Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Romans 10:9, NIV. “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
True “believing” in the Bible is a relationship with God, not just an opinion. John 14:15, NIV “If you love Me, you will obey what I command.”
God says we’re right with Him if we believe. Genesis 15:6, NIV. “Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”
Psalm 31:23 “Love the Lord, all his faithful people! The Lord preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
1 John 2:4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.
1 John 3:6 Those who live in Christ don’t go on sinning. Those who go on sinning haven’t seen or known Christ.
Matthew 15:8 These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Isaiah 29:13 And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.
1 John 2:9 Those who say that they are in the light but hate other believers are still in the dark.
Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but they deny him by what they do. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit to do anything good.
1 John 3:8-10 The person who practices sin belongs to the evil one, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason that the Son of God was revealed was to destroy what the Devil has been doing. No one who has been born from God practices sin, because God’s seed abides in him. Indeed, he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born from God. This is how God’s children and the Devil’s children are distinguished. No person who fails to practice righteousness and to love his brother is from God.
Fake Christians sin on purpose saying, “I’ll just repent later” and disobey God’s teachings. Even though we are all sinners and we still struggle with sin, Christians don’t live a lifestyle of willfully and deliberately sin.
DON’T BE A FAKE CHRISTIAN A FAKE CHRISTIAN IS NOT A CHRISTIAN FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Titus 3:2 Believers shouldn’t curse anyone or be quarrelsome, but they should be gentle and show courtesy to everyone.
Ephesians 4:30 Don’t give God’s Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free ⸤from the world of sin⸥.
Philippians 2:3–5 Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves. Don’t be concerned only about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others. Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Deuteronomy 11:1 Love the LORD your God, and do what he wants you to do. Always obey his laws, rules, and commands.
Mark 12:33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Deuteronomy 7:9 Keep in mind that the LORD your God is ⸤the only⸥ God. He is a faithful God, who keeps his promise and is merciful to thousands of generations of those who love him and obey his commands.
Psalm 91:14-16 Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
THINK ABOUT HOW GOOD IT IS TO LOVE GOD. DO YOU LOVE GOD?
Believers should exhibit evidence of their conversion
James 3:13 Do any of you have wisdom and insight? Show this by living the right way with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Matthew 3:8 Do those things that prove you have turned to God and have changed the way you think and act.
Luke 3:8–9 Do those things that prove that you have turned to God and have changed the way you think and act. Don’t say, ‘Abraham is our ancestor.’ I guarantee that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. The ax is now ready to cut the roots of the trees. Any tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.”
Matthew 12:33 “Make a tree good, and then its fruit will be good. Or make a tree rotten, and then its fruit will be rotten. A person can recognize a tree by its fruit. John 15:16-17 You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for. Love each other. This is what I’m commanding you to do.
Titus 3:14 Our people should also learn how to set an example by doing good things when urgent needs arise so that they can live productive lives.
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COMMUNITY LIFE Next Paul deals with community life. There is no place for pride. Christian living is humble giving. We belong to one another like different parts of the same body. We each contribute our gifts—speaking God’s word, serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading, caring. These are God’s gifts to us for one another. Instead of pride there is faith, humility, encouragement, generosity, hard work and good humor. Romans 12:3–8 Because of the kindness that God has shown me, I ask you not to think of yourselves more highly than you should. Instead, your thoughts should lead you to use good judgment based on what God has given each of you as believers. Our bodies have many parts, but these parts don’t all do the same thing. In the same way, even though we are many individuals, Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other. God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking what God has revealed, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching. If it is encouraging others, devote yourself to giving encouragement. If it is sharing, be generous. If it is leadership, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping people in need, help them cheerfully.
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God is true to his character and his word. Psalm 33:4 The LORD’s word is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy. Psalm 119:160 There is nothing but truth in your word, and all of your righteous regulations endure forever. Numbers 23:19 God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it. Isaiah 45:19 I haven’t spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world. I didn’t say to Jacob’s descendants, “Search for me in vain!” I, the LORD, speak what is fair and say what is right. WE CAN TRUST OUR GOD. WE CAN DEPEND ON OUR GOD. OUR GOD IS TRUSTWORTHY. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
DENIAL OF CHRIST Christ will deny those guilty of. Matthew 10:33 But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. 2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will rule with him. If we disown him, he will disown us. In doctrine. Mark 8:38 If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.” Is the spirit of Antichrist. 1 John 2:22–23 Who is a liar? Who else but the person who rejects Jesus as the Messiah? The person who rejects the Father and the Son is an antichrist. Everyone who rejects the Son doesn’t have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father. 1 John 4:3 But every person who doesn’t declare that Jesus Christ has come as a human has a spirit that isn’t from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that you have heard is coming. That spirit is already in the world. In practice. Philippians 3:18–19 I have often told you, and now tell you with tears in my eyes, that many live as the enemies of the cross of Christ. In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things. Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but they deny him by what they do. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit to do anything good. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ARE IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH, AND BE CAREFUL WHO YOU RECEIVE FROM. CHECK YOURSELF, DO YOU DENY GOD? Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
WE HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE If the place I am in screams UNWORTHY, I live by the promise of… “And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence.” (Ephesians 1:14) If the place I am in screams FEAR, I live by the promise of… “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10, NLT) If the place I am in screams SICKNESS, I live by the promise of… “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, Bible Verses About Future but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19, ESV) and “He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.” (Isaiah 53:5b, NLT) If the place I am in screams GUILTY, I live by the promise of… “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.” (Psalm 103:12, NLT) and “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, NIV) DID YOU ENJOY, AND RECEIVE FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER? IT IS BECAUSE OF JESUS WE HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
PRESS TOWARD THE MARK! This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind … I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Father, I will that they … whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me—I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day—He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible—Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus. Philippians 3:13–14 Brothers and sisters, I can’t consider myself a winner yet. This is what I do: I don’t look back, I lengthen my stride, and I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. John 17:24 “Father, I want those you have given to me to be with me, to be where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made. Philippians 1:6 I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 9:24–25 Don’t you realize that everyone who runs in a race runs to win, but only one runner gets the prize? Run like them, so that you can win. Everyone who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training. They do it to win a temporary crown, but we do it to win one that will be permanent. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED AND RECEIVED FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvatonchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
