Doubting your salvation

[beth]

(05-09-2012 09:07 PM)B-Ray Wrote:  Yeah, it was always at my church "was ther a change?" If there wasnt then you didnt get saved. But not a lot of emphasis on what kind of change. the feeling was if you didn't quit drugging, drinking, wearing shorts, smoking cigarettes, etc... then you didnt get saved.

My problem wasnt this, i was radically transformed. I did quit all those things at one time (except smoking, that came later) My problem was not being properly taught the Grace of God. therefore, because of the duel nature within me (sin still ever present with me) coupled with the "if you are only 99% sure your saved, then im 100% sure your LOST," type preaching, i doubted.

God was so good to us that He made a plan for our salvation that is so simple, we can't even wrap our heads around it. We almost just beg to work our way to God. But im glad of the day I fully realized the Grace of God. And thats when i was able to have an heart open to the truth. This has only been a couple of weeks ago for me. Ive lived in pure misery for 3 years, and then i got the victory over doubt. And i also found SFL. He trully will lead us to all truth.

So what do they say if someone was a small child when s/he trusted Christ? Kids don't exactly have easy access to alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and the big sins. Most things kids do (lying, stealing legos, and talking back to parents) are part of normal development. The worst is when parents use a child's event of salvation as a weapon to shame them later ("You said you got saved, but you stole a lego? Are you into lying, too? Did you lie about getting saved?").