Admission into heaven does not depend on an answer He would already know.
Of course Jesus already knows who is going to heaven. The reason I asked you that question was to see exactly what you are trusting in to save you/what you have placed your faith in for salvation. Your answer to my question will demonstrate this.
Assurance of salvation is not taught in the Bible. That's what you are getting at. It is a reformist invention. It is a red herring to the topic and proves you did not read my link.
Assurance of salvation is clearly taught in the Bible. 1 John 5:11 - And
this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God, that you
may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. I've read your link and nothing that Jimmy Akin had to say was anything new or enlightening.
I have. Several times. May I suggest you read James 2?
James 2:24 has to be the most misunderstood verse in the Bible. This verse is misinterpreted by Roman Catholics, Mormons and those who attend the church of Christ. In the first place, James is not using the word "justified" to mean "accounted as righteous" but is
"shown to be righteous." James is discussing the
proof of faith
(says-claims to have faith but has no works/I will show you my faith by my works - James 2:14-18), not the initial act of being accounted as righteous with God (Romans 4:2-3). Works bear out the justification that already came by faith. *In James 2:14, we read of one who
says-claims he has faith but has
no works (to back up his claim). This is not genuine faith, but a
bare profession of faith. So when James asks, "Can
that faith save him?" He is saying nothing against genuine faith, but only against an
empty profession of faith/dead faith. *Please listen closely - *James
does not teach that we are saved "by" works. His concern is to
show the reality of the faith professed by the individual (James 2:18) and demonstrate that the faith claimed (James 2:14) by the individual is genuine. Simple!
The harmony of Ephesians 2:8,9; Romans 4:2-3 and James 2:24 is seen in the differing ways that Paul and James use the term "justified." Paul, when he uses the term, refers to the legal (judicial) act of God by which He
accounts the sinner as righteous (Romans 3:24; 4:2-6; 5:1). James, however is using the term to
describe those who would prove the genuineness of their faith by the works that they do. Man is saved through faith and not works (Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; 2 Timothy 1:9); yet genuine faith is vindicated, substantiated, evidenced by works (James 2:14-24). Christ saves us through faith based on the merits of His finished work of redemption "alone" and not on the merits of our works. It is through faith "in Christ alone" (and not by the merits of our works) that we are justified on account of Christ (Romans 3:24; 5:1); yet the faith that justifies is never alone (solitary, unfruitful, barren) if it is genuine (James 2:14-24). *Perfect Harmony.*