“We do not know who has or hasn’t been saved.
The Apostle John makes it clear your understanding needs improvement.
1 John 5:12-13
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.
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I have said nothing about works. Works save nobody! Works can however be an indication of faith and commitment.
There is nothing wrong with works, works are an indication of your faith and sincerity.
I suppose Judas thought he was saved, Jim Baker Likewise, I could go on but it isn’t important who did what because we are not called to judge someone, that is the job of Christ.
I don’t know if Jim Baker is saved or even Judas, it just isn’t my job to know but, I do know you can fall from grace. For years Jim Baker was paying Jessica Hahn to to keep her mouth shut to tune of over a quarter million dollars of church money. A sin to cover a sin is not something I would consider a “good work”, it is also not something that would keep you from falling from grace.
I’m sure that at some time Jim Baker thought he was saved and could not fall. That is what Satan wants you to believe. It causes pride, and then it is easy to fall.
Beware of pride. When you state that you are saved and that you know you are The Lord’s why not be safe and add “today” to that sentence. Then go and work on tomorrow.
Love The Lord with all your heart mind and strength, love your fellow man in the same way. If you do those things you won’t have to look for works they will follow you. If you do those things you will never have to tell anyone you are saved, they will know.