E 1.5.10 : WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO, FROM NOW ONWARDS, BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND, WITH A WHOLE HEART …
For experiencing a New Life by the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ & becoming a New Creation In Jesus Christ :
1.a. You ought to turn to God ( Repent )
By acknowledging Man’s Limitations & Repenting from Dead works. (Dead works : It refers to the works of the old nature, which deserve death and cause death. Spiritual death is separation from God, through trespasses and sins.
The dead works are those works that gain the whole world, but makes one lose their own soul. The dead works are those works that do not have or produce the fruit of the Spirit. The dead works are those that are done without faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ)
By Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and accepting the Gospel (for more details go to E15b – point #2)
By Confessing one’s sins / Confessing one’s Faith on God, His Word, Jesus ….
By Accepting / Receiving Jesus as your personal Saviour and Lord
1.b. You ought to do the following
Pray , Read the Bible , Learn to listen to God’s voice
Assemble / Fellowship with Saints (Go to a Church that does not limit /quench the works of the Holy Spirit), Start Tithing, Start serving even with small beginnings
Observe the two ordinances established by Christ :
– Adult Christian Immersion Water Baptism
– Holy Communion / Holy Eucharist / The Lord’s Table
Be a Witness in Word & in Deed
1.c. You ought to avoid
Idol worship / Worship of foreign Gods
Practicing Occult, Witchcraft, Magic ( cut off all contact with the Occult)
Adultery, Fornication
False religion / False teachers and false prophets / False brothers ( = Those who do not accept Jesus of Nazareth as Christ and as the Son of God; those who do not continue in the teaching of Christ and those who do not have the fruit of the Spirit. Matt 7: 15-20; Matt 24: 24; 1 John 4:1-3 & 15; 2 John 9-10 )
Cults ( Eg : Satanism, Jehovah Witness, Christian Science – Go to E15n – for some more details about Christian Cults, False prophets, …. )
1.d. You ought to know that
God loves you; & that the Jesus Christ you have received will enable you to become a new creation by His grace / has made you a new creation.
God is with you always & that your Faith will be tested
You can live a successful Christian Life through God’s Grace & mercies
1.e. You ought to have further
Holy Spirit Baptism
Fruit of the Spirit ; Gifts of the Spirit; Anointing of the Spirit
The Assurance of Forgiveness of sins / Salvation for the Countenance (Face) / Peace of God / Joy of the Lord
Why are you cast down, O my soul ? and why are you disquieted within me ? Hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 42 : 11
A Miracle from God : The miracle of making you born-again = making you God’s Child by the Word of God and through renewal of yourself by the Holy Spirit – by His Grace through Faith = To get you saved = To appropriate Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour = To accept Jesus Christ as your Lord