How to Know
That Christ
Is in
Your Life
Did you receive Christ into your life by sincerely praying the
suggested prayer?
According to His promise in
Revelation 3:20, where is Christ right now in relation to you?
Christ said that He would come into your life. Would He mislead you? On
what authority do you know that God has answered your prayer? (The
trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word.)
The Bible
Promises
Eternal Life
"The witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life
is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the
Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know
that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:11-13).
Thank God often that Christ is in your life and that He will never
leave you (Hebrews
13:5). You can know on the basis of His promise that Christ lives in
you and that you have eternal life from the very moment you invite Him
in. He will not deceive you.
An important reminder...
Do Not
Depend on
Feelings
The promise of God's Word, the Bible - not our feelings - is our
authority. The Christian lives by faith (trust) in the trustworthiness
of God Himself and His Word. This train diagram illustrates the
relationship among fact (God and His Word), faith (our
trust in God and His Word), and feeling (the result of our faith
and obedience) (John
14:21).
The train will run with or without a caboose. However, it would be
useless to attempt to pull the train by the caboose. In the same way, as
Christians we do not depend on feelings or emotions, but we place our
faith (trust) in the trustworthiness of God and the promises of His
Word.
Now That
You Have
Received
Christ
The moment that you received Christ by faith, as an act of the will,
many things happened, including the following:
- Christ came into your life (Revelation
3:20 ;
Colossians 1:27).
- Your sins were forgiven (Colossians
1:14).
- You became a child of God (John
1:12).
- You received eternal life (John
5:24).
- You began the great adventure for which God created you (John
10:10;
2 Corinthians 5:17 ;
1 Thessalonians 5:18).
Can you think of anything more wonderful that could happen to you
than receiving Christ? Would you like to thank God in prayer right now
for what He has done for you? By thanking God, you demonstrate your
faith.
To enjoy your new life to the fullest...
Suggestions for
Christian Growth
Spiritual growth results from trusting Jesus Christ. "The righteous
man shall live by faith" (Galatians 3:11). A life of faith will enable
you to trust God increasingly with every detail of your life, and to
practice the following:
Fellowship in a
Good Church
God's Word instructs us not to forsake "the assembling of ourselves
together" (Hebrews 10:25). Several logs burn brightly together; but put
one aside on the cold hearth and the fire goes out. So it is with your
relationship with other Christians.
If you do not belong to a church, do not wait to be invited. Take the
initiative; call our church where Christ is honored and His Word is
preached. Start this week, and make plans to attend regularly.
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