October 27, 2008 03:08 by
manoh
If you have believed on Jesus
Christ as your Lord and Saviour, your sins have been forgiven and you have
been saved from eternal condemnation (see Assurance of
Salvation). The next step in obedience to the Lord Jesus is to be
baptized...
"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not
believe will be condemned." (Mark 16:16)
The Lord Jesus made clear that by believing one is saved (and
likewise by not believing one already stands co...
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October 27, 2008 03:06 by
manoh
The Bible speaks of new Christians as "babes in Christ." It also clearly
teaches that it is not the will of God for Christians to stay in a state of
spiritual infancy but to experience spiritual development.
"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ" (2Peter 3:18)
GROW by meeting with other Christians - that is
fellowship
Regularly attend a Bible-believing and born-again Christian
church/fellowship:
"F...
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October 27, 2008 03:05 by
manoh
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who
sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out
of death into life." (John 5:24)
"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things
have passed away; behold, new things have come..." (2Corinthians 5:17)
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus ha...
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October 27, 2008 03:04 by
manoh
"For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but
have everlasting life" (John 3:16)
You need a Saviour
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which was lost."
(Luke 19:10)
You cannot be saved without first realizing that you are lost. People who are
trusting in the golden rule, good works or self-righteousness are following a
way "which seems right to a man, but it...
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