A Christian man asked his new neighbor, “Do you believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ?”
The newcomer replied: “Why yes, certainly I believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. You don’t take me to be a heathen, do you?”
“Well, then, you can be happy in the knowledge of your salvation. You are saved, aren’t you?”
The new neighbor flared up and answered angrily, “No one can say that while still in this world! Not till we pass out of it can we know. Some people say they know they’re saved, but that’s just presumption. All we can do is live the best we can, and God will take care of the rest.”
“Oh then, you make God a liar!” the Christian answered.
“Why do you say that?”
Then he read on to the thirteenth verse of the chapter: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life.
The neighbor stared at him for a moment in amazement. Then deliberately and earnestly he said, “Well! Then I am saved!”
Do you believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ? Are you saved?