Now that you believe, what to do next?

Incorporate these in your daily life to strengthen your relationship with Jesus!

1. Prayer – Talk to God making requests, or expressions of thanks and praise
2. Praise – Speak in admiration of God. Tell others about God’s goodness in your life
3. Study scripture – Learn the Bible. Start with the first chapter of Ephesians. Find a trusted mentor to teach you
4. Fellowship –Find a Bible believing church and find someone who will encourage you and promote obedience to God
5. Outreach – Tell someone else the good news about salvation through Christ. (Acts 2:42, 47)

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Six Key Assurances – An In-Depth Look

At our salvation through faith in Christ’s death and resurrection, we are assured spiritually with God in six main ways:

• Justification (we are declared innocent) – This is the wonderful result of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Let’s examine the details of the meaning of this great promise.
  • Christ’s work in justification – The Bible teaches that each of us has sinned and “fallen short” of what God requires of us (Romans 3:23).
  • We were pronounced “innocent” before God when we trusted Christ for forgiveness of our sins.
  • No other work or sacrifice is required – importantly, Christ is a sufficient sacrifice for our sins, as He Himself is perfect, holy and without sin (Romans 3:25; Hebrews 7:26; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
• Adoption – This concept is important in our society because when a family legally adopts a child, the new family member gains all the rights and privileges of a naturally-born offspring (2). 
• God’s possession – The wonderful story of our being the possession of God starts in Exodus 19:5-6 when our Father told the redeemed Israelites that He intended them to be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation and His special possession. How does God accomplish making us His possession?
  • The Spirit’s sealing  – We are marked as His possession at salvation when the Holy Spirit is given to us as God’s down payment to completing our full redemption (Ephesians 1:13-14; Romans 8:9). 
  • Seals were used in the ancient world as a legal means to close a document.
  • We are sealed by our King and it reflects the same legal and unbreakable character as ancient law.
• Spiritual baptism – This important biblical truth is vital in understanding who we are as Christians.
• Perseverance – This word is does not appear in the scriptures, however it is an important concept built around the fact that it is God who maintains our salvation and not us. Therefore, we do not have to work or strive to maintain our salvation and worry that we will spoil it in some manner. Important scripture verses pertaining to God’s keeping us are 1 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:23 and Philippians 1:6.
• God chose us to salvation (Romans 8:28-20) – This important doctrine can be a cause of heated debate. However, as always, we must look to scripture as our source of truth. The Bible tells us that God indeed chose us to come to salvation. Let us look at what scripture says. The primary verses are Ephesians 1:4,5 and 11, as well as Romans 8:28-39.

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FINDING A LOCAL CHURCH 

After placing your faith in Jesus Christ, connecting with a local church is needed. What to generally seek

1) Sound biblical doctrine
2) Pastoral preaching based in scripture
3) Active discipleship and evangelism;
4) Biblically based fellowship and community
commands; and
5) Scripturally based leadership of elders and deacons

God designed believers to mature within a community, making the pursuit of a healthy local church essential to your faith journey. To find a church, pray for discernment and separate biblical essentials from personal preferences. Research local ministries online via doctrinal statements and sermons, then attend a service to connect with attendees. Commit to a three-to-six-month trial in small groups, keeping expectations realistic since no perfect church exists.

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