Musing – What Should a New Christian be Expected To Do?

Hebraic Musing – What Should a New Christian be Expected To Do?

I’ve been reading amazing documentaries relating successful missionary experiences when starting churches in foreign lands.  Here is a theme that caught my attention.  As a follow-up to the traditional “Sinner’s Prayer” they would ask three questions and expect answers:

1.      Are you ready to follow the path of Jesus the Messiah?  Or, have you made Jesus your Lord, your Boss, your King?

2.      Are you willing to obey Jesus’ command to repent and to be publically baptized?

3.      Will you call others to follow this path?    Will you tell and encourage your family and others to also give their hearts to Jesus as you did?

The exact words may vary, but these three points seem to prevail in the stories of successfully explosive church growth accounts.

Are we discipling new believers in these three points after we hear them recite the “sinner’s prayer”? 

Remember when you first accepted Christ?  Were you excited and wanting to share your new-found faith in Jesus with friends, family and anyone who would listen?

 Point to ponder

How many self-proclaimed “Christians” in our churches today
have not proclaimed their new-found faith by…
Being publically baptized?
or
Sharing their faith with others?

 ♫ There’s a new name written down in glory…♫

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                            May 8, 2018

Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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