.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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David had loved Jonathan with a supernatural love. Jonathan
was dead, but David had not forgotten his many kindnesses. Now that
he is established as king over all Israel, he wants to show kindness
to Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth.
The story of David and Mephibosheth reveals the Gospel in a
beautiful way. Mephibosheth is a type of the sinner and the
condition in which he is in. He was helpless, being lame on both
feet. He could not come to David by his own strength, but had to be
carried into the king's presence. The sinner cannot help himself; he
cannot save himself. And just as David wanted to help Mephibosheth
"for Jonathan's sake," God has manifested His love and grace toward
us "for Jesus' sake." We are nothing except for the grace of God.
Every one of us deserves hell. But "for Christ's sake" God has
provided salvation for all who believe. Romans 10:13 tells us, "For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Chapter 11 proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that the
Bible is the Word of God. If man had written the Bible, he would
never have recorded this dark and terrible part of David's life. David was not a passionate youth who deliberately walked
into this sin. Rather, he was a man of God who had now reached
middle-age. If you will read these verses carefully, you will see
how David got involved with Bathsheba. First, he was self-confident,
after enjoying victories and prosperity. Second, he was disobedient,
staying at home when he should have been on the battlefield. Third,
he was idle, lying in bed in the evening. Fourth, he was self-
indulgent, giving freedom to his desires when he should have been
disciplining himself. Fifth, he was careless, allowing his eyes to
wander and yielding to the lust of the flesh and the lust of the
eyes. James 1:13-15 perfectly describes David's case. His desires
were activated by the sight, and he failed to curb them. The desire
conceived the sin in his mind; his will surrendered, and this led to
sin. The sin later led to death. David did not watch and pray as
Matthew 26:41 commands; nor did he deal decisively with his
wandering eyes (Matthew 5:29 and 18:9).
Madam Guyon