What happens after one becomes a Christian?
We have assurance of eternal life
The Bible gives us assurance of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. If salvation were to be dependent on us obeying God’s moral commandments, then there is no way the Bible would be able to promise us assurance of salvation. We would always be living in insecurity as to whether we are good enough for God.
There are some of the Bible verses on assurance of salvation.
John 5:24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
1 John 5:11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washingof rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…
John 1:12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…
We have assurance of answered prayer
MT 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
1 John 3:21-22 we have confidence before God {22} and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.
We have confidence in answered prayer because as Christians, we now have a relationship with our heavenly Father. However, our Father knows what is best for us and will never give us something that He knows will not do us good.
We have assurance of victory over sin
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
1 John 5:45 (NIV) This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
We have the assurance of abundant life
John 10:10 (NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
We have assurance of guidance from God
PR 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
We have assurance of forgiveness
1 John 1:9 (NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.