When John Wesley asked Count Von Zinzendorf if he knew when he was saved, he replied, "I have always been saved!"
A very famous churchman's reply to the same question was, "I was saved nearly two thousand years ago, on a hill called Golgotha, outside the city of Jerusalem."
And this is the main point of the biblical witness: Our Salvation was accomplished nearly two thousand years ago in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the one true Son of God. The meaning that this past event has for us today, our response to that event, and our willingness to believe is crucial for us.
It doesn't matter so much when we come to believe as it does that we believe.
from (and thanks to):
Robert V. Dodd, Remember That You Are Not Alone, Faith Is for Sharing, CSS Publishing
