Dr. David Jeremiah’s False Bases for Assurance of Salvation

I just listened to a sermon by Dr. David Jeremiah. The problem with so many of these preachers is that they preach the biblical truth that if you believe in Jesus you’re saved forever—and then they take it back in the next sentence by telling you that if you don’t do these things and don’t stop doing these other things, then you probably aren’t saved.

My Criticisms of David Jeremiah’s teachings about salvation:

There are no “Birthmarks of salvation.”

Confession of faith is not necessary for salvation or proof of it. (False confessors; some Jews in the time of Jesus believed in Him, but would not confess their faith in Him because they did not want to be rejected by other Jews and thrown out of the synagogue.)

Practicing righteousness is not a condition of salvation or proof of it. (There are civic-righteous Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Roman Catholics, Jews.)

Love is not a condition of salvation or proof of it. (Loving Atheists, Buddhists, Hindus, secular people)

Conflict with evil is not a condition of salvation or proof of it. (Human-level Righteous non-believers)

Winning over sin is not a condition of salvation or proof of it. (Unbelievers in AA)

Repenting/stopping sin is not a condition of salvation or proof of it. (the sinning believers in the Corinthian church)

Good works are not a condition of salvation or proof of it.

We don’t ask God to forgive us for sins because He has forgiven us of all sins. (Colossians)

Jeremiah does not understand the new nature perfection.

Conscience is not a condition of salvation or proof of it.

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The biblical truth is, if anyone ever believed in Jesus, they are saved forever and indwelled by the Holy Spirit, forgiven and destined for Heaven. They know whether they believe or not. 

—Curtis Smale