Due to the guilt created because of their compromise with sin, many people carry the burden of proving God's acceptance. When they talk about their spiritual experiences they do not do it in order to proclaim the character of God's love but to "prove" by means of their spiritual experiences that they are with God, to calm down their own guilty conscience.

Jehovah's witnesses lead neatly the evidence about how many magazines they have spread daily, how many hours they have spent giving Biblical lessons, etc. Of course that such dealing with one's own personality and one's own success is totally not needed temptation for sinful man's heart. It also in this case reveals the self-righteous motives of religious zeal. Let's imagine how would it be if a husband would make daily list of the deeds of love toward his wife. His wife would justifiably suspect in the sincerity of that love, since her husband is so much burdened by proving something that he had already done. Jesus said:

"But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." (Matthew 6:3)

Man can justify himself by means of his deeds not only by obeying the laws and performing good acts, but also through religious feelings and through other religions manifestations which feed man's self- justice.

One girl, a member of a charismatic movement, after being baptized by the "Holy Spirit" (in a such manner that she started speaking "unintelligible tongues"), was constantly repeating: "I finally have the proof that I am with God! I finally have the proof that God has accepted me!"

The one who is really in peace with God does not have any need for any proof. He is satisfied with simple faith, trust in Him and His promises. He is not burdened with the constant compulsion to feel his communion with God and he does not look for its justification in miracles or signs which accompany his religious life. There's no need to be engaged in constructing a belief in his own salvation.

"We are never to rest in a satisfied condition, and cease to make advancement, saying, 'I am saved.' When this idea is entertained, the motives for watchfulness, for prayers, for earnest endeavor to press onward to higher attainments, cease to exist. No sanctified tongue will be found uttering these words till Christ shall come, and we enter in through the gates into the city of God. Then, with the utmost propriety, we may give glory to God and to the Lamb for eternal deliverance. As long as man is full of weakness--for of himself he cannot save his soul--he should never dare to say, 'I am saved.'" (EGW 1SM 314)