Now that you have
received Lord Jesus as your Savior there are
certain things we should do as Christians. We
recommend attending a good Bible believing church
so you can fellowship with other Christians and
learn more about Jesus and God's Word. The Bible
tells us: "Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner
of some is; but exhorting one another: and so
much the more, as ye see the day
approaching." (Hebrews 10:25)
The Lord
commands
us to support our local Church financially by
giving it 10% of our income. This is known as 'tithing'
and is commanded in both the Old and New
Testaments:
"And
concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the
flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod,
the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD."
(Leviticus 27:32)
"And
Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar
the things that are Caesar's, and to God the
things that are God's..." (Mark 12:17)
And
if you don't tithe, you're robbing God:
"Will
a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say,
Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and
offerings." (Malachi 3:8)
Also, one way of
proclaiming your Christian faith to others is to
be baptized. Baptism is not necessary for
salvation, but it is a way for believers in
Christ to publicly demonstrate our identity with
Him:
"Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:" (Matthew 28:19)
"For
as many of you as have been baptized into Christ
have put on Christ." (Galatians 3:27)
Jesus wants us to
testify to others about the salvation He offers.
Tell everyone what He has done in your life and
can do in theirs. He wants us to continue what He
began until He comes for us:
"And
he called his ten servants, and delivered them
ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I
come." (Luke 19:13)
"And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature." (Mark
16:15)
You can know that
you are saved and cannot lose your salvation.
Jesus Himself declared that salvation through Him
cannot be lost:
"And
I give unto them eternal life; and they shall
never perish, neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand." (John 10:28)
Our Heavenly
Father promises that once you have received His
Son as your Savior you are His forever:
"And
this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He
that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not
the Son of God hath not life. These things have I
written unto you that believe on the name of the
Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal
life, and that ye may believe on the name of the
Son of God." (1 John 5:11-13)
We're told not to
sin after being saved, but if we do, as
Christians we now have our Lord Jesus that speaks
to the Father on our behalf:
"My
little children, these things write I unto you,
that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous: And he is the propitiation for our
sins: and not for ours only, but also for the
sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:1-2)
When we sin after
being saved we should immediately confess our sin
to God, ask for forgiveness, and turn from our
sin. We don't lose our salvation when this
happens. We lose our fellowship with God for a
time, but not our relationship.
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