- No actual salvation date: True salvation in Christ is not what you grow into gradually. It is an instant transformation by the spirit of God. That is why you must know when and what led you to Christ. It says if any man be in Christ he is a new creation. The old has passed away and the new has come (2nd Cor. 5: 17). So if any man says to you that he has been born again since the day he was born, such a man is a liar and the truth is not in him or at best he is confused. Salvation is not what you grow into over a period of time but an instantaneous experience that makes you detest your old ways and embrace the new life in Christ.