How Do I Know if I am Saved?

How can we be sure that we are saved? How can I be sure I am going to heaven? In this video, Chad Bird describes a crucial shift of focus that generates confidence instead of doubt regarding our salvation. Rather than focusing upon ourselves, we focus upon Christ.
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[@VeronicaJSinger]

"When I look at myself, I don't see how I can be saved. But when I look at Jesus, I don't see how I can be lost.” Martin Luther. ❤

[@Samuel-uz9tm]

Never heard that quote but that's really good.

[@MultiSignlanguage]

That’s a wonderful quote. It seems similar to Charles Spurgeon. He has numerous sermons on looking to Jesus.

[@savedwretch8711]

The truth is always beautiful.❤❤❤

[@mikefrady7965]

@@MultiSignlanguage Charles Spurgeon was preaching a false gospel of Calvinism. May God have mercy on all the souls that he has led astray

[@colebyers942]

Calvinism teaches that salvation is By God’s Grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, and that we cannot come to God on our own without him drawing us to himself because we are totally depraved. It also teaches that those who God draws to himself will persevere to the end because they are kept by his grace. Nobody decides to become a Christian without the Holy Spirit drawing them and nobody can endure to the end without the Holy Spirit guiding them. There’s nothing unbiblical about that. God gets all of the glory, not us. The alternative to this is that we decide to go to God on our own because we have some good in us and we keep ourselves in a right standing with God by obeying him. That’s salvation by work and it’s unbiblical.

[@coreyr.9139]

I’ve never heard of this channel before and have no idea why it showed up in my feed but I really needed to hear this today. Thank you.

[@DavidOxford606]

It showed up for you under the direction of The Holy Spirit!

[@chadbird1517]

I am glad and thankful you are here!

[@benprestridge6787]

The simple answer is, have you believed in Christs finished work on the cross and if you have, you can be assured of your eternal salvation 1 John 5:13 gives us this assurance… 13 These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God; that ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life, and that ye may BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God.

[@3muskateers-original]

A man who only has a few months to live came to our church in January 2023. He never been to a church and never knew Jesus. But he accepted Christ that month and got water baptized a few weeks after. He volunteered at the church because he found where God is working. He focused on Jesus like Jesus is all that he has left. He died a month later. I wish I have a mindset that I have a few weeks to live so I can focus on what really matters - Jesus.

[@chriskitchen4772]

He was a wise man. If you want to "focus on what really matters" you need to spend time with Jesus every morning in reading your Bible and praying for others. It does not have too be a long time, just so it becomes a regular habit. Also, memorising Bible verses will help.🙂

[@leemacpeek2698]

Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. The things of earth will grow strangely dim. In the Light of His glory and grace.

[@sharondoan1447]

Such a beautiful hymn.

[@mikebrown9850]

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved”(Matthew 24:13).

[@djaconetta]

That vs is referring to a physically saved from danger. That has nothing to do with a splritual salvation, read the context. If a person had to endure to be saved spiritually ,then the Apostle Paul would be a liar, when he wrote that we are saved by grace not of works that we can can. Also when he said in Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lords Jesus Christ and at that very moment you are saved forever...and many other verses.

[@doglover19601]

@@djaconettahow do we know that?

[@MegUSN52]

Thank you for your video on this. You just started showing up on my KZbin feed for whatever reason. Your video was timely in my life, even though it was uploaded two months ago. I am constantly struggling with this despite knowing what the scriptures state. I think this is because I have years worth of church teaching that I need to remove from my brain. Your KZbin video put it in perspective for me and does not contradict the scriptures, nor does it add or take away. May you be blessed in all that you do in sharing God with the world via KZbin.

[@susanthefiddlerswife6829]

Took me awhile to rest in the gospel when it was finnaly presented to me in a way that made sense. I focus on and trust what Jesus did to save me. I love the verse that says these things are written that we can know we have eternal life! The scriptures and my born again spirit bear witness that I am saved

[@rickyelocke4321]

A very powerful teaching on salvation.

[@greganderson2239]

It happens when you stop trusting in your feelings and mistakes and you trust in Gods love through Jesus Christ

[@paulsmodels]

Jesus knows that I am saved. I trust in Jesus. I believe in Jesus. I am saved.

[@kaymojil7669]

That article is describing evidence but not causes. So tricky. Thanks for getting right at the root

[@meganvester8819]

Knowing who I am IN Christ changed everything ❤ no longer a sinner but a saint who sometimes sins.

[@DonaldBuckley7202]

Thank you, my brother. What a VERY necessary explanation. You have given me great relief in my mind.

[@sabrinastolle2265]

This is GOOD NEWS 😊

[@Samuel-uz9tm]

That is an excellent word Chad and not quite how I was taught in my church growing up. When we focus more on ourselves and our works than the work of Christ and his righteousness then we are at risk of becoming judgemental, if that makes sense.

[@RobertJohnsonAuthor]

That's a very common Lutheran explanation! One of the concepts that really woke me up was the idea of the pendulum either swinging toward pride (my good works) or despair (messing up again) that Gene Veith talks about in The Spirituality of the Cross. In either case, we've taken Christ out of the mix. Sadly, many of us don't even realize we're living our Christian lives that way.

[@coocool67]

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

[@troywalstra9300]

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8-10, KJV)

[@zekesinkhorn5851]

Well said my brother! A needed message in a time where complication and deception are trending.

[@3BadBostons]

Very well put brother. Most believers today could really use this perspective, this alone would destroy a lot of false doctrine.

[@KFish-bw1om]

Fantastic representation of the gospel!

[@davidsalkeld742]

Just watched Robert Breaker. I love his teaching. Rightly, devide the Word of God. He was talking about the Rapture and the following tribulation. I had a thought... "Will I be raptured? Will I have to endure the tribulations?" That thought made me question my salvation... This video has brought me right back to the Cross of Jesus Christ and His blood shed for ME. "It is finished!" He declared.. He did it all. Yes, I will rise in the Rapture! Thank you for focusing me on to Jesus Christ!!

[@jamesbarksdale978]

Yes! Good words. Christ for us! There is much comfort and assurance in this. I know I'm getting into the weeds here. But I wish you would have addressed unconditional election. Don't Lutherans believe that God chooses only some to salvation? So it seems to me that the more urgent question would be, "How do I know I'm among the elect?" Maybe I'm mistaken. But my understanding is that Lutheranism teaches that all people are objectively justified through Christ's death and resurrection, and that God desires all to be saved. Yet, he elects only some. So, how should we deal with this... paradox? contradiction? Is it sufficient to remind ourselves that we are baptized? I'd love to see a video on this. Really like your stuff. Thanks!

[@anandrew6641]

Praise God!

[@3muskateers-original]

Thank you for sharing this so important subject. Reminds me of Matthew 13:44 where you focus and value Jesus more than anything else.

[@melaniek.h.]

Hallelujah and Amen❤🙏🏽!!!

[@consumermilitia]

Good word Chad!

[@ronrossa3901]

Everything is done, our faith doesn't save us, we just accept and trust in the Salvation in Christ ALREADY FINISHED

[@chriskitchen4772]

Our "faith" does save us. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved - Acts 16:31. Everything else is works. Since we believe in Christ we will do what is right but we are not sinless.

[@user-jj4iz4nq2h]

A fantastic message. Having left the calvinist behind, this is a better way; instead of finding assurance inside yourself we are to look to the cross.

[@sharondoan1447]

Calvinists do not , do not look inside themselves for assurance of Salvation. They look to Jesus, just like you do. Calvinists believe exactly what the Bible says. In the words of Jesus. “ He ( Jesus) went on to say, This is why I told you no one can come to me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise them up on the last day.” John 6:44 That my Lutheran friend includes you and it includes me. The crassness of the attitude displayed toward believers outside the Lutheran and Catholic church’s is shocking. When any group is coached to believe their approach to a relationship with Jesus Christ is the only true and pure belief system, it demonstrates their prejudice. You are inferring that Christians all over the world are not going to heaven because they do not meet your criteria. Did you feel the Father drawing you to Jesus? Did you respond with a grateful, “ Yes!” ?

[@user-jj4iz4nq2h]

​@@sharondoan1447I think you misunderstood my comment. I left the calvinist church. I'm not Lutheran or a catholic. If you need a label I'm a misfit lone ranger Christian. I'm not implying people aren't saved if they dont agree with me, I don't know how you came to that conclusion.

[@user-jj4iz4nq2h]

​@@sharondoan1447as for the calvinist church I left they believe in salvation by election not salvation by faith. They taught that at conception God decides whether to save you or reprobate you to hell. They taught that Jesus only came for the elect he didn't die for the sins of the world just the elect. I'm not saying ALL calvinist believe this just the church we left. Dr. Jordan Cooper has a KZbin channel under his name. He is a Lutheran theologian and has videos and even a book about the Lutheran and calvinist differences.

[@sharondoan1447]

@@user-jj4iz4nq2h It was very kind of you to explain your background. I grew up in the Southern Baptist Convention. Within the Convention each church is independent which opens the door to differences in teaching. I was not taught the theology you describe. It’s rather interesting to me how intent Lutherans are on spreading the idea that all Baptists adhere to the beliefs of John Calvin the way they do to the teachings of Martin Luther. Never even heard the name John Calvin until I was an adult studying the great apologists of the Reformation. What’s also interesting, in my personal experience, is how infrequently Lutherans expound on the differences between” good, baptized Catholics who have been well organized enough to have confessed their sins within moments of death, and their own theology of salvation through the act of baptism. “ Baptism saves” is a frequent quote.

[@sharondoan1447]

@@user-jj4iz4nq2h I probably made a mistaken assumption. There is a widespread pulling away from organized Christian worship and church membership. I sometimes become so disappointed in the ongoing contest about which denomination is the “ true” church. I love studying the Bible, theology in general, Bible commentaries, and discussions about why one believes what they believe. With many Christians it is a many generational tradition to believe as taught by the previous generations. Perfectly understandable. I also follow a variety of Pastors, Priests, Preachers, as well as laymen . I want to be informed .

[@michaelparsons7474]

How do I know if I have everlasting life? "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life." -Jesus (John 6:47)

[@kgebhardt1187]

Amen!

[@judidios]

Amen

[@jayrodriguez84]

‭II Corinthians 13:1-6 NKJV‬ [1] This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” [2] I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare- [3] since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. [4] For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. [5] Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless indeed you are disqualified. [6] But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

[@kandreason]

Genesis 2:7 Ecclesiastes 12:7 Ecclesiastes 9:5 Psalm 115:17 Job 14:10-13. Our spirit goes back to GOD and our body is in the grave until we are ressurected.

[@cindyschabel7657]

Amen ✝️

[@lc-mschristian5717]

Amen!

[@aaronhendricks2039]

Amen! Thankful for you brother.

[@vdmerwejo]

It is true that when I look for deliverance from my sin (including the wrath of God and not being a slave to it), I can only look to Christ, as Paul conclude in Romans 7. However I do not see it as evidence that I have in fact been saved. To be saved I need to know God (or be known by God), have a desire in my heart to follow his commands and see the fruits of this by not being in habitual, deliberate sin. This is made clear for me in 1 John.

[@TheAussiePirate]

Thanks Chad, I needed this message.

[@mbrittenham]

So powerful, thank you!

[@simonlinch8354]

Thanks mate. I needed to hear this.

[@ralf547]

Thank you

[@my-name-is-Roxanne]

Thank you ♥️🙏

[@doubledocable]

You believe the Gospel and you trust your faith in Jesus, that's how you know you're saved. Simple as that. There's nothing else to look at. 1 John 5:13 says it clearly, and Paul writes us that we're sealed in God's spirit.

[@doubledocable]

There's nothing else that matters, for salvation. Nothing else.

[@toddstevens9667]

The problem with this, however, is that the Apostle Paul commands us to examine “YOURSELVES” whether you are in the faith (2 Cor. 13:5). Almost the entire book of 1 John is about testing yourself to see whether or not you really are in the faith. And even Jesus tells us in Matt. 7 that there are people who think they know Jesus and do religious things in His name, but are in fact deceived. There has to be some focus on ourselves to see whether or not we have deceived ourselves into thinking we are saved when we are not.

[@chriswood7165]

Self Righteousness is the mother of all Sin. Excepting the gift of Righteousness is Salvation.

[@Truthseeker424]

Acts 2:38 is the foundation.

[@Hounddog36]

That is our response to the foundation

[@MultiSignlanguage]

That is helpful. I’ve seen other sermon messages saying similar things. Including those from times past like Charles Spurgeon and AZ (or AW?) Tozer. Look to Jesus not ourselves

[@edadan]

A covenant is an agreement that either party can break. God has said that He will not break it…but he warns us over and over in scripture not to break it either. Salvation does require a response from us. “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.” (Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

[@fcastellanos57]

There is a definite deep knowledge that we are saved because the Spirit of the Father communicates to our spirit that we belong to Him, there is no guess work. If someone has not had this assurance, just wait and continue in the faith, it will come to you because it is a promise from the Almighty, if we continue in the faith. It is NOT up to us to say when this happens; the Almighty prepares us for that moment, and it may take years before that moment comes. Personally, I experience without a doubt the presence of the Spirit of the Almighty in me, so I know this is true and happens, it is not a guess work. So, expect the Spirit of the Almighty to let you know you have been connected to the Father, do not give up, never, it will happen, it is a promise.

[@historyperson1370]

Have your sins washed by being baptized into Christ. Acts 22:16 . The Apostle Peter said to repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38

[@mirandarogers3595]

Are you trusting in is precious blood to be saved.1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[@Shahzaibsheharyar]

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[@Elohimists]

So basically your telling people not to look at themselves to repent. Just believe in the finished work of Christ, even though Jesus said that we should pray to the Father and ask for the forgiveness of our sins and ask for daily bread. Do you not ask for forgiveness on a daily basis like eating? None are righteous, no not one. Our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak. Put off the old and put on the new. Renew the mind. Bear good fruit or we will be cut down and thrown into the fire. To know the right thing to do and not do it is sin. Everyone sins but everyone will not repent. The Kingdom of Heaven is here, be quick to repent.

[@chadbird1517]

Friend, about 99% of the time, when someone says, "So basically you're telling people..." the next words they write or speak will be a distortion of what the person actually communicated. It is, quite frankly, dishonest, not to mention unkind and uncharitable. Practice fairness in communication. If you wish to summarize someone's point, ask yourself, "I am portraying them accurately? Or I am twisting or weakening their words for my own rhetorical goals?" That goes a long way toward establishing communication. Do better. I know you can. Peace to you.

[@Elohimists]

@@chadbird1517 How can I become born again?

[@Elohimists]

@freegracejake42 That's interesting. You don't believe, yet you feel the need to repent according to your own definition. That's the Holy Spirit bringing conviction. No one is perfect. We practice righteousness. Repentance is not just turning away from sin but also praying for God to help us stay away, even taking authority over situations in our lives. I have recently seen two supervisors removed from my work area but I prayed for God to intervene and make them stop or be removed. May God's will be done in the name of His Son Jesus our Lord and Christ, amen. Paul never said, Just believe. In fact, he said to believe in your heart And Confess. Romans 10:8-13 If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1st John 1:9 Faith brings Justification: we are made righteous. Confession or praying to God in the name of the Lord Jesus is what saves and then we must be born again. 1st Corinthians 14:1 Pursue Love and desire spiritual gifts, especially that you might prophecy.

[@Elohimists]

@freegracejake42 I'm sorry that the Gospel is torture to you. I will knock the dust off my feet and move on.

[@fcastellanos57]

I know people say going to heaven as a matter of speech, but christians should be more accurate as to what they say. We do not go to heaven, nobody goes to heaven, we die and the next thing is the resurrection which will happen at the coming of our Lord Jesus. Actually heaven comes down to earth, the kingdom of Jesus, his kingdom over the house of Jacob will happen at his coming, and Jesus will also be the sovereign of the whole earth as we can read in Daniel chapter 2 and the stone that destroys all the human governments to be replaced by the government of the Almighty in the person or Jesus the Messiah.

[@eddysumlin7735]

I disagree but it's okay. Nobody's perfect. In 2 weeks I'll give you scripture and examples that are in the Bible.

[@nicsmada]

IF YOU HAVE TO ASK... YOU'RE NOT.

[@chadbird1517]

That is a judgmental way of stomping on the hearts of troubled children of God. One characteristic of being a sinner is to be plagued by occasional doubt. If you believe perfectly, and never doubt, then you are no longer a sinner and thus have no need of Christ in this life.

[@nicsmada]

@@chadbird1517 THE Q WAS SAVED. THERE IS NEVER A DOUBT IF YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD AKA... SAVED. HE IS NOT A GOD OF CONFUSION & IF HE SENT HIS SON TO DIE & GIVE US A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM TO LIVE WITHIN US TO NOT BE 100% OF SALVATION WOULD BE 100% DOUBT HE OFFERS IT & THEREFORE GIVE THAT HE DWELLS IN US. DO YOU ( NOT ) KNOW YOU ARE SAVED? IF YOU DO NOT... WHERE IS YOUR FAITH IN HIS PROMISE? WHEN WILL YOU EVER LIVE A JOYFUL LIFE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT YOUR SALVATION AKA HIS AGAPE? TO DOUBT YOUR SALVATION IS TO DOUBT GOD. HOW CAN YOU SHARE HIS LOVE IF YOU DON'T POSSESS IT... 100% FOR YOU TO SAY I'M STOMPING ON PEOPLE'S HEARTS IS SILLY. ALL WHO WANT HIS LOVE HE WILL GRANT IT & NOT ONLY WILL THEY NOT EVER DOUBT IT... THEY WILL FIND NO OFFENSE IN HIS TRUTH THAT THEY ARE 100% SAVED & TAKE NO HEED TO ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHER WISE. WE DO NOT BREAK OR MEND PEOPLE'S HEARTS, GOD IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THE HEART & HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES THE COMFORT OF SALVATION.

[@nicsmada]

@@chadbird1517 ARE YOU SAVED?

[@adampetersen4795]

V​@@nicsmadayou remind me of the person who asked Christ in the dessert, "If you are the Son of God...." as though he wanted Christ to doubt his divinity.

[@nicsmada]

@@adampetersen4795 SO TO ASK YOU THE MOST IMPORTANT Q WE KNOW SEEMS LIKE TRICKERY? I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY. THERE'S NO TRICKERY HERE. TO DOUBT GOD'S SALVATION, IS TO DOUBT HIS EXISTENCE. LAST TIME I CHECKED, FEAR & DOUBT ARE OF THE devil. HOPEFULLY, THAT STATEMENT ALONE, YOU WON'T CRITICIZE ME LIKE THE RABBIS DID JESUS CLAIMING HE IS FROM THE devil. SO I'LL ASK YOU... ARE YOU SAVED?

[@Truthseeker424]

The Roman’s road? kzbin.info/aero/PLzm_rtdV65NXp031qJLo01jilbg6aPhc6 The plan of salvation… kzbin.info/aero/PLzm_rtdV65NU4BQvDgmsCzxqNqmDQqxJf

[@roelhernandez3807]

Amen