In Scripture God calls us to Examine ourselves. He warns of false followers, false teachers, false convertion.
Make sure you are saved. Examine yourself.
Listen to me carefully. Hell will be filled with people who were baptized. Hell will be filled with people who don't drink, and don't smoke, and don't curse, and didn't have sex outside of marriage. There will be millions of people in Hell who can make every one of those claims, because not one of those things makes you a Christian. - Voddie Baucham
“Some people who call themselves Christians are so far from holy living that they virtually have contests to see who can come the closest to the pit of sin without falling in!” - William Gurnall
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So what makes you a Christian? To die to yourself in ultimate and complete surrender under the Sovereignty of God. It means to understand that you are a sinner who is Saved by Grace Alone through Faith Alone in Christ Alone, According to Scripture Alone, for His Glory Alone. It's means sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice. To understand that you are not perfect and that you will never amount to the being that God wants you to be, due to your imperfections. To live Unashamed of the Gospel and to proclaim Christ and the Gospel wholeheartedly. To live for Christ is to die to self. I urge you to stand firm in your faith, [And persevere in it until God calls you home], because your faith in Christ is the only thing keeping you alive and safe from His holy and fiery wrath. - Brandon Collins
How to examine?
Here are resources to help you examine yourself to ensure you are saved, helps on how to be saved if you are not, and how to have assurance.
* Examining the Faith
* About The Gospel
* Salvation Understandings
* Examination & Assurance
* Perseverance
Examining you Faith
Further Examination
The Gospel
The Preeminent message of Salvation
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Pt2 The Greatest subject Revealed in the Gospel
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*The ultimate proof if someone's salvation is persevering "in the Faith" till to the end of their life.
Counting the Cost
Related resources
New Believers resources
*the info on this current page is from the resource helps here, but that page has loads more info so dont skip it, just scroll down (on that page). 😊
Helps to Read the Bible well
After going through some or all the above material you will know if you need to get right with God right now, or gain assurance of your salvation. Remember believer,...
We grow in the faith. This is the purpose of sanctification. To become more like Christ. To become more holy day by day. To kill sin and live righteously. It is a battle we gain victory over, one conquering after another until Christ perfects us when we enter glory. But our salvation is secure in Christ. If he saved you you are eternally secure. So do your best day by day as you die to self, pick up your cross daily and follow Him. Run the race, persevere to the end, and there enter into Jesus presence to enjoy eternity with Him.
God be with you.
Footnote
(1) Pastor MacArthur answering Ms. Joy about "How do I know if I'm Saved?" At GCC Q&A service
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