How Can I Be Assured Of Salvation If I Keep Sinning

introduction

Galatians 5:19–21 “Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things—as I warned you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Ephesians 5:1–5 “Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints. Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks. For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.”

Revelation 21:8 “But the cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.””

1 Corinthians 6:9–10 “Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males, no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.”

How can i have assurance of going to heaven when the bible says if i sin i won’t get there …and i do these things

Paul himself said Romans 7:16–19 “Now if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good. So now I am no longer the one doing it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it. For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.”

 1 John 1:8–10. This is the way the Bible chooses to talk about this paradox.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

That’s the warning against perfectionism. Then he continues,

If we confess our sins . . .

And that confession right there, I think, means real confession.

. . . he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Then he goes back to the warning.

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

“Sin will be with us until that inner condition is wholly obliterated in the presence of Christ.”