Have you already accepted that Jesus poured out his life for your sins and mine? Is there a next step?
Step: Salvation begins with belief in Christ. Be baptized – washed in the water. Profess a public proclamation that you accept Jesus as Lord.
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But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. – Romans 10:8-10 Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. – Matthew 3:13-15 |
Step: So I’ve accepted Christ into my heart and have been baptized, now what? Study God’s Word.
| “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” – Deuteronomy 8:3 |
Read the bible. Find another Christian and study together – church, house, friend. Reading God’s word is a gift in itself. To read and learn together is a blessing from the spirit of Christ! I have every confidence that you too will find the practice of studying God’s Word together to be extremely beneficial!
| “…For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” – Matt 18:20 |
Step: And again…
| After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” – Luke 10:1-2 |
Be a light unto the world, an example and witness of Christ in you…that others may see and know the reason for the difference in you.
| “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matt 5:14-16 |
Step: Then – as you learn to grow in God’s word, the desire to live a right life grows inside you. You will long to obey His commandments – even in your heart, thought and deed. Not because you and I are perfect, but because He is perfect and able to give you that strength and desire. By walking with Christ, you can come to know our Father in heaven.
Only by the acceptance of Christ by faith – that no man may boast of his own works, can we have a right and true relationship with God. This is not because we are or will be completely sinless. Rather, this is because we are forgiven from sin and placed our faith in Jesus as a sacrifice for all our sins; past, present and future. We are given a new heart that desires after God’s righteousness and we grow in our faith and His strength.
| Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6 |
Step: Do you seek God’s Way? Isn’t there a better way forward from here? None of us knows what tomorrow may bring. Will you put it off like so many people and wait until it is too late?
Hijo de Dios 