That’s the problem, isn’t it? How do we determine who is saved when Christians can’t even agree on it. That’s why with all due respect, I don’t rely on Christians to tell me who is and isn’t saved. Remember the parable of the sheep and the goats? I think it is wisest for Christians to work this out with God in fear and trembling.
You have to make a judgement call as to whether the person may be lying or not, but if you do your due diligence on information about the person you can tell whether they are lying in regards to that. Some people may lie better than others, but that doesn’t mean that we simply discard trying to tell if people are lying about things.
I’ve had others tell me that they’re saved, but with a little investigation (usually a few questions) I can sometimes see that they have no idea who Jesus is or what being saved is. They may even think they are telling the truth, but you know they are totally misled.
People do stuff like this ALL DAY LONG about all sorts of things, not just salvation ... :-) ... it’s nothing new.
I'm beginning to revive the old "sytax error" error
You should rely on Christians to tell you who is, and isn’t saved, since they would know best.
You really think that non-Christians are better on that?