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A Crying in the Wilderness Ministry Teaching by Pastor Bob Paquet : 1 1 So You Really Think You Are A Christian Because You Go To A Church and Belong To A Denomination – What If You Are Not? A Crying in the Wilderness Ministry Teaching by Pastor Bob Paquet CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 King James Version (KJV)PowerPoint Presentation: 2 2 www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word MY DISCLAIMER (Adopted from: http://www.inthebeginning.com/ ) I agree with Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” I also believe that it is not necessary to reinvent the wheel. Therefore, I have taken much of this teaching from other sources which I have referenced. Modifications have been made to the original. I probably do not agree with everything that anyone has to say, nor have I ever totally agreed with anyone I have met in life. This probably includes you. And there probably isn't anyone out there who agrees with everything I believe or have to say either. I am not your spiritual father, teacher, and definitely not your Lord or the Holy Spirit, nor am I your priest (See Matt23:8-10, Heb3:1, 1Peter2:9, etc). If I only referenced sources that I considered perfect, then I probably wouldn't be able to reference any, including my own. Now that I have said that, I do believe there is truth to be found in every teaching I do. It is up to you and the Holy Spirit in you to discern what is good, and to ponder or reject the rest. So, that is all I have to say about that, thus ending my disclaimer. Nuf SedSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 3 3 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Information for this presentation was obtained from the following sources: What is a Christian? Christian Desk Copyright © 2000 bibledesk.com and Gospel Truth Publishing—copied with written permission. http://www.bibledesk.com/Documents/Christian_Desk.htm Some Images: UponThisRock.com The Coolest Christian Graphics on the WebSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 4 4 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible WordSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 5 5 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word RELIGION VS RELATIONSHIP Religion: A whole lot of man made rules and regulations to control people Relationship: An intimate personal encounter where all things are shared nothing is hidden. Quality time is spent with one another. Care and love is freely given and received. Trust and faithfulness are always present. There is no fear only mutual respect and love.So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 6 6 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOING TO CHURCH DOES NOT MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN IF YOU GO INTO A GARAGE IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A CARSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 7 7 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word THREE ABSOLUTE TRUTHS The longer you stay here the older you get. If you live long enough you do not get out of this alive. (Rapture may be the exception) 3. The death rate in this area is 100% WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS TRUE?So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 8 8 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word VIEWPOINTS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN 1. There is the unbiblical viewpoint which is held by most people. 2. Then there is the biblical viewpoint. The two are much different. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 9 9 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT In the opinion of many, a Christian is a person that goes to a Christian church. This can often include cults. If a person is a Roman Catholic, Protestant, or some other denomination that preaches Christ, they consider themselves as a Christian and others also think of them likewise. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 10 10 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT The term born-again has become so distorted that the biblical meaning is only understood by a few. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 11 11 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT Many Christian churches are now teaching doctrines that are a long way from biblical truth. Everything from doctrines of: great prosperity - worldly psychology worldly pleasures – gambling laughing - touching a certain object to be healed give us your money in exchange for a miracle "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 12 12 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT The fear of God, God’s wrath, God’s judgment, repentance, obeying the Bible, the Revelation, Bible prophecy, and the pre-Tribulation Rapture are seldom taught in most churches anymore. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 13 13 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT When have you ever heard a minister say at a funeral that the person was now in hell? Don’t they usually say, "The person is now in heaven or in a better place?" The sad fact is the Bible tells us the number of people that inherit eternal life is only a few.. Mat 7:14-BECAUSE STRAIT IS THE GATE, AND NARROW IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE, AND FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT . Isa 54:1-FOR MORE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE DESOLATE THAN THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIED WIFE, SAITH THE LORD. Gal 4:27-FOR THE DESOLATE HATH MANY MORE CHILDREN THAN SHE WHICH HATH AN HUSBAND. More are the children of the devil than the children of Jesus. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 14 14 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT WHAT IS A REAL CHRISTIAN? The word Christian or Christians is mentioned in the Bible 3 times. Acts 26:28-THEN AGRIPPA SAID UNTO PAUL, ALMOST THOU PERSUADEST ME TO BE A CHRISTIAN. 1 Pe 4:16-YET IF ANY MAN SUFFER AS A CHRISTIAN, LET HIM NOT BE ASHAMED; BUT LET HIM GLORIFY GOD ON THIS BEHALF. Acts 11:26-AND WHEN HE HAD FOUND HIM, HE BROUGHT HIM UNTO ANTIOCH. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT A WHOLE YEAR THEY ASSEMBLED THEMSELVES WITH THE CHURCH, AND TAUGHT MUCH PEOPLE. AND THE DISCIPLES WERE CALLED CHRISTIANS FIRST IN ANTIOCH. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 15 15 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It could be said that to understand what a Christian is according to the Scriptures and in the eyes of God, certain words or phrases need to be understood. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 16 16 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN Born-again. Comes to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone by faith. The Christ the person comes to must be the Christ outlined in the Scriptures not some other Christ. Jesus is DEITY. He is God. He is the middle Person of the Godhead—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Converted to Christ not to a church or denominational teaching and childlike toward correction from God’s Word. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 17 17 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 5. Disciple 6. Doer of the Word 7. Evidence of fruit (or Christlike attitude). "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 18 18 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 8. Grace 9. Humbleness—pride repented of 10. BELIEVE: Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten Son, born of the virgin Mary, died on Calvary, rose from the dead, ascended up to heaven and now sits on the right hand of God the Father in heaven, making intercession for the saints "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 19 19 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 11. Obedience to God’s Word 12. Obey God’s commandments 13. Personal relationship with Jesus Christ 14. Repented "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 20 20 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN ONLY AFTER REPENTING AND COMING TO CHRIST BY FAITH THEN that person—who has already put their trust in Christ and Christ alone as their only hope of salvation—that person is under the command to be baptized by full immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. IF A PERSON IS TRULY BORN-AGAIN, THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS INSIDE THAT PERSON. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 21 21 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN IN ORDER TO BE SAVED, A PERSON MUST COME TO JESUS CHRIST AND JESUS CHRIST ALONE BY FAITH. It is written: Acts 4:12-NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER: FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED . Eph 2:8-FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 22 22 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN THE CHRIST MUST BE THE CHRIST OUTLINED IN THE SCRIPTURES NOT SOME OTHER CHRIST. JESUS IS DEITY. HE IS GOD. It is written: It is written: Lk 24:44-...THAT ALL THINGS MUST BE FULFILLED, WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN THE LAW OF MOSES, AND IN THE PROPHETS, AND IN THE PSALMS, CONCERNING ME. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 23 23 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN JESUS IS DEITY. HE IS GOD. Jn 1:1, 14-IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD , AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD , AND THE WORD (which is Jesus) WAS GOD. AND THE WORD (which is Jesus) WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH. Jesus is God. It is by Him that all things were created . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 24 24 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN HE IS THE MIDDLE PERSON OF THE GODHEAD—GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. It is written: I Jn 5:7-FOR THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER , THE WORD (which is Jesus), AND THE HOLY GHOST : AND THESE THREE ARE ONE "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 25 http://www.christianity.com/Christian%20Foundations/The%20Essentials/11541516/ 25 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON MUST BE CONVERTED TO CHRIST, NOT TO A CHURCH OR DENOMINATIONAL TEACHING. An inner change needs to take place. It is written: 1 Cor 3:3,4-OR YE ARE YET CARNAL: FOR WHEREAS THERE IS AMONG YOU ENVYING, AND STRIFE, AND DIVISIONS , ARE YE NOT CARNAL, AND WALK AS MEN? FOR WHILE ONE SAITH, I AM OF PAUL ; AND ANOTHER, I AM OF APOLLOS ; ARE YE NOT CARNAL? It may be said, I am a Catholic, I am a Baptist, I am a Presbyterian, etc. Are ye not carnal or worldly? Mt 18:3-VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, EXCEPT YE BE CONVERTED (the conversion must be to Christ, not a denomination, theology, or church). It is written: Acts 3:19-REPENT YE THEREFORE, AND BE CONVERTED. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 26 26 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO BE CHILDLIKE TOWARD CORRECTION FROM GOD’S WORD. It is written: Mt 18:3-AND BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN (which means as a little child receives correction from his earthly father, so a person converted to Christ must become like a little child in receiving correction from God’s Word). If this conversion and childlike attitude does not take place, the verse is very clear—YE SHALL NOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Note it says, little child. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 27 27 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON MUST REPENT It is written: Lk 13:3-I TELL YOU, NAY: BUT, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH. To put it very bluntly, most people have never repented of their sins. Most don't even understand what repentance even is. Some don't even believe they sin at all. Sadly, most people will perish. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 28 28 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO HUMBLE THEMSELVES. PRIDE NEEDS TO BE REPENTED OF It is written: Ja 4:6-GOD RESISTETH THE PROUD, BUT GIVETH GRACE UNTO THE HUMBLE. Mk 7:21-22-FOR FROM WITHIN, OUT OF THE HEART OF MEN, PROCEED EVIL THOUGHTS, ADULTERIES, FORNICATIONS, MURDERS, THEFTS, COVETOUSNESS, WICKEDNESS, DECEIT, LASCIVIOUSNESS, AN EVIL EYE, BLASPHEMY, PRIDE , FOOLISHNESS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 29 29 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word ONLY BY GOD’S GRACE CAN A PERSON BE SAVED It is written: Eph 2:8-10-FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH ; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES : IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 30 30 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word ONLY AFTER REPENTING AND COMING TO CHRIST BY FAITH THEN that person—who has already put their trust in Christ and Christ alone as their only hope of salvation and has repented—that person is under the command to be baptized by full immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Sprinkling and infant baptism is no baptism at all. It is man’s way, not God’s way. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 31 31 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It is written: Ro 6:4-THEREFORE WE ARE BURIED WITH HIM BY BAPTISM (or buried…by water) 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 NEWNESS OF LIFE. Col 2:12- BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM (or buried…in water), WHEREIN ALSO YE ARE RISEN WITH HIM THROUGH THE FAITH OF THE OPERATION OF GOD, WHO HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 32 32 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word There is no water baptism if a person does not believe, for how can a person be baptized into one in whom they don't believe? A person cannot be baptized into one in whom they don't believe. First a person believes in Jesus with all their heart. Mk 16:16-HE THAT BELIEVETH (note this is first) AND IS BAPTIZED (note this comes after) SHALL BE SAVED; BUT HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT SHALL BE DAMNED. It is written: Gal 3:27-FOR AS MANY OF YOU AS HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST HAVE PUT ON CHRIST. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 33 33 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON IS TO REPENT AND THEN GET BAPTIZED It is written: Acts 2:37-38-NOW WHEN THEY HEARD THIS, THEY WERE PRICKED IN THEIR HEART, AND SAID UNTO PETER AND TO THE REST OF THE APOSTLES, MEN AND BRETHREN, WHAT SHALL WE DO ? THEN PETER SAID UNTO THEM, REPENT (note this is first), AND BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU…(this is second). IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. Water baptism is to be done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; as it is written: Mt 28:19-GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER , AND OF THE SON , AND OF THE HOLY GHOST . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 34 34 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word IF A PERSON IS TRULY BORN-AGAIN, THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS INSIDE THAT PERSON . IF A PERSON DOES NOT HAVE THE HOLY GHOST, THEY CANNOT BE SAVED. It is written: Ro 8:9 - BUT YE ARE NOT IN THE FLESH, BUT IN THE SPIRIT, IF SO BE THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELL IN YOU . NOW IF ANY MAN HAVE NOT THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, HE IS NONE OF HIS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 35 35 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word TO BE BLUNT, IF ANY MAN DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD,HE IS NOT SAVED AND WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN. Ro 8:10-11-AND IF CHRIST BE IN YOU , THE BODY IS DEAD BECAUSE OF SIN; BUT THE SPIRIT IS LIFE BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. BUT IF THE SPIRIT OF HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD DWELL IN YOU , HE THAT RAISED UP CHRIST FROM THE DEAD SHALL ALSO QUICKEN YOUR MORTAL BODIES BY HIS SPIRIT THAT DWELLETH IN YOU . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 36 36 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Ro 5:5-THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US . 1 Cor 3:16-…THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLETH IN YOU ? 1 Cor 6:19-WHAT? KNOW YE NOT THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS IN YOU , WHICH YE HAVE OF GOD, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? 2 Tim 1:14-…THE HOLY GHOST WHICH DWELLETH IN US . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 37 37 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word EVIDENCE OF THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY GHOST If a person does have the Holy Ghost, there should be evidence. One evidence is a desire to read and study God’s Word. It is written: 1 Pe 2:2-3-AS NEWBORN BABES (a person that has just become born-again), DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD, THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY. A person that has the Spirit of God, a person that is truly born-again has a desire for the Word of God so that they may grow in wisdom, knowledge of God, and faith. Faith only comes from God’s Word-ref Ro 10:17. A person cannot have more faith than they have knowledge and understanding from God’s Word. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 38 38 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word That desire is like a newborn baby desiring milk. If a newborn baby does not receive nourishment, it will die. If a newborn Christian does not receive nourishment from God’s Word, he will die. The verse continues: IF SO BE YE HAVE TASTED THAT THE LORD IS GRACIOUS. If the person has truly been saved that desire for God’s Word will be present. It is written: 2 Tim 2:15-STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 39 39 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Another evidence that the person is truly saved and has the Spirit of God is a childlike attitude toward correction from God’s Word as we have already covered. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 40 40 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Another evidence is the fruit of the Spirit of God begins to come forth. A new attitude begins to emerge. As a person learns from God’s Word, a more Christ like attitude begins to surface, and the old worldly attitude begins to fade. Depending on a person’s heart, this can happen faster in some and slower in others. It can also happen faster in a person that spends much time in God’s Word and obeys it. A person that spends very little time in God’s Word and makes lots of excuses may grow at a very slow pace or even backslide. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 41 41 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It is written in Gal 5:22-24-BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE: AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW. AND THEY THAT ARE CHRIST'S HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH THE AFFECTIONS AND LUSTS. Gal 5:22-24 NIV-BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND SELF-CONTROL. AGAINST SUCH THINGS THERE IS NO LAW. THOSE WHO BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS HAVE CRUCIFIED THE SINFUL NATURE WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 42 42 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO BELIEVE CORRECTLY JESUS CHRIST IS GOD’S ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY, DIED ON CALVARY, ROSE FROM THE DEAD, ASCENDED UP TO HEAVEN AND NOW SITS ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER IN HEAVEN, MAKING INTERCESSION FOR THE SAINTS. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 43 43 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO DO WHAT GOD’S WORD SAYS Ja 1:22-BUT BE YE DOERS OF THE WORD , AND NOT HEARERS ONLY, DECEIVING YOUR OWN SELVES . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 44 44 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO OBEY GOD’S WORD It is written: Acts 5:32-AND WE ARE HIS WITNESSES OF THESE THINGS; AND SO IS ALSO THE HOLY GHOST, WHOM GOD HATH GIVEN TO THEM THAT OBEY HIM . Obey God’s Word. Heb 5:9-AND BEING MADE PERFECT, HE BECAME THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION UNTO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM . Obey God’s Word "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 45 45 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO KEEP GOD’S COMMANDMENTS It is written: Jn 15:10-IF YE KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS , YE SHALL ABIDE IN MY LOVE; EVEN AS I HAVE KEPT MY FATHER'S COMMANDMENTS, AND ABIDE IN HIS LOVE. Jn 14:15-IF YE LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission.“So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 46 46 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM A person that only talks to his wife 5 minutes a day, does not have much of a relationship with her. A person that spends only 5 minutes in Bible study and prayer a day, does not have much of a relationship with Christ. 1 Jn 5:20-AND WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW HIM THAT IS TRUE, AND WE ARE IN HIM THAT IS TRUE, EVEN IN HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 47 47 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM Heb 10:30-FOR WE KNOW HIM … Jn 14:17-EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH; WHOM THE WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE, BECAUSE IT SEETH HIM NOT, NEITHER KNOWETH HIM: BUT YE KNOW HIM ; FOR HE DWELLETH WITH YOU, AND SHALL BE IN YOU. 1 Jn 2:4-HE THAT SAITH, I KNOW HIM , AND KEEPETH NOT HIS COMMANDMENTS, IS A LIAR, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN HIM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 48 48 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM 1 Jn 2:3-AND HEREBY WE DO KNOW THAT WE KNOW HIM , IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. Phil 3:8-13-YEA DOUBTLESS, AND I COUNT ALL THINGS BUT LOSS FOR THE EXCELLENCY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS MY LORD : FOR WHOM I HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF ALL THINGS, AND DO COUNT THEM BUT DUNG, THAT I MAY WIN CHRIST, AND BE FOUND IN HIM, NOT HAVING MINE OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH IS OF THE LAW, BUT THAT WHICH IS THROUGH THE FAITH OF CHRIST , THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF GOD BY FAITH : "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 49 49 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word THAT I MAY KNOW HIM , AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, BEING MADE CONFORMABLE UNTO HIS DEATH; IF BY ANY MEANS I MIGHT ATTAIN UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED, EITHER WERE ALREADY PERFECT: BUT I FOLLOW AFTER, IF THAT I MAY APPREHEND THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I AM APPREHENDED OF CHRIST JESUS. BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED: BUT THIS ONE THING I DO, FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND REACHING FORTH UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE ... "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 50 50 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1. Now after reading God’s Word, which kind of Christian are you? Do you call yourself a Christian simply because you go to a church that teaches from the Bible and teaches about Christ? Do you simply call yourself a Christian because you sing in a choir or teach Sunday school? Do you call yourself a Christian because you stand behind a pulpit on Sunday? Hell has many such people. In the opinion of many, a Christian is a person that goes to a Christian church. This can often include cults. If someone is a Roman Catholic, Protestant, or some other denomination that preaches Christ, they consider themselves a Christian and others also think of them likewise. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 51 51 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 2. Or are you a true born-again Christian according to God’s Word? It is written: 2 Cor 13:5-EXAMINE YOURSELVES, WHETHER YE BE IN THE FAITH; PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES. KNOW YE NOT YOUR OWN SELVES, HOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS IN YOU, EXCEPT YE BE REPROBATES? Are you on fire for Jesus, 7 days a week, or is He someone you only think about on Sunday? Is Jesus the center of your life, or is the world and your own self-interests the center of your life? Most believe they are a true Christian not because of God’s Word but because of their own distorted, unbiblical beliefs. Can you be truthful with yourself on this subject? Most people think they are saved, yet the Bible tells us that only a few go to heaven. Which are you according to God’s Word? "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 52 52 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word IT IS GOD’S WORD, NOT YOUR EMOTIONS THAT WILL JUDGE YOU AT THE JUDGMENT. It is written: Jn 12:48-HE THAT REJECTETH ME, AND RECEIVETH NOT MY WORDS, HATH ONE THAT JUDGETH HIM: THE WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN, THE SAME SHALL JUDGE HIM IN THE LAST DAY. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 53 53 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word YOU ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY MUST BE BORN-AGAIN ACCORDING TO GOD’S WORD, OR YOU WILL PERISH. It is written: Jn 3:3-JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN , HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD . Jn 1:13-BORN NOT OF BLOOD, NOR OF THE WILL OF THE FLESH, NOR OF THE WILL OF MAN, BUT OF GOD. 1 Pe 1:23-BEING BORN AGAIN , NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED, BUT OF INCORRUPTIBLE, BY THE WORD OF GOD WHICH LIVETH AND ABIDETH FOREVER. 1 Jn 2:29-IF YE KNOW THAT HE IS RIGHTEOUS, YE KNOW THAT EVERYONE THAT DOETH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BORN OF HIM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 54 54 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 3:8-10-HE THAT COMMITTETH SIN IS OF THE DEVIL; FOR THE DEVIL SINNETH FROM THE BEGINNING. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL. WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD DOTH NOT COMMIT SIN; FOR HIS SEED REMAINETH IN HIM: AND HE CANNOT SIN, BECAUSE HE IS BORN OF GOD. IN THIS THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE MANIFEST, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL: WHOSOEVER DOETH NOT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS NOT OF GOD, NEITHER HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 55 55 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 5:18-WE KNOW THAT WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD SINNETH NOT; BUT HE THAT IS BEGOTTEN OF GOD KEEPETH HIMSELF, AND THAT WICKED ONE TOUCHETH HIM NOT. 1 Pe 2:2-AS NEWBORN BABES, DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD, THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY. Gal 6:15-FOR IN CHRIST JESUS NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH ANY THING, NOR UNCIRCUMCISION, BUT A NEW CREATURE "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 56 56 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A true Christian is not one that calls himself a Christian. A true Christian is one that has been born-again according to the Word of God, which shall judge him. A true Christian’s actions should bear witness that he has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, not according to what people think, but according to the Word of God. Question—What type of Christian are you? Examine yourself by God’s Word to see. Are you a true Christian, a disciple of God’s Word, a saint in the eyes of God through faith in Jesus Christ, or are you only a nominal Christian? "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 57 57 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word May we leave you with these words regarding the things you speak. Is your conversation as a Christian's ought to be? It is written: Col 4:6-LET YOUR SPEECH BE ALWAY WITH GRACE, SEASONED WITH SALT, THAT YE MAY KNOW HOW YE OUGHT TO ANSWER EVERY MAN. . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 58 58 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word OR IS YOUR CONVERSATION CENTERED IN THE WORLD as it is written: Jn 3:31… HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH IS EARTHLY, AND SPEAKETH OF THE EARTH . A worldly, carnal person, their conversation is not centered on Jesus—but on the world. The carnal, worldly person has their conversation, Eph 2:3-IN THE LUSTS OF (their) FLESH, FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND OF THE MIND; AND (are) BY NATURE THE CHILDREN OF WRATH, EVEN AS OTHERS. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 59 59 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 4:5-THEY ARE OF THE WORLD: THEREFORE SPEAK THEY OF THE WORLD , AND THE WORLD HEARETH THEM. Phil 3:19-20-(Their) END IS DESTRUCTION, WHOSE GOD IS THEIR BELLY, AND WHOSE GLORY IS IN THEIR SHAME, WHO MIND EARTHLY THINGS .) FOR OUR CONVERSATION (the conversation of a true born-again Christian) IS IN HEAVEN; FROM WHENCE ALSO WE LOOK FOR THE SAVIOUR, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 60 60 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? The word “Christian” has lost much of its meaning in our culture. It means “Christ in one.” As you communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ, this is what God expects of a Christian: He expects us to GROW (2 Thess. 1:3; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18). He expects is to GO (Mark 5:19; Luke 14:23; Acts 1:8). He expects us to GLOW (Matt. 5:16; Luke 8:16; Phil. 2:15). He expects us to SOW (Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-8; Psalm 12:6-8). He expects us to SHOW (Psalm 91:1-2; Luke 8:39; 1 Peter 2:9). He expects us to KNOW (1 John 5:13; 2 Cor. 5:1; 2 Tim 3:1-5). "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 61 61 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? 1. A Changed Person (Acts 11:26) a. changed in thought and action b. converted from the old to something new 2. A Committed Person (Acts 26:28) a. one who has made a definite choice for God in Jesus Christ b. a definite commitment c. a dedication to the Kingdom of God 3. A Challenged Person (1 Peter 4:16) a. challenged to serve others b. challenged to “save” others c. challenged to witness.” "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 62 62 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 63 63 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible WordSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 64 64 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word NOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD AND SEEN WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE SEEK THE HOLY SPIRIT You do not have the permission to view this presentation. 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A Crying in the Wilderness Ministry Teaching by Pastor Bob Paquet : 1 1 So You Really Think You Are A Christian Because You Go To A Church and Belong To A Denomination – What If You Are Not? A Crying in the Wilderness Ministry Teaching by Pastor Bob Paquet CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 King James Version (KJV)PowerPoint Presentation: 2 2 www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word MY DISCLAIMER (Adopted from: http://www.inthebeginning.com/ ) I agree with Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” I also believe that it is not necessary to reinvent the wheel. Therefore, I have taken much of this teaching from other sources which I have referenced. Modifications have been made to the original. I probably do not agree with everything that anyone has to say, nor have I ever totally agreed with anyone I have met in life. This probably includes you. And there probably isn't anyone out there who agrees with everything I believe or have to say either. I am not your spiritual father, teacher, and definitely not your Lord or the Holy Spirit, nor am I your priest (See Matt23:8-10, Heb3:1, 1Peter2:9, etc). If I only referenced sources that I considered perfect, then I probably wouldn't be able to reference any, including my own. Now that I have said that, I do believe there is truth to be found in every teaching I do. It is up to you and the Holy Spirit in you to discern what is good, and to ponder or reject the rest. So, that is all I have to say about that, thus ending my disclaimer. Nuf SedSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 3 3 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Information for this presentation was obtained from the following sources: What is a Christian? Christian Desk Copyright © 2000 bibledesk.com and Gospel Truth Publishing—copied with written permission. http://www.bibledesk.com/Documents/Christian_Desk.htm Some Images: UponThisRock.com The Coolest Christian Graphics on the WebSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 4 4 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible WordSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 5 5 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word RELIGION VS RELATIONSHIP Religion: A whole lot of man made rules and regulations to control people Relationship: An intimate personal encounter where all things are shared nothing is hidden. Quality time is spent with one another. Care and love is freely given and received. Trust and faithfulness are always present. There is no fear only mutual respect and love.So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 6 6 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOING TO CHURCH DOES NOT MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN IF YOU GO INTO A GARAGE IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A CARSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 7 7 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word THREE ABSOLUTE TRUTHS The longer you stay here the older you get. If you live long enough you do not get out of this alive. (Rapture may be the exception) 3. The death rate in this area is 100% WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS TRUE?So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 8 8 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word VIEWPOINTS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN 1. There is the unbiblical viewpoint which is held by most people. 2. Then there is the biblical viewpoint. The two are much different. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 9 9 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT In the opinion of many, a Christian is a person that goes to a Christian church. This can often include cults. If a person is a Roman Catholic, Protestant, or some other denomination that preaches Christ, they consider themselves as a Christian and others also think of them likewise. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 10 10 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT The term born-again has become so distorted that the biblical meaning is only understood by a few. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 11 11 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT Many Christian churches are now teaching doctrines that are a long way from biblical truth. Everything from doctrines of: great prosperity - worldly psychology worldly pleasures – gambling laughing - touching a certain object to be healed give us your money in exchange for a miracle "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 12 12 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT The fear of God, God’s wrath, God’s judgment, repentance, obeying the Bible, the Revelation, Bible prophecy, and the pre-Tribulation Rapture are seldom taught in most churches anymore. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 13 13 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word UNBIBLICAL VIEWPOINT When have you ever heard a minister say at a funeral that the person was now in hell? Don’t they usually say, "The person is now in heaven or in a better place?" The sad fact is the Bible tells us the number of people that inherit eternal life is only a few.. Mat 7:14-BECAUSE STRAIT IS THE GATE, AND NARROW IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE, AND FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT . Isa 54:1-FOR MORE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE DESOLATE THAN THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIED WIFE, SAITH THE LORD. Gal 4:27-FOR THE DESOLATE HATH MANY MORE CHILDREN THAN SHE WHICH HATH AN HUSBAND. More are the children of the devil than the children of Jesus. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 14 14 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT WHAT IS A REAL CHRISTIAN? The word Christian or Christians is mentioned in the Bible 3 times. Acts 26:28-THEN AGRIPPA SAID UNTO PAUL, ALMOST THOU PERSUADEST ME TO BE A CHRISTIAN. 1 Pe 4:16-YET IF ANY MAN SUFFER AS A CHRISTIAN, LET HIM NOT BE ASHAMED; BUT LET HIM GLORIFY GOD ON THIS BEHALF. Acts 11:26-AND WHEN HE HAD FOUND HIM, HE BROUGHT HIM UNTO ANTIOCH. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT A WHOLE YEAR THEY ASSEMBLED THEMSELVES WITH THE CHURCH, AND TAUGHT MUCH PEOPLE. AND THE DISCIPLES WERE CALLED CHRISTIANS FIRST IN ANTIOCH. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 15 15 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It could be said that to understand what a Christian is according to the Scriptures and in the eyes of God, certain words or phrases need to be understood. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 16 16 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN Born-again. Comes to Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone by faith. The Christ the person comes to must be the Christ outlined in the Scriptures not some other Christ. Jesus is DEITY. He is God. He is the middle Person of the Godhead—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Converted to Christ not to a church or denominational teaching and childlike toward correction from God’s Word. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 17 17 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 5. Disciple 6. Doer of the Word 7. Evidence of fruit (or Christlike attitude). "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 18 18 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 8. Grace 9. Humbleness—pride repented of 10. BELIEVE: Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten Son, born of the virgin Mary, died on Calvary, rose from the dead, ascended up to heaven and now sits on the right hand of God the Father in heaven, making intercession for the saints "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 19 19 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN 11. Obedience to God’s Word 12. Obey God’s commandments 13. Personal relationship with Jesus Christ 14. Repented "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 20 20 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN ONLY AFTER REPENTING AND COMING TO CHRIST BY FAITH THEN that person—who has already put their trust in Christ and Christ alone as their only hope of salvation—that person is under the command to be baptized by full immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. IF A PERSON IS TRULY BORN-AGAIN, THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS INSIDE THAT PERSON. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 21 21 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN IN ORDER TO BE SAVED, A PERSON MUST COME TO JESUS CHRIST AND JESUS CHRIST ALONE BY FAITH. It is written: Acts 4:12-NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER: FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED . Eph 2:8-FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 22 22 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN THE CHRIST MUST BE THE CHRIST OUTLINED IN THE SCRIPTURES NOT SOME OTHER CHRIST. JESUS IS DEITY. HE IS GOD. It is written: It is written: Lk 24:44-...THAT ALL THINGS MUST BE FULFILLED, WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN THE LAW OF MOSES, AND IN THE PROPHETS, AND IN THE PSALMS, CONCERNING ME. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 23 23 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN JESUS IS DEITY. HE IS GOD. Jn 1:1, 14-IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD , AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD , AND THE WORD (which is Jesus) WAS GOD. AND THE WORD (which is Jesus) WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH. Jesus is God. It is by Him that all things were created . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 24 24 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word SCRIPTURES WHICH DESCRIBE A REAL CHRISTIAN HE IS THE MIDDLE PERSON OF THE GODHEAD—GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. It is written: I Jn 5:7-FOR THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER , THE WORD (which is Jesus), AND THE HOLY GHOST : AND THESE THREE ARE ONE "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 25 http://www.christianity.com/Christian%20Foundations/The%20Essentials/11541516/ 25 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON MUST BE CONVERTED TO CHRIST, NOT TO A CHURCH OR DENOMINATIONAL TEACHING. An inner change needs to take place. It is written: 1 Cor 3:3,4-OR YE ARE YET CARNAL: FOR WHEREAS THERE IS AMONG YOU ENVYING, AND STRIFE, AND DIVISIONS , ARE YE NOT CARNAL, AND WALK AS MEN? FOR WHILE ONE SAITH, I AM OF PAUL ; AND ANOTHER, I AM OF APOLLOS ; ARE YE NOT CARNAL? It may be said, I am a Catholic, I am a Baptist, I am a Presbyterian, etc. Are ye not carnal or worldly? Mt 18:3-VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, EXCEPT YE BE CONVERTED (the conversion must be to Christ, not a denomination, theology, or church). It is written: Acts 3:19-REPENT YE THEREFORE, AND BE CONVERTED. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 26 26 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO BE CHILDLIKE TOWARD CORRECTION FROM GOD’S WORD. It is written: Mt 18:3-AND BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN (which means as a little child receives correction from his earthly father, so a person converted to Christ must become like a little child in receiving correction from God’s Word). If this conversion and childlike attitude does not take place, the verse is very clear—YE SHALL NOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Note it says, little child. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 27 27 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON MUST REPENT It is written: Lk 13:3-I TELL YOU, NAY: BUT, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH. To put it very bluntly, most people have never repented of their sins. Most don't even understand what repentance even is. Some don't even believe they sin at all. Sadly, most people will perish. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 28 28 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO HUMBLE THEMSELVES. PRIDE NEEDS TO BE REPENTED OF It is written: Ja 4:6-GOD RESISTETH THE PROUD, BUT GIVETH GRACE UNTO THE HUMBLE. Mk 7:21-22-FOR FROM WITHIN, OUT OF THE HEART OF MEN, PROCEED EVIL THOUGHTS, ADULTERIES, FORNICATIONS, MURDERS, THEFTS, COVETOUSNESS, WICKEDNESS, DECEIT, LASCIVIOUSNESS, AN EVIL EYE, BLASPHEMY, PRIDE , FOOLISHNESS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 29 29 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word ONLY BY GOD’S GRACE CAN A PERSON BE SAVED It is written: Eph 2:8-10-FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH ; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES : IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 30 30 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word ONLY AFTER REPENTING AND COMING TO CHRIST BY FAITH THEN that person—who has already put their trust in Christ and Christ alone as their only hope of salvation and has repented—that person is under the command to be baptized by full immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Sprinkling and infant baptism is no baptism at all. It is man’s way, not God’s way. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 31 31 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It is written: Ro 6:4-THEREFORE WE ARE BURIED WITH HIM BY BAPTISM (or buried…by water) 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 NEWNESS OF LIFE. Col 2:12- BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM (or buried…in water), WHEREIN ALSO YE ARE RISEN WITH HIM THROUGH THE FAITH OF THE OPERATION OF GOD, WHO HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 32 32 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word There is no water baptism if a person does not believe, for how can a person be baptized into one in whom they don't believe? A person cannot be baptized into one in whom they don't believe. First a person believes in Jesus with all their heart. Mk 16:16-HE THAT BELIEVETH (note this is first) AND IS BAPTIZED (note this comes after) SHALL BE SAVED; BUT HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT SHALL BE DAMNED. It is written: Gal 3:27-FOR AS MANY OF YOU AS HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST HAVE PUT ON CHRIST. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 33 33 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON IS TO REPENT AND THEN GET BAPTIZED It is written: Acts 2:37-38-NOW WHEN THEY HEARD THIS, THEY WERE PRICKED IN THEIR HEART, AND SAID UNTO PETER AND TO THE REST OF THE APOSTLES, MEN AND BRETHREN, WHAT SHALL WE DO ? THEN PETER SAID UNTO THEM, REPENT (note this is first), AND BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU…(this is second). IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. Water baptism is to be done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; as it is written: Mt 28:19-GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER , AND OF THE SON , AND OF THE HOLY GHOST . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 34 34 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word IF A PERSON IS TRULY BORN-AGAIN, THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS INSIDE THAT PERSON . IF A PERSON DOES NOT HAVE THE HOLY GHOST, THEY CANNOT BE SAVED. It is written: Ro 8:9 - BUT YE ARE NOT IN THE FLESH, BUT IN THE SPIRIT, IF SO BE THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELL IN YOU . NOW IF ANY MAN HAVE NOT THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, HE IS NONE OF HIS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 35 35 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word TO BE BLUNT, IF ANY MAN DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD,HE IS NOT SAVED AND WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN. Ro 8:10-11-AND IF CHRIST BE IN YOU , THE BODY IS DEAD BECAUSE OF SIN; BUT THE SPIRIT IS LIFE BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. BUT IF THE SPIRIT OF HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD DWELL IN YOU , HE THAT RAISED UP CHRIST FROM THE DEAD SHALL ALSO QUICKEN YOUR MORTAL BODIES BY HIS SPIRIT THAT DWELLETH IN YOU . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 36 36 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Ro 5:5-THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US . 1 Cor 3:16-…THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLETH IN YOU ? 1 Cor 6:19-WHAT? KNOW YE NOT THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS IN YOU , WHICH YE HAVE OF GOD, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? 2 Tim 1:14-…THE HOLY GHOST WHICH DWELLETH IN US . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 37 37 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word EVIDENCE OF THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY GHOST If a person does have the Holy Ghost, there should be evidence. One evidence is a desire to read and study God’s Word. It is written: 1 Pe 2:2-3-AS NEWBORN BABES (a person that has just become born-again), DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD, THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY. A person that has the Spirit of God, a person that is truly born-again has a desire for the Word of God so that they may grow in wisdom, knowledge of God, and faith. Faith only comes from God’s Word-ref Ro 10:17. A person cannot have more faith than they have knowledge and understanding from God’s Word. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 38 38 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word That desire is like a newborn baby desiring milk. If a newborn baby does not receive nourishment, it will die. If a newborn Christian does not receive nourishment from God’s Word, he will die. The verse continues: IF SO BE YE HAVE TASTED THAT THE LORD IS GRACIOUS. If the person has truly been saved that desire for God’s Word will be present. It is written: 2 Tim 2:15-STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 39 39 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Another evidence that the person is truly saved and has the Spirit of God is a childlike attitude toward correction from God’s Word as we have already covered. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 40 40 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word Another evidence is the fruit of the Spirit of God begins to come forth. A new attitude begins to emerge. As a person learns from God’s Word, a more Christ like attitude begins to surface, and the old worldly attitude begins to fade. Depending on a person’s heart, this can happen faster in some and slower in others. It can also happen faster in a person that spends much time in God’s Word and obeys it. A person that spends very little time in God’s Word and makes lots of excuses may grow at a very slow pace or even backslide. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 41 41 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word It is written in Gal 5:22-24-BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE: AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW. AND THEY THAT ARE CHRIST'S HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH THE AFFECTIONS AND LUSTS. Gal 5:22-24 NIV-BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND SELF-CONTROL. AGAINST SUCH THINGS THERE IS NO LAW. THOSE WHO BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS HAVE CRUCIFIED THE SINFUL NATURE WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 42 42 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO BELIEVE CORRECTLY JESUS CHRIST IS GOD’S ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY, DIED ON CALVARY, ROSE FROM THE DEAD, ASCENDED UP TO HEAVEN AND NOW SITS ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER IN HEAVEN, MAKING INTERCESSION FOR THE SAINTS. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 43 43 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO DO WHAT GOD’S WORD SAYS Ja 1:22-BUT BE YE DOERS OF THE WORD , AND NOT HEARERS ONLY, DECEIVING YOUR OWN SELVES . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 44 44 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO OBEY GOD’S WORD It is written: Acts 5:32-AND WE ARE HIS WITNESSES OF THESE THINGS; AND SO IS ALSO THE HOLY GHOST, WHOM GOD HATH GIVEN TO THEM THAT OBEY HIM . Obey God’s Word. Heb 5:9-AND BEING MADE PERFECT, HE BECAME THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION UNTO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM . Obey God’s Word "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 45 45 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A PERSON NEEDS TO KEEP GOD’S COMMANDMENTS It is written: Jn 15:10-IF YE KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS , YE SHALL ABIDE IN MY LOVE; EVEN AS I HAVE KEPT MY FATHER'S COMMANDMENTS, AND ABIDE IN HIS LOVE. Jn 14:15-IF YE LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission.“So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 46 46 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM A person that only talks to his wife 5 minutes a day, does not have much of a relationship with her. A person that spends only 5 minutes in Bible study and prayer a day, does not have much of a relationship with Christ. 1 Jn 5:20-AND WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW HIM THAT IS TRUE, AND WE ARE IN HIM THAT IS TRUE, EVEN IN HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 47 47 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM Heb 10:30-FOR WE KNOW HIM … Jn 14:17-EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH; WHOM THE WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE, BECAUSE IT SEETH HIM NOT, NEITHER KNOWETH HIM: BUT YE KNOW HIM ; FOR HE DWELLETH WITH YOU, AND SHALL BE IN YOU. 1 Jn 2:4-HE THAT SAITH, I KNOW HIM , AND KEEPETH NOT HIS COMMANDMENTS, IS A LIAR, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN HIM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 48 48 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM. WE ARE TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM 1 Jn 2:3-AND HEREBY WE DO KNOW THAT WE KNOW HIM , IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS. Phil 3:8-13-YEA DOUBTLESS, AND I COUNT ALL THINGS BUT LOSS FOR THE EXCELLENCY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST JESUS MY LORD : FOR WHOM I HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF ALL THINGS, AND DO COUNT THEM BUT DUNG, THAT I MAY WIN CHRIST, AND BE FOUND IN HIM, NOT HAVING MINE OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH IS OF THE LAW, BUT THAT WHICH IS THROUGH THE FAITH OF CHRIST , THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF GOD BY FAITH : "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 49 49 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word THAT I MAY KNOW HIM , AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, BEING MADE CONFORMABLE UNTO HIS DEATH; IF BY ANY MEANS I MIGHT ATTAIN UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED, EITHER WERE ALREADY PERFECT: BUT I FOLLOW AFTER, IF THAT I MAY APPREHEND THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I AM APPREHENDED OF CHRIST JESUS. BRETHREN, I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED: BUT THIS ONE THING I DO, FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND REACHING FORTH UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE ... "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 50 50 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1. Now after reading God’s Word, which kind of Christian are you? Do you call yourself a Christian simply because you go to a church that teaches from the Bible and teaches about Christ? Do you simply call yourself a Christian because you sing in a choir or teach Sunday school? Do you call yourself a Christian because you stand behind a pulpit on Sunday? Hell has many such people. In the opinion of many, a Christian is a person that goes to a Christian church. This can often include cults. If someone is a Roman Catholic, Protestant, or some other denomination that preaches Christ, they consider themselves a Christian and others also think of them likewise. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 51 51 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 2. Or are you a true born-again Christian according to God’s Word? It is written: 2 Cor 13:5-EXAMINE YOURSELVES, WHETHER YE BE IN THE FAITH; PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES. KNOW YE NOT YOUR OWN SELVES, HOW THAT JESUS CHRIST IS IN YOU, EXCEPT YE BE REPROBATES? Are you on fire for Jesus, 7 days a week, or is He someone you only think about on Sunday? Is Jesus the center of your life, or is the world and your own self-interests the center of your life? Most believe they are a true Christian not because of God’s Word but because of their own distorted, unbiblical beliefs. Can you be truthful with yourself on this subject? Most people think they are saved, yet the Bible tells us that only a few go to heaven. Which are you according to God’s Word? "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 52 52 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word IT IS GOD’S WORD, NOT YOUR EMOTIONS THAT WILL JUDGE YOU AT THE JUDGMENT. It is written: Jn 12:48-HE THAT REJECTETH ME, AND RECEIVETH NOT MY WORDS, HATH ONE THAT JUDGETH HIM: THE WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN, THE SAME SHALL JUDGE HIM IN THE LAST DAY. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 53 53 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word YOU ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY MUST BE BORN-AGAIN ACCORDING TO GOD’S WORD, OR YOU WILL PERISH. It is written: Jn 3:3-JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN , HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD . Jn 1:13-BORN NOT OF BLOOD, NOR OF THE WILL OF THE FLESH, NOR OF THE WILL OF MAN, BUT OF GOD. 1 Pe 1:23-BEING BORN AGAIN , NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED, BUT OF INCORRUPTIBLE, BY THE WORD OF GOD WHICH LIVETH AND ABIDETH FOREVER. 1 Jn 2:29-IF YE KNOW THAT HE IS RIGHTEOUS, YE KNOW THAT EVERYONE THAT DOETH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BORN OF HIM. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 54 54 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 3:8-10-HE THAT COMMITTETH SIN IS OF THE DEVIL; FOR THE DEVIL SINNETH FROM THE BEGINNING. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL. WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD DOTH NOT COMMIT SIN; FOR HIS SEED REMAINETH IN HIM: AND HE CANNOT SIN, BECAUSE HE IS BORN OF GOD. IN THIS THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE MANIFEST, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL: WHOSOEVER DOETH NOT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS NOT OF GOD, NEITHER HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 55 55 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 5:18-WE KNOW THAT WHOSOEVER IS BORN OF GOD SINNETH NOT; BUT HE THAT IS BEGOTTEN OF GOD KEEPETH HIMSELF, AND THAT WICKED ONE TOUCHETH HIM NOT. 1 Pe 2:2-AS NEWBORN BABES, DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD, THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY. Gal 6:15-FOR IN CHRIST JESUS NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH ANY THING, NOR UNCIRCUMCISION, BUT A NEW CREATURE "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 56 56 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word A true Christian is not one that calls himself a Christian. A true Christian is one that has been born-again according to the Word of God, which shall judge him. A true Christian’s actions should bear witness that he has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, not according to what people think, but according to the Word of God. Question—What type of Christian are you? Examine yourself by God’s Word to see. Are you a true Christian, a disciple of God’s Word, a saint in the eyes of God through faith in Jesus Christ, or are you only a nominal Christian? "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 57 57 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word May we leave you with these words regarding the things you speak. Is your conversation as a Christian's ought to be? It is written: Col 4:6-LET YOUR SPEECH BE ALWAY WITH GRACE, SEASONED WITH SALT, THAT YE MAY KNOW HOW YE OUGHT TO ANSWER EVERY MAN. . "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 58 58 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word OR IS YOUR CONVERSATION CENTERED IN THE WORLD as it is written: Jn 3:31… HE THAT IS OF THE EARTH IS EARTHLY, AND SPEAKETH OF THE EARTH . A worldly, carnal person, their conversation is not centered on Jesus—but on the world. The carnal, worldly person has their conversation, Eph 2:3-IN THE LUSTS OF (their) FLESH, FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND OF THE MIND; AND (are) BY NATURE THE CHILDREN OF WRATH, EVEN AS OTHERS. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 59 59 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word 1 Jn 4:5-THEY ARE OF THE WORLD: THEREFORE SPEAK THEY OF THE WORLD , AND THE WORLD HEARETH THEM. Phil 3:19-20-(Their) END IS DESTRUCTION, WHOSE GOD IS THEIR BELLY, AND WHOSE GLORY IS IN THEIR SHAME, WHO MIND EARTHLY THINGS .) FOR OUR CONVERSATION (the conversation of a true born-again Christian) IS IN HEAVEN; FROM WHENCE ALSO WE LOOK FOR THE SAVIOUR, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 60 60 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? The word “Christian” has lost much of its meaning in our culture. It means “Christ in one.” As you communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ, this is what God expects of a Christian: He expects us to GROW (2 Thess. 1:3; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18). He expects is to GO (Mark 5:19; Luke 14:23; Acts 1:8). He expects us to GLOW (Matt. 5:16; Luke 8:16; Phil. 2:15). He expects us to SOW (Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-8; Psalm 12:6-8). He expects us to SHOW (Psalm 91:1-2; Luke 8:39; 1 Peter 2:9). He expects us to KNOW (1 John 5:13; 2 Cor. 5:1; 2 Tim 3:1-5). "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 61 61 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? 1. A Changed Person (Acts 11:26) a. changed in thought and action b. converted from the old to something new 2. A Committed Person (Acts 26:28) a. one who has made a definite choice for God in Jesus Christ b. a definite commitment c. a dedication to the Kingdom of God 3. A Challenged Person (1 Peter 4:16) a. challenged to serve others b. challenged to “save” others c. challenged to witness.” "Copyright BibleDesk.com Used with permission."So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 62 62 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word What is a Christian? Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.So You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 63 63 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible WordSo You Really Think You Are A Christian?: 64 64 So You Really Think You Are A Christian? CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY IF NOT ME - WHO? IF NOT NOW - WHEN? www.cryinginthewilderness.org wilderness@hvc.rr.com Jesus is Lord and The Bible His Infallible Word NOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD AND SEEN WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE SEEK THE HOLY SPIRIT