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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION TRAINING

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becomes a believer. His role is to lead, guide, direct, encourage, and

strengthen that individual to live a proper lifestyle. Once we have

accepted Christ as our Savior we must strive to live by his Spirit and

NOT our flesh, - Romans 8.

4. BAPTISM: PLACING A BELIEVER SPIRITUALLY INTHE BODY OF CHRIST

CENTRAL PASSAGE- ROMANS 6:4. “Therefore we are buried

with him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was

raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even

so we also should walk in the newness of life.”

The “Body of Christ” is a term given to the totality

of all believers in Christ. To baptize means to “place

into.” Technically to be baptized means to become a

member of the spiritual organism. - Romans 6:4-6

5. GROWTH: DEVELOPING THE BELIEVERS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

CENTRAL PASSAGE – ROMANS 12:1 “I beseech you therefore brethren,

by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a Iiving sacrifice,

holy; acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

Now that we have been regenerated, indwelt with the Holy Spirit,

and baptized into the Body of Christ, we must begin to live our life

according to the word of God. As Christians, though we remain in the

world we must separate ourselves from its sinful pleasures and those

things contrary to our new nature in Christ.

Although we are saved at the moment we admit that we are

sinners, and accept Jesus Christ as our savior, developing as a

Christian is a lifelong process. We should never get to a point

in our Christian journey when we become “SATISFIED” with our

relationship with GOD. Yet, we must continue to press to know

more of God, more of His message given through Jesus Christ,

and more of the comforting, guiding presence of the Holy Spirit.

WELL, HOWTHENAM I SAVED?

KNOWINGTHE ROMANROAD:

Understanding Key Steps in the SalvationProces

Romans 3:10,

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”

Romans 3:23,

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of

God.”

Romans 6:23,

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is

eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 10:9-10,

“That thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord

Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from