Finding True Assurance of Salvation in Christ

True assurance of salvation is found by resting with firm faith in the complete work of Jesus Christ and diligently following the "plan of addition" outlined in the Word of GodYI September 7, 1893, par. 3+1.

The Foundation of Our Assurance 🛡️

Our hope of heaven is found alone in the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, who has purchased us at a dear priceTSB 48.2+1. He has undertaken the work of saving everyone who trusts in Him, and His death and resurrection serve as the absolute guarantee of our salvation1SM 178.3+1. We do not depend on being perfect, but on the fact that we need Him and have placed our trust in His righteousness3SM 147.2+1. Jesus is the "I AM," the assurance of every promise, and the surety of our deliverance from sinDA 24.3.

The "Life Insurance Policy" 📜

The Word of God contains what can be described as an eternal life insurance policy5MR 77.1+1. This assurance is specifically tied to the instructions in 2 Peter 1 where we are called to live on the "plan of addition" 2 Peter 1:2-11. As we give diligence to add virtue, knowledge, temperance, and charity to our faith, the promise is that we shall never fallEA 258.2+1. This process of adding grace to grace ensures that an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom will be ministered to us15LtMs, Ms 57, 1900, par. 14+1.

Personal Experience and Faith ✨

• Trusting the Word: We must search the Scriptures for ourselves to know the conditions of salvation rather than trusting our souls to ministers or human authoritiesRH March 8, 1887, par. 1+1.

• The Bread of Life: By constantly communing with God and eating the "bread of life," which is His Word, we gain the spiritual strength and nerve power necessary for the soul to rise higherCH 593.1+1.

• Simple Trust: Genuine faith is a living, active agent that purifies the soul and reflects the light of truth to the worldYI September 7, 1893, par. 3+1.

• Peace and Joy: When we behold the matchless charms of Jesus, all terrors of death disappear, and the soul is filled with praise, thanksgiving, and peaceEW 223.1+1.

By hiding ourselves in Christ and relying on His strong arm, we can say with confidence, "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid" Isaiah 12:28LtMs, Lt 122, 1893, par. 16.

The very best preparation we can have for his second coming, is to rest with firm faith, with trust and unshaken confidence, in the great salvation brought to us at his first advent. We must believe that Christ was once offered to bear the sins of...— YI September 7, 1893, par. 3 (1852)

...t we are to obtain that entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This is our everlasting life insurance policy. A life that measures with the life of God. If you live on the plan of adding virtue to virtue, and thus work day by day to be overcomers, you ...— 24LtMs, Ms 118, 1909, par. 2

...viewing Him upon the cross, the just dying for the unjust, the sight will break every barrier down. Christ has undertaken the work of saving all who trust in Him for salvation. He sees the wrongs that need to be righted, the evils that need to be repressed. He came to seek an...— 1SM 178.3 (1958)

Here is brought to view our eternal-life-insurance policy. We had better make sure that we are living on this plan of addition, and God will multiply unto us ...— 5MR 77.1 (1990)

...n are to be ever kept fresh in the minds of those who receive and believe in Him as their Redeemer. The resurrection of Christ is the assurance of our salvation. He is the source of our life. “Because I live, ye shall live also.” We have a living Sa...— 7MR 77.1 (1990)