Many people ask questions about assurance of salvation: “How do I know if I am saved?”

Some would answer, “The Bible says, ‘Once saved, always saved.’ So if you truly believed in Jesus in the past, you have a ticket straight to heaven; you need never question your salvation.”

So is the statement “Once saved, always saved” biblical? The answer is, “Yes, but not in the way many people understand it.” Let me explain. (more…)