A few years ago, one magazine decided to take a survey of its readers to determine the most beautiful woman on television. Kathy Lee used her talk show to encourage her viewers to vote for her. And so, surprise, guess who took first place in the survey. I know a lady who left the church of her you to take her family to an uptown trendy congregation where sin is never mentioned. That makes for an interesting and enjoyable religion, but it is hardly what we would call a saving faith.
Justification is a necessary part of the Christian faith.
A second means by which you may know your heart belongs to Christ is in your understanding of how you belong to the family of God. This doctrine is called adoption. By this we mean that even though we are humbly born, because of God's grace we are adopted into the heavenly family. Jesus Christ is the first fruits of God's providential plan to call a great number into His presence for all of eternity. I dare say, some of you have probably bought lottery tickets with that dream in mind.