Tell Me More about this New Life

Here's some info about Gods love for you and how you can meet Jesus yourself and experience His love & eternal life.

1. Know that you are forgiven
Once you have asked Jesus for forgiveness & invited Him into your life, the Bible (God's Word) says: "You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better that we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and you have done nothing on your own" (Ephesians 2:8) and "For those who put their faith in Jesus: He gave them the right to be the children of God... God Himself was the One who made them His children" (John 1:12-13).

2. Prayer
It is important to spend time in prayer every day. Just as you can not grow without eating food, your spirit must be fed in order for growth to occur in our walk with the Lord. The good news is that as children of God we have access to His presence any time we need it. You actually have the right to come before God and to share with Him your intimate thoughts, desires and fears. Prayer is simply talking to your heavenly Father. You can whisper words either in your mind, or better still say it aloud so you can hear yourself.

3. Bible Reading
The Bible is the main way God has chosen to tell us about Himself. Learning what God says in the Bible is an extremely important part of your new life. As you read His Word, ask God to show you how various passages apply to your life. A good place to start your study is in the Gospel of John in the New Testament. Find an easy-to-read, modern translation like the New Living Translation (The Book), the New International Version (NIV) Bible and then follow it up with Ephesians and Colossians where it talks about your new identity in Jesus Christ. Then, you can start off from Matthew and read all of the New Testament before reading the Old Testament. It is important to read the full Bible and then keep re-reading sections all your life. Every round you will discover new level of the spiritual open up to you.

4. Fellowship
When you invited Jesus into your life, you became a vital part of God's family, the Church. As you get involved in a local church you will receive strength and encouragement from other believers. But you will also give something vital of yourself back to others. This is one reason being involved in a local church is so important - and why the Bible says not to neglect meeting together with other believers (Hebrews 10:25).

5. Grow in Your Relationship with Christ
Once you have accepted Christ as your savior and begin to engage in regular prayer, Bible reading and get plugged into a local Church, it is important to develop a deeper, personal relationship with Christ. "Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love" (2 Peter 1:3-8).
The Bible says that we are to “to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:1-3). God wants us to grow in our “knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13).
The Apostle Paul wrote this about his spiritual growth: “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 the ways of childhood behind me” (1 Corinthians 13:11).