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My journey through Christianity has delivered me to the acceptance of Christ.
If one was to begin a new life as a Christian, how would the acceptance of Christ be performed?
My journey through Christianity has delivered me to the acceptance of Christ.
If one was to begin a new life as a Christian, how would the acceptance of Christ be performed?
We receive Christ according to Scripture (John 1:12,13):Do we "accept Christ" or do we "receive Christ". Subtle difference.
Does God place us in Jesus hand, or do we climb into Jesus' hand? = John 15:16 NKJV.Do we "accept Christ" or do we "receive Christ". Subtle difference.
Does God place us in Jesus hand...or do we climb into Jesus' hand? I say we are placed.
Thank you for your reply. I am not a member of a Church this seeking answers from a Pastor is unlikely.Well, one of the most public things you would do is be baptized. Are you attending a local church? If so I would speak to either an elder or a pastor and let them know where God had led you and they will talk you through being baptized and becoming a member.
Thank you for your reply. I have heard people state before that prayer is chanted in a special deliverance; is this correct?It's really simple. You have heard that God (the Father) sent Jesus (His Son) to pay for any and all of your sins you may have committed in order for you to have a relationship with him in which the end result one day will be eternal life in heaven with Him. You believe this, which means you already "accept" it as true! What God requires in return is that you now make Him your one and only true God by turning your life over to Him, agreeing to follow Him through His word (the scriptures). To do this, you simply tell Him so.
As I'm sure you know, prayer is simply talking to God as you would talk to anyone else, except you can even do it silently in your head because He knows our thoughts. There are no magical words or actions with God. You simply open up and tell him you believe in Him and accept the sacrifice and forgiveness his Son made for you, and you want to now follow Him through his word to us in scripture. That's it.
Thank you for your reply. I have read Psalm 51; a prayer for repentance. The wording has always fascinated me; submission and despair combined to seek forgiveness.The acceptance of Christ is within you, a genuine will to repent your sins, and a calling out to Christ to transform your life. It can be a quiet experience of sensing the embrace of God's love, as with Charles Wesley at Aldersgate:
"In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther’s Preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death." - http://wesleyanleadership.com/2013/05/24/i-felt-i-did-trust-in-christ-christ-alone-for-salvation/The moment of acceptance might also fill you with overpowering joy, as with the mathematician, Pascal:
"Righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you.If you have begun reading the Bible for understanding, I would ask you to read Psalm 51 as a example of someone crying out to God from the depths of despair.
Joy, joy, joy, tears of joy.
This is eternal life, that they know you, the one true God, and the one that you sent, Jesus Christ.
Let me never be separated from him.He is only kept securely by the ways taught in the Gospel:
Renunciation, total and sweet.
Complete submission to Jesus Christ and to my director.
Eternally in joy for a day’s exercise on the earth."
Psalm 51 :1-12
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Excellent question!Do we "accept Christ" or do we "receive Christ". Subtle difference.
Does God place us in Jesus hand...or do we climb into Jesus' hand? I say we are placed.
Thank you Mike, I appreciate your support and guidance. I shall read the book of Romans this evening in my new Bible.MSchultz I don't believe now is the time to ponder weighty theological questions. You are being Called into the arms of our Father. Personally, I believe this is being done by Him alone, and He will have you. See John 6:43-51. How you came to be in His arms is not nearly as important as the fact that you are. In Him, you are a new creation. 2 Cor 5:16-19 You will never again be the same.
If you haven't already, I would highly encourage you to get in His Word and start with the book of Romans. Really slow down and absorb it, especially chapters 3 and 4. I'll be praying for you, and I mean that!![]()
Prayer is communication directly with the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' name.Thank you for your reply. I have heard people state before that prayer is chanted in a special deliverance; is this correct?
It can be crucial to deciding what church to seek out.iLOVE, thank you for your replies.
I never thought of the distinctions between 'born of the Spirit' and 'baptized with the Spirit'.
Thank you first sharing that, this could prove to be crucial for my understanding.
Thank you for your reply.It can be crucial to deciding what church to seek out.
The Christian life is ALL about the Holy Spirit. You should seek a fellowship that knows and understands this. Avoid cold dead ritual.
WIP, everything is helpful at present.Prayer is communication directly with the Father by the power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' name.
"If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever - the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." John 14:15-18 NKJV
"The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." John 14:26 NKJV
"Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." John 14:3 NKJV
"Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you." John 16:23 NKJV
Who better to teach us how to pray than the Christ himself. Check out these examples of prayer.
Matthew 6:5-13 The model prayer.
Matthew 26:36-46 Jesus' prayer in the garden of Gethsemane prior to His arrest.
John chapter 17 Jesus prays for himself, his disciples, and everyone.
Hope this is helpful.