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Learn About Following Jesus

The Bible teaches us that the first step to following Jesus is believing in God (Hebrews 11:6). Following Jesus is more than religious. It's a worldview centered upon a single person, Jesus. Once we believe in God, we must believe what the Bible teaches about Jesus. The Bible records Jesus saying, "You believe in God, believe also in me." A great place to begin learning about Jesus is the Bible book of John. It's one of the stories the Bible recounts of Jesus life. The Bible describes Jesus' miraculous birth, His extraordinary ministry, and His ultimate sacrifice: dying on the Cross for our sins. Jesus is the only way that anyone can get to God in Heaven, there's no other name under heaven by which we can be saved from God's wrath and punishment. Get a good Bible and start reading His story today, if you haven't already heard it.

Choose to Follow Jesus

Choosing to follow Jesus is your decision. No one can do it for you. But, you must choose. No one has eternal life or a chance at heaven without deliberately choosing to follow Jesus. You have to start. Part of Jesus' ministry on earth was calling people to follow Him. Each of them had to make a choice. Some followed immediately. Others did not. Jesus described an eventual judgment where those who chose to follow Him would be separated from those who did not. God's judgment will be final, but the eternity with God granted to those who choose to follow Jesus will go on and on. One of the leaders of God's people, Joshua, expressed His choice to follow God like this, "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Who do you choose to follow? Make a choice today, but choose well.

Live as a Follower of Jesus

Christianity isn't something that happens to you once. It's not an event. Salvation is life. Following Jesus has a beginning, but no end. A great teacher of the Church Jesus launched said this, "as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him." His idea was simple, the beginning of your relationship with God should characterize your entire life with God. It takes a great step of faith to choose to follow Jesus. As you obey Him, you'll need that same kind of faith day after day. Basically, once we choose to follow Jesus, God has access to begin transforming us as people and our lives in the world. He alters us. He changes us from the inside out. It's a good change. But, it doesn't happen just one time. After we choose to follow His son, God never stops. We can't either. We must trust God every day, just like we did on the first day. If you need to know how to live as a follower of Jesus, get plugged into a local, Bible-believing church. Click here to begin finding one.

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