I
have
believedNow
What?By Ron Tottingham, PhD, LitD
ONE But as many as received him, to them gave
I AM IN GOD'S FAMILY
he power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on his name: John 1:12
For ye are all the children of God by faith in
Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26TWO Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
I AM A NEW PERSON
new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have
put off the old man with his deeds; And have
put on the new man, Colossians 3:9-10THREE But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if
I HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHO HELPS ME
so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if
any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his. Romans 8:9
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our
infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit
itself maketh intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26FOUR Who are kept by the power of God through
I AM KEPT SAFE
faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the
last time. 1 Peter 1:5
And I give unto them eternal life; and they
shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck
them out of my hand. My Father, which gave
them me, is greater than all; and no man is
able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
John 10:28-29
FIVE For he that is dead is freed from sin. Knowing
I AM NOT NOW UNDER
AUTHORITY OF SIN
that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no
more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through
Jesus Christ our Lord. For sin shall not have
dominion over you: for ye are not under the law,
but under grace. Romans 6:7,9,11,14
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out
of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the
day of judgment to be punished: 2 Peter 2:9SIX
I WILL BE PROPERLY BAPTIZED:ONLY AFTER BEING TRULY BORN AGAIN
And as they went on their way, they came
unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See,
here is water; what doth hinder me to be
baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded
the chariot to stand still: and they went down
both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch;
and he baptized him. Acts 8:36-38BY IMMERSION AS A BURIAL
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him. And Jesus, when he
was baptized, went up straightway out of the
water: Matthew 3:13,16
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye
are risen with him through the faith of the
operation of God, who hath raised him from the
dead. Colossians 2:12
Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his
death? Therefore we are buried with him by
baptism into death: that like as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness
of life. For if we have been planted together in
the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the
likeness of his resurrection:
Romans 6:3-5
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF A NEW TESTAMENT
CHURCH
Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.
And the Lord added to the church daily such
as should be saved. Acts 2:41, 47
...the church of God which is at Corinth, ...
1 Corinthians 1:2
(God's churches are individual congregations,
or bodies, not one universal body)
...the church, Which is his body, ...
Ephesians 1:22-23 & Colossians 1:18, 24For by one Spirit are we all baptized into
one body, ... 1 Corinthians 12:13
(speaking to those members of that one
church in Corinth.)SEVEN Praising God, and having favour with all the
I WILL JOIN A BIBLICALLY
CORRECT CHURCH
people. And the Lord added to the church
daily such as should be saved.
Acts 2:47
Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:41
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, ... Hebrews 10:25EIGHT As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of
I WILL STUDY AND MEDITATE
DAILY ON GOD'S WORD
the word, that ye may grow thereby:
1 Peter 2:2
This book of the law shall not depart out of
thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day
and night, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written therein: for then
thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then
thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 1:2
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15NINE But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy
I WILL LEARN TO PRAY
AND WALK WITH GOD
closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray
to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father
which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as
the heathen do: for they think that they shall
be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew 6:6-7
...in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God. Philippians 4:6TEN Dearly beloved, I beseech you as
I WILL GROW TO HATE SIN
AND KEEP AWAY FROM IT
strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly
lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 2:11
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: ...
Proverbs 8:13ELEVEN
I WILL GIVE THROUGH MY CHURCH:MY TITHE (10% OF GROSS INCREASE)
32 And concerning the tithe...the tenth shall be
holy unto the LORD. 28 ...every devoted thing is
most holy unto the LORD. 30 And all the
tithe of the land, whether of the seed of
the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is
the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD.
Leviticus 27:[32, 28, 30]
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me.
But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In
tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a
curse: for ye have robbed me, .... Bring ye all the
tithes into the storehouse, that there may be
meat in mine house, and prove me now
herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not
open you the windows of heaven, and pour
you out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it. Malachi 3:8, 10MY TITHE (THROUGH MY CHURCH)
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
Philippians 4:15MY TIME
Romans 12:1
2 Corinthians 9:6MY TALENTS
Matthew 25:14-15
1 Corinthians 12:4
1 Timothy 4:14
MY HELP TO OTHERS IN THEIR NECESSITIES
Philippians 4:16, 18
Galatians 6:2TWELVE Mark 5:19
I WILL TELL OTHERS
ABOUT MY SALVATION
Acts 4:13
Acts 20:20-21THIRTEEN John 14:2-3
I WILL LOOK FOR THE
COMING OF CHRIST
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
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EMail EBTemple@AOL.comPastor Ron Tottingham, PhD, LitD is pastor of Empire Baptist Temple, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota since 1974, and President of Great Plains Baptist
Divinity School. He is also a Chaplain (Lt Colonel) with the CAP US Air Force
and a former US Marine and Vietnam veteran of 1965.
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