Clip (<5 mins)
New Testament
EvangelicalMethodist
Does doubting salvation make you unsaved?
Theologian
Craig Keener
Duration
1.09
Uploaded to YouTube
16 July 2016
Added to Database
20 August 2025
YouTube description
When I was new in my faith in Jesus, someone worried that I wasn't really converted because I was doubting my salvation. Can a person struggling with self-doubt have faith for salvation? Yes: The Bible doesn't say that we are saved by confidence in ourselves, but by confidence in Jesus. Also, the Bible doesn't say we have to suppress all anxieties, hide from all doubts and make ourselves feel good to know that we're saved; a person might come up with all sorts of concerns, with fears feeding on fears. Rather, whatever else might be in our head, it is God's Spirit, not our own doubtlessness, that assures us of salvation (Rom 8:16; 1 John 3:24).
