Can I Know I’m Saved? Hope, Assurance, and Trust in Jesus Christ

|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 Setup 02:57 Mailbag From Students 04:54 Assurance vs Hope 05:47 Protestant Roots of Assurance 08:58 Quicksand of Self-Doubt 10:47 Sacraments and Agency 13:39 Catholic Answer 14:59 Hope and Salvation Anxiety 15:40 Theological Virtue of Hope 16:14 Feelings and the Holy Spirit 17:24 Ignatius and Discernment Anchors 19:55 Hoping Hell Is Empty 21:06 Purgatory as Restorative Hope 25:44 My Hope Is in Jesus 26:43 Closing