus Christ. As we continue to trust in him, we will experience the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives to make us more like Jesus. When we see this happening, our assurance that we truly are one of God's children grows.

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How do I make sure I'm saved?

We're saved when we believe in Him and receive Him as our Savior. This is God's unchanging and reliable Word. Relying on the facts in God's Word, as opposed to our own feelings or deductions, is one strong way we can be assured we're really saved.

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What does the Bible say about knowing you are saved?

That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

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What is the unforgivable sin?

One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), also known as the sin unto death, is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32, and Luke 12:10, as well as other New Testament passages including Hebrews 6:4–6, Hebrews 10:26–31, and 1 John 5:16.

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What are we not saved by?

God's Word says that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and not by our own efforts or works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Grace Alone. Faith Alone.

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Can everyone be saved according to the Bible?

God Saves Sinners

If God can save a Saul of Tarsus (whose names was eventually changed to Paul), anyone can be saved. In fact, the story of the apostle Paul's conversion should bring us hope that nobody in our family or on the school campus is beyond the saving reach of God.

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Can you be saved without good works?

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10).

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How do you know if you have blasphemed the Holy Spirit?

Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is not a careless act committed only once in a moment of rage or rebellion, but a calloused attitude over time; a persistent defiance that hardens and calcifies the heart. The Pharisees had been present when Jesus healed the sick. They saw him perform miracles up close and personal.

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What are the seven sins God hates?

There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

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Does God forgive all sins if you repent?

You may have felt like your sins are too serious or that you have made the same mistake too many times. But no matter how much we have sinned, we can always repent and be forgiven. Some sins may be easier to correct than others, but Jesus Christ has provided for total forgiveness from all sins.

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What are the 5 assurances of salvation?

5 Assurances…
  • Assurance of Salvation: 1 John 5:11,12. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ...
  • Assurance of Answered Prayer: John 16:24. ...
  • Assurance of Victory: 1 Corinthians 10:13. ...
  • Assurance of Forgiveness: 1 John 1:9. ...
  • Assurance of Guidance: Proverbs 3:5,6.

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What are the 5 steps to salvation?

The Bible outlines five separate requirements for salvation, and all of them are necessary.
  • Hear the Word. Faith comes through hearing, and hearing comes through the Word of God (Rom 10:17). ...
  • Believe the Word. ...
  • Repent of your sins. ...
  • Confess Jesus to others. ...
  • Be baptized in the name of Jesus for salvation.

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Do you need to be baptized to go to heaven?

While Jesus told Nicodemus, “Amen, Amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (John 3:5), he did not set baptism as a hindrance to salvation but just the opposite. We so often judge things by human standards, but God is not restrained by our standards.

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What does Jesus say about being saved?

One must come to Him for salvation

And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." This is so because no one else in history has done for man in regards to salvation what Christ has done.

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How do you repent from sin?

Principles of Repentance
  1. We Must Recognize Our Sins. To repent, we must admit to ourselves that we have sinned. ...
  2. We Must Feel Sorrow for Our Sins. ...
  3. We Must Forsake Our Sins. ...
  4. We Must Confess Our Sins. ...
  5. We Must Make Restitution. ...
  6. We Must Forgive Others. ...
  7. We Must Keep the Commandments of God.

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What does it mean have you been saved?

As I understand what is meant by the good Christians who speak in these terms, we are “saved” when we sincerely declare or confess that we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior.

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What are the biggest sins in the Bible?

What's referred to as the “seven deadly sins” are: lust, gluttony, greed, laziness, wrath, envy, and pride.

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Who is the strongest seven sins?

Meliodas is the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins and the strongest fighter in the group. He was originally the leader of the Ten Commandments, but then he fell in love with Elizabeth and decided to quit being their leader. Meliodas' power increased by several folds towards the end of the series.

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What is a haughty eye?

The word haughty comes from an old Anglo-French word, haut, which means “high,” and which comes from the Latin word altus, from which we get our word altitude. Putting all that together, we find that haughty eyes are the kind of eyes that look down at other people, as if the one looking down is “higher up” than others.

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Can you be forgiven if you sin against the Holy Spirit?

All sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin” (Mark 3:28-29).

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What are the 2 sins against the Holy Spirit?

10:29 – outraging the Spirit of grace, persistent sinning with full knowledge and no desire to repent); Blaspheming the Spirit (Mat. 12:31-32 – ascribing the work of the Holy Spirit to the Devil, rejecting the testimony of the Holy Spirit. It also connotes speaking evil of the Holy Spirit and misusing his name.

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What happens if you accidentally blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

Mark 3:28-30: “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” – for they were saying, 'He has an unclean spirit. '”

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What does the Bible say about no one can save himself?

“But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol.” God is the only One who can save; God is the only One who can break the chains of death; God is the only One who can deliver lost sinners into His marvelous light. We can never save ourselves, and none of the idols on which people rely will ever be able to save us.

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Can God save non believers?

So, can God save non-Christians? Yes. This is one of several reasons that we are called to treat other faiths and people of other faiths with respect. But this doesn't lessen our call as Christians to share, with respect and love, that path that God has shown to us.

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Do you neglect your salvation?

We neglect our salvation when we do not obey the Word of God as we should. We neglect our salvation when we don't pray as often as we should. We neglect our salvation when we don't spend enough time with the Lord alone. When we fail to do these things and others we often drift away and find ourselves in trouble.

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