G'day Dave,
I'd look to Romans 8:30...
But whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He
called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also
glorified.
...From start to end of salvation, God determines
who, when and how people will be saved. But when exactly, does someone know
they are "saved from the wrath to come" and "justified from all things"?
Romans 5:1...
Then being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ,
...It's only when the Holy Spirit regenerates and
converts someone to the truth that they have peace with God. Prior to that,
they are "children of wrath" like the children of darkness (Ephesians 2). It's
at justification when Christ's righteousness is imputed to them, and they have
a judicial peace with God. That is, there is NO CONDEMNATION IS CHRIST JESUS
for them, because they have been legally charged "not guilty". It's at
this point--justification--that the angels rejoice. And as well as being
perfectly righteous in the sight of God by Christ's righteousness, like the
Hebrew elders (Heb11) the believer has the GOOD report from God. Like Abraham,
the believer will be fully persuaded of God's promise to save him. He will
glory in the cross of Christ, knowing that his sins were imputed to
Christ, who became a vicarious sacrifice for all the Elect.
Andrew Bain
Sydney, Australia
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:01
AM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Doubting your
salvation ?
DAVEH: Welcome to TT, Andrew.
Question........
When do you think that
person (who confesses and believes) will be saved?
Andrew C.
Bain wrote:
If someone doubts that they
are a believer of the gospel, because they sin, then they do not
understand the gospel.
.........
Because if you confess
the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED.
Andrew Bain
Sydney,
Australia
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