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Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I know, for sure, that I’m going to heaven when I die?” So many Christians have wrestled with this question for their entire lives, which can lead to anxiety and insecurity about their eternal destination. How can you know, for sure, that you’re going to heaven when you die? Most people feel like knowing for sure they’ll go to heaven has something to do with their behavior—If you are good enough; if you believe enough; go to church enough; give enough.
In this episode of 12 Truths and a Lie, Pastor JD talks about how to experience true assurance of our salvation. Listen as the truths of scripture are explained in regards to knowing for sure that we have been counted as righteous. We get Christ’s perfect record credited to our account. When God looks at J.D. Greear, he sees not how many times I’ve prayed, how sincere I was in my faith, how pure I was… but he sees Jesus’ record credited to mine.
Our prayer is that you can find peace in the fact that when God sees you, he sees the perfect life of Jesus. And so he says to you, “YOU ARE MY beloved child, in whom I am well pleased.”
In the next episode, Pastor J.D. will take a deep dive into discipleship – you don’t want to miss it!
Scripture references found in this episode: Romans 4:1–5; 1 John 5:13; John 14:18; Genesis 15:6; 1 Cor 13:1; John 1:16–18; John 2:20–27; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 4:15; Prov 24:11
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12 Truths & A Lie Podcast by J.D. Greear