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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION TRAINING
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your life. As a Christian you must KNOW that you are now a part
of God’s army and that God’s Spirit and power which now live in
you will enable and equip you to defeat the powers of Satan.
If you KNOW who you are and WHO your source of
power is, Satan will never succeed in your life.
Listed are two important steps that will help reassure
you of your salvation and place in the Family of God:
1. SEEK CONFIRMATION IN THE SCRIPTURES.
When in doubt seek comfort and reassurance in the Word of God:
John 14:6 - “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh to the father, but by me.”
John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Romans 10:9 - “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God
has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
2. HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR PERSONAL TESTIMONY- NO ONE
KNOWS AS WELL AS YOU DO HOW GOOD GOD HAS BEEN TO YOU.
You KNOW that accepting Christ has changed and is
changing your life. Do not allow your enemies (Satan’s
employees) to tell you otherwise. If you are ever inclined
to doubt your testimony, think about the following:
a) What was my life like before I accepted Jesus Christ as my
personal Savior?
b) At what point did I respond to the conviction that I needed
Jesus Christ?
c) Since I have accepted Christ as Lord of
my life what has my life been like?
If your response to “a” is different than your
response to “c”, you have a TESTIMONY!
Old Nature Vs. New Nature
You have made life’s most important decision. You have trusted
the ownership p of your life to Jesus Christ. Your commitment
is based on your faith that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
and that He has the power to be Lord of your existence.
Now you are anxious to let Christ’s Lordship begin. The problem is
that there are two natures in you, and they are not getting along!
Scriptural Guides: