‘Assurance of Salvation’

How can one know if they are saved, or not?
How does one know (for sure) if  they are a Christian?
What is it that you can count on, absolutely, for the assurance that the death on the cross was for you?
There was a pretty interesting program yesterday on the Law and Gospel radio program.  kfuoam.org/LG.htm    (click on Thursday Feb.2 [...]

We just don’t want to die…I know I don’t.

Jesus said, “If you would gain your life in this world you must lose it.”
 What?! I must lose my life? That’s right. You must lose your life.
But I just told you that I don’t want to die!
Then you’ll need some help. No….that’s wrong. You don’t even want to participate,  so someone will have to kill [...]