Dear Christians: No, God isn’t “on your side”. In our lives (yours and mine) we should be engaged in an ongoing effort to place ourselves on God’s side—that is, to cooperate with God as he transforms us into disciples of Jesus Christ. As an experienced Christian, I can tell you that’s the way it works in real life. Claiming to be “saved” is one thing. Becoming a disciple is something else. Discipleship is a voluntary process that happens over time, no matter what church we might choose to attend.
So the question you and I have to answer is not: “Am I ‘saved’?” No, the really important question is: “Am I on God’s side today?” And if we dare to answer yes, the second question is always: “Am I sure?” But be careful. In the life of faith, certainty about such things is just arrogance.
“Christianity is the one religion that we are allowed to disparage. Christianity is the one religion where people will embrace all these different religions until it comes to Christianity.” —Joe Rogan