In the days following a confession of faith, a new Christian might be assailed by doubts, such as "I was  not sincere enough," "Why would I presume to think God would accept me," or "how could I be a true Christian because I am still sinning."

We can prepare the new Christian to cope with these doubts.  When doubts arise, we do not want the person to look at his or her own qualities, but at the promises of God.  The person was not saved by meeting a behavior standard, by having a certain level of sincerity, or by deserving God's acceptance.  Therefore the person's salvation can not be lost if any of these come up lacking.  The person was saved by the work of Christ.

Consider Titus 3:5 "It is not by works of righteousness that we have done, but according to his mercy that he saved us."

Therefore scripture promises that are good to leave with a new Christian include:

Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
Romans 8:39 "Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus."

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