Half Truth?

Yesterday, I was plagued with the doubt...yes, THE Doubt.I have gone through some catastrophic change in my personal relationship with Christ. I have not been reading my Bible lately, and I know there is no excuse for that...and I know that this is the root of the doubt.I have to be careful about what or who I listen to as well if I do not read the word. The Devil will try to get his foothold into the depths of my mind as long as that is happening.

So the other day someone told me that I was not saved. This really surprised me, since he is a very knowledgeable christian man. He also has a lot of zeal, and some of it I believe to be misdirected. Just as I thought I was getting away from those kind of people, God puts then in front of me to challenge my faith.

After growing up in a religion that tells you that you never know if you will be saved until the day that Christ comes back, my ears really perked up when I heard these words...'"You are not saved." I really thought about it and the verse that always comes back to mind is John 3:16-

16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,^[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Now I don't know about you, but to me this seems very clear. If you believe in Christ (which if you believe in something you accept it to be true) you will have eternal life...or SAVED!!

I need to do more reading, but I do know that I have the assurance that Christ is my savior and I do believe in Him...I do not want to do anything against his will. If I do, I will repent and try to never do it again. But he will accept me back if I have accepted him.

So do I have the doubt anymore? No, I do not.