Salvation is a gift freely given. We must accept the gift. And we have the responsibility from that moment on to live the good news.
A person can be “born again” or “saved” and then lose his salvation by backsliding.
Judas believed in Christ and had a “born again” moment when he became a follower of Christ. Was he saved? What about later, when he betrayed Christ? Was he still saved? What about after that, when he committed suicide? Was he still saved by virtue of that one moment in time that he experienced the emotional rush of being “born again”?
What saves you is perseverance in living Christ’s will. Paul cautioned us to run to the finish in the race. Faith demonstrated in action.
No one knows who’s saved but God. It is presumptuous to assume you are saved. We hope and pray we are, relying on God’s grace and mercy.
It is faithful to rely on the saving work of Christ on the Cross.