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    WHYAREWECHRI

    STI
    ANS?

    Wear eChr isti


    ansorbel i
    eversbecauseourchar acterresembl eChri
    st.TheApost l
    esandt he
    fol
    lower sofJesusChr i
    stwerecalledChri
    stiansbecauset heyhavethecharacterofJesus
    Christ.Whatt henisthec haracterofJesusChr i
    st?Read( John15:9-
    17)thisreveal
    st he
    characterofJesusChr i
    st,whichisLOVE.Andi n(Mat t
    .22:37-40,
    James2: 8-13)JesusChr ist
    i
    nstructedust ol
    oveLov eGodandournei ghbors.Thi sbringsustot henextquestion,“Howdo
    wel oveGod” ?(worshipGodusourcr eator)?”“ I
    fyoul ovemekeepmycommandment s”
    (John14: 15).Whatt henarethecommandment s?Thecommandment sarestatedin( Exodus
    20)( t
    het encommandment s).

    Bykeepingthefi
    rstfourcommandment s,
    weshowourl ovetoGod, whi
    lethr
    ought helastsixwe
    showourlovetoourf el
    lows.Readalso(Mar k12:28-
    34).In(John10:30)JesusChr i
    stmadei t
    cl
    earthat“IandmyFat herareone”t
    hisshowst hatt
    heyhavet hesamechar act
    erwhi chis
    LOVE.(John3:16)say s“ForGodsolovedt heworldthathegav ehi
    sonlybegottenSon,that
    whoeverbeli
    evesinhim shouldnotperi
    shbuthav eeverl
    asti
    nglife”
    .AsChr i
    sti
    ans,ourulti
    mate
    hopeistomakei ttoheav enandhaveeternall
    i
    feinJesusChr i
    st.(Rom.8:1;
    5:1;1John5: 12)

    AsChr isti
    ansorbel ieversbefor
    ewecangai nt
    hatpromiseofet ernal l
    i
    feandheav en( new
    Jerusalem) ,weneedt oacceptJesusChr istasoursavi
    orandr epentf rom oursinsandt henget
    baptisedint henameofJesusChr ist(TheFather,
    Sonandt heHol ySpiri
    t,Matt
    .28:16-20;Mark
    16:14-18).Af t
    erwards,wemustcont inuetoloveGod(JesusChr i
    st )andourneighbor sas
    ourselves.“Blessedaret hosewhodohi scommandment sthattheymayhav ether ighttothe
    tr
    eeofl if
    eandmayent ert
    hroughthegatesint
    othecity”(Rev .
    22: 14NKJV) *ot
    herv ersi
    onswi l
    l
    saythosewhowasht heirrope,
    whi
    chmeanswashi ngourropesi nt hebloodofJesusChr i
    st(by
    obeyingt hetencommandment s)

    Ifbyf ait
    hwehav eaccept edJesusChri
    standHeli
    vesinourheart
    sthroughHi sHolySpir
    it
    ,the
    giftofet ernall
    i
    feisour stoday.Thi
    sisnottosayt
    hat,
    oncewehav eexperiencedthegraceof
    Godandsal vat
    ioninChr i
    st,wecanneverlosei
    t(2Pet.
    2:18-
    22;Heb.
    3:6;Rev.3:
    5)Wemust
    continuet oabideint heloveofJesusChri
    stbyobeyi
    ngthetencommandment sinorderto
    avoidl osingthatgrace.

    Letusheart
    “ heconclusi
    onoft
    hewholematt
    er:FearGodandkeephi
    scommandment
    s,For
    t
    hisi
    sthewholedut
    yofman.(Eccl
    esi
    ast
    es12:13)

    So,
    tobecal
    ledaChr
    isti
    anorbeli
    everdoesnotonlymeanbygoi
    ngt
    oChur
    ch.Tobeaf
    ait
    hful
    Chr
    ist
    ianwemustabideint
    heloveofJesusChrist
    .

    Not
    e:Readal
    ltheTextgi
    veni
    nthi
    sar
    ti
    clef
    rom yourHol
    yBi
    ble.

    (Fi
    adzoMi
    chaelHope)

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