For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 ESV
Today I was listening to an interesting podcast which addresses the issue of Am I really saved? This is a really interesting question to consider as it is one that most, if not all Christians struggle with at one point in their lives or another. I know that I certainly have. I first came across this question when a person from a Christian group at uni told me on no uncertain terms that I could not possibly be saved because I did not have an exact moment, a date and time when I became a Chirstian. Growing up in a Chirstian household, ever since I was little I had loved Jesus and desired to know Him and please Him. While I had had significant struggles along the way, I had always just trusted God with my salvation and that was that I guess. What struck me about this question was what seemed to me as the unfairness of it. This guy I had never meet before, but clearly high up in his organisation wasn’t even questioning me to get to know me but blatantly telling me that I was not saved. This shook me to my core and was something I had to wrestle out over quite a chunk of time.
The thing I really appreciated from the podcast was their inclusion of this verse. I know that it is easy to be caught up in the idea it’s our works which enable us to be saved. Even though we know it is grace, we look at our lives and say I’m not good enough, God wouldn’t possibly want to save me. And that’s where this verse comes in, if none of the things in this verse can pull us away from Christ, can we?
Is our salvation so dependant on ourselves? That’s a hard question to wrestle with! I guess like with most things in the Bible, the key is moderation. Yes we are saved by grace, but we show that through our works.
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Musings by Tee 
I’m sorry to hear about what that person said to you. I’d love for my toddler to not remember ever not loving Jesus! And I’m with Jonah, “salvation is of the Lord”. Yes, work is the evidence, but the work doesn’t save us; it’s because we’re saved that we work for God. Thanks for the post 🙂
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Thank you for your words of encouragement 🙂 I completely agree! It’s that fine line down the middle, we must be saved by grace which never changes, but eventually there should be some form of ‘works’ because we are changed. 😊 hopefully your toddler will never have to worry about that!
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Hopefully not! The works are like a fruit tree producing fruit, it’s thanks to the care of God that we’re able to bear fruit, so there’s no room for boasting 🙂
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