Salvation is probably one of the most misunderstood concepts in scripture.

A lot of preachers say all you have to do is say a little prayer and confess that Jesus is Lord, and you are saved… with a free ticket to paradise and eternal life.

Some even say you are now born-again.

It sounds good, doesn’t it?

But is it true?

It’s not for me to say who is and isn’t saved, but the evidence of salvation is not an external change in the way you act; it’s an internal change in the way you think that manifests itself in the way you act.

It’s a matter of the heart, not the head.

You may be a good person, go to church, and even believe in God. But that doesn’t mean you’re saved or have eternal life.

To have the assurance of salvation and eternal life, you must be reborn Spiritually, and only God can breathe life into your spirit. Then, and only then, are you reborn Spiritually... born again.

You’ll know, because your thinking will change.

You will hunger and thirst for God’s Word with an innate desire to please him. Obedience will become the priority of your life, and sin, even the thought of sinning, will be anathema to you.

You will know, without a doubt, that God and the consequences of sin are real.

You don’t have to become a Monk or enter a Convent, but if you knowingly continue to sin without repentance, you do so at your peril, because Scripture warns that the unrepentant will not inherit eternal life.

I realize this may not be what you’ve heard or been taught. But Jesus said you cannot see or enter the kingdom of God unless you are born again... born of water and Spirit.

So unless you don’t care what happens after you die, until you are reborn Spiritually, nothing else really matters.

If you want to know — I mean really know — that God is real... get down on your knees, repent of your sin, and pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, “God, if you’re real, I want to know.”

That’s it. No special prayers, no altar calls... just a simple request.



If you’re sincere, God will answer you in his way, in his time, according to his purpose, and you will no longer hope, assume, or even believe God is real. You will know it.