HOW?
HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO LIVE A PURE, HOLY, AND RIGHTEOUS LIFESTYLE, BOTH FILLED AND LED BY GOD, FUELED BY FAITH AND LOVE, ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: MATTHEW 6;33, EPHESIANS 4
INTRODUCTION VIDEO
SALVATION!
STEP 1. Start here..begin again...wipe the slate clean, also known as being SAVED!
...Simply put, SALVATION/Being SAVED is a gift from God. A person can recieve Gods gift of salvation because of Gods grace (unmerited favor), through Faith, not from our works.
The formula for Salvation is Confess+Believe+Recieve:
a. You are to Confess that Jesus is invited to be Lord of your life,, then become baptised in water as a public confession of your Faith.
b. You are to Believe that God sent Jesus Christ to die in your place becuase of Sin. You must also Believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and He is now seated in Heaven at the right hand of God.
c. When you ask for Gods spirit to come and dwell within you (yes His Spirit), then Recieve His Spirit, God will then make you Righteous, from further effort, then He will come into your heart/spirit and renew your spiritual self.
NOW WHAT?
RESOURCE!
STEP 2. This step is when we learn to live out our SALVATION, from developing the mindset of Salvation. This is where we seek to fully understand what's actually happeniing to us and why.
a. What? The What is we have become born again/a new creation
b. Why? To become one with God and Jesus
The process begins with developing God -like habits/ renewing your mind . The new habits/mindset is learned from participating in things that God has instituted i.e., praying, giving, serving, helping, worship, fasting, being still with God, seeking God, learning to listen to God, discovering your God given spiritual gift(s) and cultivating it, etc.
The process of learning these steps is referred to as "Obeying the Law of God." The Law of God a.k.a the habitual steps to leaning Gods way has not been done away with. Jesus Christ reveals to us, that the Law of God has been fulfilled, which means a person no longer has to follow religous steps without understanding its purpose.
The purpose of Gods Law is to reveal to us how to LOVE! We are to practice Gods Law of serving, giving, tithing, serving, praying, etc, UNTIL we have developed the mindset of LOVE towards God, others, and ourself.
Bottomline, God through Christ Jesus a.k.a the word of God, has created us as He is, in His image and lifeness. Salvation transition us from Gods image to learning how to walk in the fullness of God spirit after we have invted His spirit to dwell within us. After step #1, we have to complete the other steps to understand and develop the mindset of the new person/new creation He has now molded you into. Otherwise, the person will continue to behave, speak, and respond as others who are carnal/worldly minded, because they are influenced by the devil/satan, instead of being influenced by God.
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DISCIPLESHIP!
STEP 3. Putting it all together. After we learn the steps, next we must begin to apply what you have learned. Faith and change, hope and renewal, will be enforced through hearing Gods insprired word and application. This is where discipeship comes in. Discipleship is when a person(s) who is apointed/chosen by God through Jesus Christ will bear witness and be an example of Gods/Christ nature within a person. This person will share with you how to apply the Laws of God and mature into Love. They will also explain how to hear from and be led by Gods spirit, etc. You should also be placed into small groups with other beleiver/followers of Jesus to help sharpen one another for growth.
SUPPORT/DONATE!
STEP 4. GIVE/SUPPORT/SPONSOR/DONATE! This is a very important step, because it helps to further this work keeping people growing in God/Jesus and walking in love, amen!
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