How to know for sure you're in Christ

The famous preacher H. A. Ironside once stated that salvation was like Noah inviting a pagan in his day to place his trust in God and come into the ark. Yet some mistakenly view salvation like Noah offering to put a peg on the outside of the ark saying, "If you just hang on through the storm, you'll be saved."

It's been said, "If you can lose your salvation, you already have." That's exactly right, because the saving work of Christ simply cannot be dependent upon the work of man. If your efforts were enough to merit you good standing before a holy God, then Jesus' death and resurrection would have been for nothing at all!

In Christ, your salvation is never dependent upon you holding on to God. Rather, it depends entirely on you being securely held by and in Christ. And just as Jesus promised in today's passage, no one will ever snatch a believer out of His hand. It simply can't be done!

So many Christians today worry about their security in Christ. But Scripture couldn't be clearer: If you're truly in Christ, there's no way you can lose that. It's given to you forever and is a guarantee of your salvation. So when you find yourself worrying about your eternal destiny, remember the truth of Philippians 1:6, that He who began the good work of salvation in you will bring it to completion!