“IT is my opinion that nobody can know before he dies whether he is saved.” Reader, is this what you say? If so, be assured that you, yes, you yourself (I do not know your name) are certainly not in the conscious enjoyment of salvation. What is the true meaning of your “opinion”? I will tell you. It means that you are not in earnest as to the question of your soul’s salvation; you have never been awakened to see your danger. No one is saved without first finding out that he is lost; and had you found this out instead of opposing or sneering at the thought of any one being assured of their salvation, you could never have had a moment’s peace till you too were assured of yours; you would have been earnestly crying out, like the Philippian jailor, “What must I do to be saved?” instead of thus, with a self-complacent smile, airing your “opinions.” My friend, I repeat, you are most certainly a lost soul—so utterly lost that you are not even conscious of it yourself. Eternal burnings or eternal heaven at stake, and you content without knowing which is to be your portion! Truly you are the miserable dupe of him who whispers, “Peace, peace, when there is no peace,” and who is thus alluring you on to destruction. “What meanest thou, O sleeper?” Awake! oh, awake! and rest not till you are saved, and know it. The same blessed One that saves will also assure, if you simply believe His word, instead of trusting your opinions: “Believe and be saved.”