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KINGDOM LIFE INSTITUTE

 

 BELIEVERS CLASS

 

 HOW TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD

 

                                                                                                            Lesson #1

A.     THE BIG QUESTION:

 

How do you know if you are a Christian? Does going to church make you a Christian? Does being baptized make you a Christian? Does holding an important position in the church make you a Christian? Does keeping the golden rule make you a Christian? Does keeping the Ten commandments make you a Christian? Does being a good, honest and sincere person, make you a Christian? Does living a good clean life and never doing anything wrong make you a Christian? Is it the doing of good deeds such as feeding the poor, caring for the homeless or helping the elderly make you a Christian?

 

 

The answer to each of these questions is a resounding no. According to Jesus the only way a person can become a Christian is by being born again. (St. John 3:3;

I Cor. 15:22)

 

The term being born again means to become a brand new spirit.

 

So to become a Christian a person must be born again or changed on the inside (receive a brand new spirit ) by believing the gospel.

 

B.     WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?:

 

            (The Word Means Good News) 

 

Key Scripture (I Cor. 15: 1-7)

 

  1. The Death – Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures

  2. The Burial – That Christ was buried

  3. The Resurrection – That Christ was raised according to the scriptures

 

C.        THE ABC’s OF BECOMING A CHRISTIAN

 

Let’s use the ABC’s to show how one can be sure of being a Christian and how to lead someone else in becoming a Christian.

 

 

A-ADMIT:

Confess to God that you are sinner. Repent, turning away from your sin and turning toward God. (Romans: 3:23; 5:12; Acts: 2:38; 3;19; Luke 15:17)  Repent – The word means to think differently about something or to reconsider.

 

B-BELIEVE

 

Believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) that Jesus Christ is God’s Son and accept God’s gift of forgiveness from sin. (St. John 1:12; 3:16; Romans 5:8)

 

C-CONFESS

 

Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (Romans 10:9-10,13)

 

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