The spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
Romans 8:16
Many who claim to be Christians, including young people, often experience inward conflicts as to the genuineness of their salvation. Thay are active in church but lack assurance of their salvation. Genuine salvation follows the acknowledgment and confession of sin and receiving Christ as one’s personal Lord and Savior by faith.
When we turn our lives over to God, “He has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts…” (2 Corinthians 1:22), it is a foretaste of the expected greater measure of the Spirit at baptism; hence, the Spirit can bear witness to a new convert’s spirit that he or she is God’s child.
Beloved, do you have an inner witness to know that you are God’s child? If you do, then when Satan makes you doubt the genuineness of your salvation, resist and rebuke him. But do not allow sin to enter into your life.