Advise to New Believers

While we can’t do anything to earn our salvation, there are a few things we can do as a new believer that will help us grow and figure out God’s plan for our lives; and be it humble or be it grand, He does have a plan.

The 1st thing is to read the word of God every day.

If you don’t have a Bible, a local church will help you out. Also, there are literally hundreds of Bible apps for your phone or tablet. There are also Bible websites, like Bible Hub and Blue Letter Bible online.
Most versions of the Bible are fine. I would stay away from any that are unique to a certain denomination. If only one denomination uses it and says theirs is the only translation, it is probably a false word.

Remember, this is different than saying something like, "We believe only the King James Version is of God." The King James Bible is used by hundreds of different denominations. I'm talking about a unique translation used only by that denomination. The Jehovah's Witnesses use such a bible.

The King James Version is my favorite because I love the sound of it. Others have a hard time with its language and prefer something like the English Standard Version. I trust God to preserve His word so I have owned many translations for study purposes.  The most important thing is to read it.

The 2nd thing is to make time to pray every day. 

 Don’t worry 
about knowing how. Your heavenly Father is anxious to hear from you and wants you to be comfortable in Him. Just speak with Him. It will be fine.

The 3rd thing is to tell someone.  Call your mother, your friend,

someone, anyone, and I don’t mean just telling some stranger online. It is important to tell someone. This makes us accountable and a witness right off the bat. These things are asked of us in the word of God. (Mark16:15, 1 Peter 3:15)

                                                       The 4th thing is to find fellowship. Finding a church is your best 

option but if you can’t attend church for some reason, it is still important for you to try to find other believers,

“…not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some but exhorting one another: and so much the more as you see the day approaching,”(Hebrews 10:25) 

“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them,", Matthew 18:20).

The 5th thing is to be baptized.  And yes, this is one of those places

where a church does come in handy. Baptism does not save you. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ saves you. 

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved,” (Romans 10:9).

So, baptism may not save you, but it is a commandment from Jesus. He himself was baptized, (Matthew 3:13-18, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22), and tells us to go into all nations teaching them and baptizing them in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost.

Please let me know if you have made a decision for Christ so I can pray for you areasoningtogether@gmail.com. If you have any questions at all, just ask. I will do my best to answer and if I don't know, I will do my best to find out for you.