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Salvation & Keeping The Faith

What It Means To Believe

If you believe there is a RIGHT WAY, and that there is a God who rewards the good and punishes the wicked, here are a few brief steps to guide you into knowing him. The first part deals with how not to go about knowing God. The second part is only the beginning of a long road. I hope you won’t be discouraged.

The Way Most People Go About Knowing God

Below are a list of points used by Christians to introduce non-believers to God, after mentioning heaven and hell. These basic points have been distilled and simplified until they have lost all meaning. (They are listed here in no particular order.)

• Believe that Jesus died for your sins, and that only he has the power to save you.
• Confess your sins (admit that they were wrong and that God is right).
• Repent of, or turn from your sins.
• Do good.
• Study the Bible and go to church.

These points are only the beginning, and they are not understood properly by unbelievers or even by new believers. Unfortunately, most people stop with these points and their spiritual lives go no further. In fact, most of them leave Christianity exactly as the points listed above, making religion only an intellectual exercise.

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