I Didn’t Treasure Christ When I First Believed — Was I Unsaved? - Ask P...

Treasuring Christ is a key ingredient to saving faith. But what if you don’t remember treasuring him when you were converted?

We talk a lot about joy and treasuring as being a key ingredient to saving faith — a part of what saving faith is. And it raises questions like this one from a listener named Nick. “Hello, Pastor John. I recently discovered what you believe the Bible says about saving faith — namely, that it includes treasuring Jesus above all things. This has made me wonder if I truly believed at the time of my apparent conversion. I saw growing signs of holiness in my life after my apparent conversion, and obeying God has been the number-one pursuit in my life for years. But I don’t recall being aware of my desire for God himself in my heart during the early years after what I think was my conversion. If I did not begin treasuring Jesus when my apparent conversion happened, was I really unsaved?”