Okay you’re a Christian, now what?

By Joseph Clark

Becoming a Christian brings much Hope and

excitement.

Unfortunately, this “Salvation High” is many

times short lived.

Satan uses the troubles of this life to steal our

hope and excitement.

Why does this happen?

Salvation

John 3:3-6

In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” 4 “how can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb!” 5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Salvation is not a club that is joined. It is a new

birth.

Okay, so does that mean that the answer is

those that struggle were never really born

again?

No! It means that, no matter your previous or

current worldly status; when you are born

again you are a spiritual infant.

1 Corinthians 3:1-4 “Brothers I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly- mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?

I Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

1 Corinthians 4:15 Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers.

2 Corinthians 6:12 –I speak as to my children-

Paul is saying that the Corinthians are facing

many of their problems because they are still

babes in Christ.

Too many Christians are trying to handle adult

problems with infant Spirits

This is causing many to live a life that leaves

them feeling always under pressure and often

defeated.

This should not be the life of a Child of God.

We need to begin to look at ourselves as Paul

told the Corinthians to do in chapter 11 and

start growing up in Christ.

Our lives should not be a state of constant

infancy; God has so much more he wants to

show us.

We must constantly consume the bread of life

(the word) in order to have the basic nutrition

to grow.

As Christians, we must continually practice

using what God has given us in order to grow

our spiritual muscles.

Hebrews 5:

11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Hebrews 6:

1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit.

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