Question:
How do you handle a camper who repeatedly makes a profession of being saved?

Answer:
This person is either really saved or he is not, but we cannot know which is true because only “The Lord knows them that are His” (2 Timothy 2:19).

If he is not saved, he needs to see his need of a saviour from his sin and trust Christ. Or if he is saved, he possibly may need the assurance of his salvation.
In either case, show him/her the Scriptures that tell that he is a sinner who has “come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), but that “the blood of Jesus Christ His Son, cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). If these are accepted show other scriptures that tell that if we “receive” the Lord as our Saviour by believing on Him, we become “sons of God” (John 1:12), and “have everlasting life” (John 3:16). The blood of Jesus makes us safe, but His Word makes us sure.
One of the first signs of growth as a Christian is when we KNOW we are saved because the Lord tells us in His Word!

 

Have you believed in Christ Jesus and the work He did on the cross of Calvary when He bore God’s wrath against your sins? If so, Jesus says that you “have everlasting life” (John 3:16).