3772 — May We Know that We Are Saved?
Can any mortal reach the limit in Christian life, so that he may know that he is saved? Does the Bible give any authority, that any may know that he is saved? M. M. M. Certainly it does. We are not saved by the work that we do. We are not saved by reaching perfection in our own strength. We are not saved by the human in any way, but wholly by the free grace of God; and that man who heartily repents of all his sins, and comes to the Lord Jesus Christ, is saved from those sins. "Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins." Matt. 1: 21. "Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Titus 2:14. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." It is not a matter of our perfection; it is a matter of God's promises, and God's promises can make the imperfect perfect, and wash away all the stains of sin. But to remain in that saved condition we must abide in the Master.