Can I Know I’m Saved? Hope, Assurance, and Trust in Jesus Christ
Thinking Faith Catholic Podcast
|TF| S4 EP 2 | How can you know that you’re saved? And if you’ve received the Holy Spirit, should you be certain of your salvation? This week on Thinking Faith, Deacon Eric Gurash and Dr. Brett Salkeld respond to a Miller High School student’s question about assurance of salvation and the Catholic understanding of hope. Along the way, they explore baptism, the Holy Spirit, Ignatian discernment, purgatory, and why Catholics and Protestants can approach the question of being “saved” so differently.When it comes to salvation, where should our confidence ultimately rest?02:14 Salvation Question Setup02:57 Mailbag From Students04:54 Assurance vs Hope05:47 Protestant Roots of Assurance08:58 Quicksand of Self-Doubt10:47 Sacraments and Agency13:39 Catholic Answer14:59 Hope and Salvation Anxiety15:40 Theological Virtue of Hope16:14 Feelings and the Holy Spirit17:24 Ignatius and Discernment Anchors19:55 Hoping Hell Is Empty21:06 Purgatory as Restorative Hope25:44 My Hope Is in Jesus26:43 Closing