A Guide for New Christians
Content gathered from: Way of the Master Radio – www.wayofthemasterradio.com Fish with Trish – www.fishwithtrish.com Growing in God with Candace - www.candacecameronbure.net Change Collegian Network – www.changeyourcampus.org Kirk Cameron’s autobiography Still Growing – www.kirkcameron.com
There is nothing more incredible than being born again. If you have been redeemed, Jesus Christ, the God-man, has purchased you with his own precious blood; your sin has been atoned for, and you have been adopted by God as his own child.
Assurance of Salvation As a new professing Christian, the very first thing we want to do is make sure you have assurance of salvation. “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you— unless, of course, you fail the test?” - 2 Corinthians 13:5 The way to get “assurance” of salvation is to obey this scripture by examining yourself to be certain you are “in the faith.” To do this you start with the Holy Law of God—The Ten Commandments. Here are just a few: • •
9th – “You shall not lie.” But isn’t it true that over the course of our lives we’ve told hundreds, if not thousands of lies? 8th – “You shall not steal.” There again, who of us can say we’ve never taken something that belonged to someone else. We may not have robbed a bank, but even taking something small counts as theft.