Little Red Book Ministry

E. How can we tell whether a person is saved under these conditions?
The Bible tells us we are not to judge another man’s motives or his heart. In this regard, they stand only before God for judgment (Romans 14:13). We are warned not to usurp our Lord’s position as judge of His people (Romans 14:3–4). However, we are charged with being “fruit inspectors” (Matthew 7:15–20). Therefore, we can entertain serious doubts about anyone’s salvation who lives “in the world,” shows no fruits of the spirit (Galatians 5:22–23; Ephesians 5:9), and shows no evidence of God’s chastening his life. In either case we are exhorted to either restore them to the faith (Galatians 6:1) or to win them for Christ (James 5:20).