Many people would share about heaven and their eternal home. It is important to also understand that when a person accepts Jesus as Savior, they also accept Him as Lord. The Bible says "...if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." -- Romans 10:9
When we call Jesus "Lord," we are stating our respect for Him, that we belong to Him, and that we are committed to serving Him as our supreme Master. Even more, this means we worship Him as the one true God and give Him complete authority over our lives. In a very real way, a Christian is a person under new management. No area of a believer’s life is exempt.
As humans, we often fail at letting Him take complete control of our lives. However, this is not an excuse to just give up and live our lives the way we want to live. We must remember that just as a baby has to learn many new things once born into this world, we as new Christians have much to learn. Just as our parents were there to help us take those first steps, Jesus is there to help us. We grow stronger as we practice and learn from our mistakes. It is pleasing to God when we strive to do His will above all else. We also experience a deep satisfaction and peace when we are faithful to Him.
Jesus Christ died to save us totally from the experience and consequences of sin. This saving includes a lifelong process.May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.
This resource has been developed for you to work through a chapter a day, reading the Scriptures and doing the things mentioned. However, you can do all these things at your own pace. You will want to write questions and make notes along the way. Someone in your Sunday School class will be contacting you to offer assistance in finding answers to your questions and encouraging you.
May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. --1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
To sanctify means to be set apart, to be set aside for a special purpose. Through the process of sanctification God makes a person holy, sanctified, like Himself. That process begins once a person accepts Jesus as Savior and Lord.
Jesus explained that when we accept Him we become His disciple -- a learner or student. In the book of Acts the term disciple refers to a person who is now seeking to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ. A disciple is enrolled in the school of Christ. To be a Christian is to be under Jesus’ instruction and in regular contact with Him.
The purpose of this resource is to help you be all God intended you to be.
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