Sure Salvation by L. A. S.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 14, 1902

Sure Salvation

By L. A. S.

IT is commonly said that there are two things absolutely sure in this world — death and taxes. To this statement the Christian can make one very important addition, expressed by the word “salvation.”

There is nothing in the world so absolutely certain as the salvation of the follower of Christ. Some in the past have escaped, and others living now will escape, death; for many of this generation are to be translated alive, as Enoch and Elijah were, at the coming of the Lord. To a greater or less extent, many people escape paying taxes. But no possible combination of circumstances can defeat, in a single case, the ultimate salvation of those who live the life of faith. Whatever could defeat the salvation of one child of God, would have to defeat omnipotence and omniscience.

Many people are prone to regard their salvation as a very uncertain, and all but impossible, thing; and by so doing they place themselves in the attitude of defeat, and give great advantage to the enemy of their souls. Our attitude toward God’s great gift must not be of this negative character, but just the opposite. The victory has been gained; every foe of the Christian has been met and conquered; and this has been done for us. The work of securing our salvation is already done. Our work is to believe, and to let Jesus Christ come in and occupy his rightful place in the heart. Doing this, we may calculate upon salvation with all certainty, and let that certainty show itself in our actions every day of our lives. Surely God, who has at such great cost provided this salvation, will be pleased to have us make of it a real thing, and make manifest our confidence in him, instead of putting salvation far off into the realm of theories and dreams, or of things beyond the reach of ordinary people.

L. A. S.