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How do I begin a relationship
with God or know with certainty that I am secure with God?
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Click
on the link R U SAVED? and read the information
on that page. If you know that you have done what is on that page
feel secure that God is working in your life and that you are with
God. Satan will try to cause you to doubt that you have a relationship
with God as one of his first attacks. Because good and perfect things
do not happen to you immediately does not mean that God is not with
you or that you are not with God. The expectation of immediate change
in your life to goodness is how he takes that from you. Remember
it took years of ignoring God to cause the events in your life now
to unfold and it takes time to undo all of the evil forces with
a stronghold on you and claim victory
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| Do I need
to attend church? |
It
is recommended that you attend services at your church as often
as possible and meet with believers who are strong and mature in
their faith. They will help you to learn the deeper mysteries of
God's will for us and help direct you on your spiritual adventure.
The Bible also says that you are not to forsake the gathering of
the saints...meaning you as a believer should not be avoiding gathering
with other believers. If a work schedule conflicts with church attendance
try to attend services offered throughout the week or temporarily
attend the services of a church that meets when you are available
until you can either change schedules or change jobs to attend the
church the God leads you to attend. |
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| How do I
select a church? |
The
selection of a church should be done with much prayer and consideration.
You should ask each pastor certain biblical questions that determine
that you share the same beliefs and to satisfy yourself that you
are being ministered to by a Christian Church and not a cult. You
may have to try many churches and types of denominations before
you find one that you feel comfortable in. Click
Here for a listing of types of denominations and features of
the doctrine and traditions typical of that denomination *no church
should be judged by the list and many may be one denomination but
have characteristics or traditions from other churches.* |
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| What kind
of Bible should I get? |
There
are many kinds of Bibles...you would be surprised how many versions
of the Bible exist. I personally use the Spirit
Filled Life Bible by Nelson Publishing in the King James Version
when I am preparing material for this site or for speaking engagements.
It is a study Bible - meaning that it has notes with the text that
provide teaching and reference to other scripture that confirm or
continue the concept. I also use the Living Bible for night time
devotions and check any scripture with the King James Version to
make sure it is interpreted properly. I have in my bookcase many
other versions - New King James Version - The Jerusalem Bible -
The Good News Bible - The Schofield Bible - I am always looking
for new versions. The reason I have many is to make it easy to learn
about God. Much talk has been made lately of learning styles and
the same applies to Bibles. Sometimes looking at a different translation
opens your eyes to Bible truths that you would have missed entirely
had you not read more than one version. |
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| What should
I do about my bad habits? |
Bad
habits are not immediately resolved most of the time. God will make
it easy for you to deal with some issues, but he make you do the
work for others. The reason God does this is that you will meet
other people as you mature in your faith walk that are where you
are at right now. When that happens you will have a testimony of
your journey to encourage others who are just starting on a seemingly
impossible path. Other things you can do are: join a prayer group,
find a prayer partner, make a known or anonymous (unspoken) request
to a prayer list on this site or your church for your problem, your
pastor will pray with you and it is not necessary to reveal your
issue to the pastor to receive prayer. Don't ever forget that it
took years to gain your bad habits, sometimes decades and even the
most dedicated servant of God struggles with issues from time to
time that they thought were long gone. Do not let yourself be discouraged
ever...just start again and assume the last time was just a rehearsal.
To learn more about prayer Click Here |
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