If you have received Jesus Christ as your personal Savior,you can be certain of these things:
You are a child of God."But to all who believed Him and accepted Him,He gave the right to become children of God. -John 1:12.
You are forgiven and justified."You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away.Then God made you alive with Christ,for He forgave all our sins." -Colossians 2:13.
"Yet God,with undeserved kindness,declares that we are righteous.He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins." -Romans 3:24.
You have new life from God.This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person.The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" -2 Corinthians 5:17.
You are saved for eternity."I tell you the truth,those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life.They will never be condemned for their sins,but they have already passed from death into life." -John 5:24.
The Holy Spirit lives in you."And when you believed in Christ,He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit,whom He promised long ago.The Spirit is God's guarantee that He will give us the inheritance He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people." -Ephesians 1:13-14.
You have peace with God."Therefore,since we have been made right in God's sight by faith,we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us." -Romans 5:1.
These things establish your eternal position before God.However,at any time,your present spiritual condition depends on your practical obedience to HIs Word.
What You Should Do
Below are several things you can do to please God and grow spiritually.
Openly confess Christ before men.If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,you will be saved." -Romans 10:9.
Be baptized."Therefore,go and make disciples of all the nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." -Matthew 28:19.The new believer should respond as the Ethiopian did after hearing the gospel:"Look! There's some water! Why can't I be baptized?" -Acts 8:26.
Surrender Your Life To GodGod."Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you." (Jeremiah 7:3).Make this commitment:By the grace of God,I will do anything and go anywhere the Lord desires.
Read The Bible Daily. You need it for-
• Growth: "Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation." (1 Peter 2:2).
• Protection: "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." (Psalm 119:11).
• Guidance: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105).
Pray,Praise and Worship. Hold no secrets from God-tell Him everything.As a redeemed child you should not be afraid to ask for anything according to His will (1 John 5:14-15). However,your requests should be coupled with praise and thanksgiving: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." (Philippians 4:6).
Gather With Other Christians. Do not neglect this privilege.It is the only way you can honor the Lord's final request: "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). You should meet with other Christians regularly and Scripturally because Jesus said,"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." (Matthew 18:20).
Give To The Lord.You can never repay God. Nevertheless,He appreciates your gifts of time,talents and resources. There is blessing in giving:"…whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:6-7).
Witness To Others. Spread the good news of salvation by your walk,by your words,through public preaching,through the distribution of literature,etc."You will be my witnesses (Acts 1:8).
Do Good Works. Realizing that you are not saved by works (Ephesians 2:8-9),do something (as the Spirit directs) for the One who has done so much for you.God had more in mind for you than merely saving you from hell:"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10).
Confess Sins Immediately. Scripture gives a wonderful guaratee:If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9). It also gives a warning:"He who covers his sins will not prosper,but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." (Proverb 28:13).
Look For The Lord's Coming. Your Christian life will be more successful if you live as though the Lord were coming at that moment: "Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming." (Matthew 24:42). You will be more joyful if you anticipate His coming as the "blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13).
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