Titus 1:2 and Ephesians 2:8, “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began... it is the gift of God.”
I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that I am saved and on my way to Heaven.
How do I know you ask? It is because eternal life is the gift
and promise of God. I am not trusting in my own efforts, nor
self-righteousness; but rather, the righteousness of the Son of God, Jesus
Christ. I rejoice in God's salvation. It is His salvation, and not mine.
Repeatedly throughout the Word of God we read the words...
THY SALVATION!
Romans 10:3-4, “For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”
A lot of religious people today have become caught up in the hellish false doctrine of Lordship Salvation, which shares the same philosophy as Catholics, i.e., that being born-again means surrendering one's life to Jesus. This is not Biblical salvation. You don't have to surrender anything to be saved. Salvation is of the Lord, offered freely in Christ Jesus. Revelation 22:17, “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And WHOSOEVER WILL, let him take the water of life freely.”
The Bible teaches that eternal life is the free gift and promise of God. It's already paid for in full, by Jesus' precious blood. 1st Peter 1:18-18, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; BUT WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”
