Knowing your exact date of salvation?

[ColleenLovesMischief]

I know my date (Feb 25,1996) but I don't see it as salvation important. I just retain dates very well.

[RedeemedByHim]

I don't think its that important.............I just know that I am!

I remember the night I gave my life to the Lord, but I do not remember what day it was....I just know it happened and the devil can't take that memory away...

[sweetycakes]

I don't think its that important.............I just know that I am!

I remember the night I gave my life to the Lord, but I do not remember what day it was....I just know it happened and the devil can't take that memory away...

All I remember was that it was in the summer of 1979 (I think July) that I became fully aware that God was with me. I had certain 'revelations' before that, in which I knew that He was with me, but, at that time, I became fully conscious of His presence and saving grace with me.

[EricH]

For some folks it is more of a process, and some a dramatic event. It is not knowing the date that is important. It is knowing the Lord that matters

[FighterforJC]

I don't know the exact date of my salvation, and for a season I was concerned. I remember different instances that suggest I was already born again. There were a few events that either led me to salvation, or events that proved I was already saved. But I can't remember. I remember listening to Greg Laurie on the radio when I was either on my way to work or to school. I could've gotten saved during one of those times. I also remember a specific moment when I was in my room reading the Bible and I read John 5:24 (?) which says something along the lines of those who believe in Him will not be judged and has passed from death unto life (sorry I'm having Scripture block). At that moment I began to talk to God in my mind, as though we were face to face, andI just sorta kept telling Him, "It says this in the Bible...YOU said this...These are YOUR words, and I'm gonna hold you to them!" It could've been that moment that I got saved. I don't know. Was it the Greg Laurie incident? Did I say the sinner's prayer at the end of Greg Laurie's radio program? I don't remember. Did I get saved after clinging on to that particular verse? I don't know. All I know is that I'm saved now. Three things the Holy Spirit brings to my remembrance are :

1)December 1997, I was invited by a friend to attend her church, and my heart was like, "I can finally go to church on my own accord and worship the Lord from my heart!" I was really excited because I was raised Catholic and going to my first real Christian church was exciting as I will get to worship God in truth, in public, for the first time. So this incident tells me that I was saved at least since 1997.

2) No specific year, but I remember a specific moment where the resentment I had towards my parents simply melted away. I was never a bad kid and I never gave my parents anything to worry about, but in the months before I got saved, my heart was heavy with resentment towards my parents, filled with the typical things like theyare holding me back from being who I am and just generallynot having my best interest at hand. All lies, of course. ButI remember the moment that my heart became light and I thought to myself, "I can't continue with these feelings towards my parents anymore." It was actually involuntary, I didn't even try. The resentment just left. I just wish it was like that in other areas of my life!

3)Another incident I remember, I was standing in the living room by the fireplace (not lit) just thinking to myself and finally coming to the realization that the meaning of life is Jesus. It was so clear, it felt as though a light bulb just came on. I was almost shaking my head in disbelief as far as how simple that concept was and how I didn't come to that conclusion sooner. I don't know if that incident happened shortly before I got saved or shortly after I got saved.

But the important thing to know is are you walking with the Lord now? Am I walking with the Lord now? This has nothing to do with losing one's salvation as I firmly believe that the Scriptures are clear that there is no way a genuine believer can ever lose his salvation. But your lifestyle and your attitude towards God and the Bible is the first indicator of your salvation. I'm not talking about sinlessness, just your heart towards Jesus. You're either for Him or against Him, and if you find yourself mostly on the "against" side of the fence, it might be time to repent and get born again for the first time.

[sierra21]

I don't really know when I came to know the Lord. I always knew about Him, but it took a few times for me to really get it. All I know is that I have Jesus in my heart and that's all that matters to me!

[Guest Biblicist]

I don't really remember the exact date. I remember where I was, the circumstances and the feeling of needing a personal relationship with Jesus. I even remember the dear lady that prayed with me. Well done, good and faithful servant. She is with the Lord now.

Please, I'm nearing 40 years old, most days I can't even remember what I ate for lunch the previous day!