.K.! NEW CHRISTIAN....WHAT NOW? by Elmer G. Magnussen
If you are a new Christian, there are some very
important things you need to
know. First, you need to know exactly what has happened to you. Second,
you need to know God's provisions for your future growth and service to Him.
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The entire world today is seeking wisdom! Education is prevalent in every
city. Literally thousands of young and old alike are attending universities.
But how many of them really know the meaning of wisdom? Wisdom is seeing
things from God's point of view.
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The following testimony is that of a man by the name of Andre.
I WAS IN PRISON, AND YOU CAME TO ME (Matthew 25:36c)
"My testimony to my Christian Brothers and believers in Jesus Christ our
Savior. I want to thank the Lord for saving me from the life I was once
leading. First of all, I was living in darkness and I thought that I truly
loved the way I was.
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of
the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said
unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
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Today's Bible Study
Colossians is another of the Roman epistles,
Colossians is another of the Roman epistles,
written by the Apostle Paul, approximately a.d. 62.
Colosse was located about 125 miles southeast of
Ephesus. This was a very rich area, with a large
population. There were both Jews and Gentiles living in
this city. Paul had never visited Colosse, as we see in
chapter 2:1, but during his ministry, Epaphras, whose
home was in Colosse, had been converted and had taken
the Gospel back home and founded a church there.
This letter emphasizes the preeminence of
Christ. We note the words "all," "fullness," and
"filled" being used over and over again. Paul's theme is
that Christ is all in all, and we are made full in Him.
Christ is ALL the believer needs, and worldly desires
and philosophies are done away with when He is given
first place in our lives.
False teachers of Colosse had failed to give
Christ the place of preeminence in their lives. Many
times today Christ is looked upon as a great man among
great men. But He is not this! He is the Son of God,
preeminent over all. The warnings that Paul gives us in
chapter 2:2-10 are to beware of empty philosophies; in
verses 11-17 to beware of religious legalism; and in
verses 18-23 he tells us to beware of man-made
disciplines.
In chapter 3 Paul again emphasizes that Christ
must be preeminent in our lives. We, as Christians, must
give Christ full reign of our personal lives. We must
also give Him full reign in the home and in our daily
work and activities.
Paul tells us in chapter 4 that we, as
Christians, should watch and pray, walk in wisdom, and
have godly speech. In verse 5 he tells us to redeem the
time. With the crisis presently facing us in the Middle
East, we know the second coming of our Lord and Saviour
must be approaching. We, as Christians, should redeem
every minute of every day to live the type of life
pleasing to Christ. We should be the witnesses that
Christ wants us to be, in order that those around us may
be warned of the coming judgment to all who have failed
to put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. The
importance of living every moment for Christ should be
foremost in the minds of every Christian.
Madam Guyon
