• I Can't Remember When I Was Saved!

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 12, 2023 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  John 3:16, 1 John 5:1-13

  Tags:  Salvation, Gospel, Assurance, Lost, Saved, Memory  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If you have not realized it yet, over time you are going to forget some things. I think of the two older men that were playing golf. One had trouble seeing and other had trouble remembering. The one with a seeing problem said to the other, "Now, watch my ball, for I can’t see where it goes."

"Okay, I’ll be watching," he replied. He hit the ball and the other watched to see where it landed."

"Did you see where my ball went?"

"Yes."

"Well, where did it go?"

"I can’t remember."

Just because you can’t remember all you did does not mean that you are not saved. The same principle applies not only to what you did, but also when you were saved. I am fortunate that I know the day and date I was saved. It was on an Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972. Yet, I have known people who had doubts because they could not remember the day or date. Again, just because you can’t remember what you did or when you were saved is not a reason to doubt your salvation.

We stand on His Word, not our memories!

- Chuck Swindoll