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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN

OUR MAIN PURPOSE / GOAL OF THIS PRESENTATION IS FOCUSED ON MORAL RECOVERY PROGRAM.WE ARE NOT TALKING OF RELIGIONWE ARE NOT TALKING OF GROUP OF PEOPLE OR SPECIAL PEOPLEIN GENERAL, OUR ADVOCACY IS TO BRING CORRECT INFORMATION, GOOD NEWS AND MAKE THINGS CLEAR TO MANY QUESTIONSTO ANSWER MISCONCEPTIONS, WRONG UNDERSTANDINGS AND FALSE NOTIONS OF WHAT IS REALITYTASK: EXPLAIN WHAT ARE THE ESSENCE/ IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTIANITY

TOPIC: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CHRISTIAN

THERE WAS A STUDY CONDUCTED ON THE TOPIC: WHO WAS THE GREATEST PERSON WHO EVER LIVED ON EARTH? BUDDHACONFUCIUSLAO TZEALEXANDER THE GREATNAPOLEON BONAPARTESOCRATESAND OTHER WISE MEN AND LEADERS WHO HAD LIVED AND MADE HISTORY.

CONCLUSION:THE STUDY CONCLUDED WITH ALL EVIDENCE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THAT JESUS CHIRST WAS THE GREATEST PERSON WHO EVER LIVED ON EARTH.

QUESTIONS:

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE CHRISTIAN?HOW TO BE SURE THAT A PERSON IS A CHRISTIAN-MANY ARE NOT SURE OF THEIR SALVATION REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD THEY TRY AND HOW DISCIPLINE THEIR EFFORTS ARE TO PLEASE GOD. -THEY ARE STILL UNCERTAIN OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM (DOUBT OF SALVATION)

LACK OF ASSURANCE IS DUE TO MANY REASONS: MISCONCEPTION: (FOR SOME PEOPLE)MISINFORMATION/ LACK OF REGARDING WHO GOD ISCHRISTIANITY IS A MERE RELIGIOUS SYSTEMCHRISTIANITY IS A MERE MORAL SYSTEMCHRISTIANITY IS A MERE SOCIAL OR HUMANITARIAN SYSTEMIT IS AN ESCAPE FROM REALITIES OF LIFE

TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS INVOLVED IN RECEIVING JESUS CHRIST AS THE SAVIOR AND LORD WE NEED TO KNOW THAT CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A PHILOSOPHY, NOT A CODE OF ETHICS, NOT A STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE.

IT IS A LOVING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AS HE HAS REVEALED HIMSELF TO MAN THROUGH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

AS CHRISTIANSBECOMING A CHRISTIAN INVOLVES RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BECAUSE IT IS A DIVINE GIFT OF GODS LOVE AND FORGIVENESS BY FAITH.IT IS THE RESULT IN A THREEFOLD (3) COMMITMENT TO A PERSONINTELLECTEDUCATIONWILL

HE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE FATHER TO BE THE SAVIOR OF MANKINDJESUS SAID, I AM THE WAY , THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO MAN CAN ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.

QUESTIONS:IN WHAT WAY CAN A PERSON BECOME A CHRISTIAN? WHAT ARE THE TRAITS THAT A PERSON CAN BE CALLED A CHRISTIAN?IS THERE A MEASUREMENT OR MARKS THAT WE CAN CALL THE PERSON A CHRISTIAN?

ANSWERS:3 KINDS OF PERSON THAT LIVE IN THIS WORLD:

1. NATURAL OR ORDINARY PERSON2. SPIRITUAL PERSON3. CARNAL PERSON

NATURAL MANHE IS NOT A CHRISTIANHE DEPENDS UPON HIS OWN RESOURCESHE LIVES IN HIS OWN STRENGTHHE CANNOT UNDERSTAND OR ACCEPT THE TRUTH OF GODS WORDSHIS INTEREST AND AMBITIONS ARE CENTERED IN THINGS FLESHLY AND WORLDLY. SPIRITUALLY, HE IS DEAD TO GODPERSON

SPIRITUAL MANIS A CHRISTIANWHO IS CONTROLLED AND EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GODRESOURCES OF GODS LOVE AND POWERLIVES IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LIVING CHRISTHE UNDERSTANDS AND BELIEVES GODS WORD INTEREST AND AMBITIONS ARE CENTERED AROUND AND SUBJECT TO THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD THIS PERSON IS ALIVE

PERSON

CARNAL MAN DEFEATED AND FRUITLESS CHRISTIANHE IS LIVING IN THE ENERGY OF THE FLESH INSTEAD OF THE RESOURCES OF THE HOLY SPIRITEVEN THOUGH HE IS A CHRISTIAN, IS IN CONTROL OF HIS OWN LIFEUP AND DOWN SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCEDIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING SELF- WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BUT CANNOTNO POWER (TO PRAY, WITNESS, LOVE)LIVE IN SINFUL NATURE FRUITLESS WITNESS OF CHRISTPOOR PRAYER LIFENO DESIRE IN BIBLE STUDYIMPURE THOUGHTSPERSON