Assurance of Salvation

Ice Break
What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
Do you believe in Jesus?
Are you saved?

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Are you saved?
1 John 5
11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

About the assurance of Salvation
1) Who has given us eternal life? God
2) Who can receive eternal life? those who believe in the name of the Son of God
3) How to receive eternal life? believe in the name of the Son of God

The basis of the assurance
1) Truth (never change) – Hebrews 6: 18
2) Complete/Perfect salvation – Hebrews 9: 12-14
3) Threefold security
a) The Father (John 10: 29)
b) The Son (John10: 28)
c) The mark of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1: 13)

Assurance vs Continue Sinning
1 John 3
9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

Are you saved?
As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:18, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)."
Source: http://www.catholic.com/library/Assurance_of_Salvation.asp

Further reading (Chinese):
http://mathewshia.blogspot.com/2009/02/5.html