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This
is a booklet that deals
with certain basic
truths regarding the
great change that a
person undergoes as a
result of believing in
Jesus and accepting Him
as his Lord. It is
pointed out that any
person who confesses
Jesus as his Saviour and
Lord becomes a child of
God according to John
1:12. He is born of God;
the spirit of God begins
to dwell in him; he
becomes a citizen of
Heaven; God cares for
him, protects him and
enables him to lead a
victorious life
overcoming the
temptations of Satan. It
is the responsibility of
a child of God to lead a
Spirit-controlled and
Spirit-filled life. He
ought to live in the
world, conscious of the
fact that he is a child
of the Holy Almighty God
of Heaven. He should be
perfectly just and
honest in his dealings
with others. All those
who observe him should
be able to see divine
love and kindness
expressed in his words
and actions. He ought to
spend all his money,
time and energy with a
view to glorifying God,
imparting the message of
salvation to the unsaved
and doing good to all.
He ought to lead a
prayerful life, thanking
God for the free gift of
salvation and the
blessings of everyday
life and interceding for
others. It is necessary
for him to be in
fellowship with the
other children of God in
his locality. He should
be a member of the
church in his place; he
should attend all its
meetings and do all his
duties well, so that he
will be an effective
witness of Christ. Thus
a person who becomes a
child of God by
believing in Christ has
the opportunity as well
as responsibility to
attain spiritual growth
and maturity. The Word
of God points out that
it will be a great
blessing to be able to
make use of this
opportunity and to
fulfill this
responsibility, because
leading a fruitful
Christian life in the
world ensures an
unimaginably great
reward before the
judgment seat of Christ
in Heaven. The booklet
exhorts all who have
become children of God
to ensure that they get
this blessing. |