3 Biblical assurance that your faith is real: There is a misconception in our world today about faith, as if faith happens without evidence or is based on nothing real, just a feeling.
The Bible says exactly the opposite about faith. According to the Bible, faith is more real than anything else in this world. Faith is based on the unseen, which created what we see.
So when people talk about faith as if we can’t be sure that what we believe is true, that’s not the biblical idea of faith. The Bible affirms several ways of knowing that our faith is real.
Here are seven assurances that your faith is real.
Faith in Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. Our faith is real when it is based on the character of Christ. As stated in Romans chapter 10 verse 9: “If you confess with your mouth that ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ serves as an objective indicator of true faith. What we believe about Jesus Christ is important and sets him apart from any other god. First, it requires a personal confession of Jesus as Lord, his sovereignty and power over all.
His authority assures us that He is able to fulfill all His promises, including our salvation. This declaration includes the active commitment, humility and submission of our lives to the lordship of Jesus Christ, which represents our true submission.
Second, true faith in Jesus is characterized by sincere faith in his resurrection. Jesus’ death and resurrection took place in history and affected this world and eternity.
This Jesus conquered death and sin by resurrection, and as a result, his life from the dead paves the way for us to live forever in the resurrection of the kingdom. Jesus declared himself to be the resurrection and the life (John 11:24), so believing in Jesus requires believing in his resurrection from the dead.
2. The indwelling Holy Spirit
By repenting to Christ and submitting our will to His Lordship, we receive the indwelling Holy Spirit. His spirit conveys the reality of faith.
As the apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 1:13-14: “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of the truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were sealed in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit , that he is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s property – to the praise of his glory.”
The testimony of the indwelling Holy Spirit provides objective evidence of the reality of our faith. First, the indwelling Holy Spirit acts as a divine seal on believers.
This seal represents ownership and authenticity, confirming that believers belong to God and are recipients of His salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Second, the indwelling Holy Spirit is described as the guarantor of our inheritance. This guarantee symbolizes the down payment or earnestness of our future redemption and eternal inheritance in Christ.
3. The life of the new creation
In Christ, we have been translated from death to life. The Bible calls this the new creation, that we are born from heaven with a new nature in the Spirit of God. 2 Corinthians 5:17 declares, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: old things have passed away, now all things have become new!”
Being a new creation in Christ gives concrete evidence of the authenticity of our faith. Becoming a new creation requires a fundamental transformation.
It involves a profound change in our identity, desires, attitudes, and behaviors as a result of encountering the saving grace of Jesus Christ. This transformation is not only superficial, but it penetrates deep into our being and creates a real and lasting change.
In the new creation, our old, sinful self is removed. The new born man appears. It represents a decisive break from the power and influence of sin and self and renewed allegiance to Christ as Lord and Savior.
The old patterns of life, which were characterized by selfishness, rebellion and disobedience, are replaced by new patterns of righteousness, obedience and holiness.
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