Every day pray that everyone you know will either become a Christian or influence others to become a Christian, and please share this online book with others - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com
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For Sunday evening services, the Lord has lead me to do a Bible study for practical Bible verses in John. Please come back to these Bible lessons in order to review them and learn them. Whenever we have learned the meaning of Bible verses and think about them throughout each day, we will be in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Not only that, but when we are in a situation in our daily lives and are tempted to sin, we can think back to what we have learned from the Bible and say to ourselves, "The Bible says not to do what I am tempted to say, think, do, and/or desire right now, so I am going to refuse to give in to this temptation." This is what Romans 12:2 means, and it says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." This is also the pattern that Jesus used when the devil tempted Him to sin in Matthew 4:1-11.
Chapter 1
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
John 1:19-34
19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. (John the Baptist's purpose was to prepare people for Jesus' coming by getting them to repent (turn from) of their sins. Mark 1:4-5 claims, "4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins." (Yes, when someone repents, they repent of their "sins". Repentance isn't just another word for believeing that Jesus is your Savior.) If people were willing to stop sinning on purpose after they accepted Jesus as their Savior, their hearts were prepared. After this, they became Christians when they believed He was their Savior when He appeared. If you would like more information about repentance and it's relation to salvation, please follow these websites - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/nocontridiction and this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/theanswer)
24And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (This is referring to Jesus.) 30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. (When someone becomes a Christian, Jesus baptizes them with the Holy Ghost (Who is the third person in the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost - also known as the Holy Spirit) comes to live inside the person and helps them live the Christian life. For more information on the Holy Spirit, see chapter 12 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com) 34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. (Because of the prophecies Jesus fulfilled that John mentioned, this proved that Jesus was the Son of God and the Savior.)
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If you have not prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, or you believe that you have to earn your salvation by keeping the Ten Commandments or by some other ways, please follow chapter 41 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com
If you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, but you are not sure you are really a Christian (Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 21:18-22, 1 John 5:14, and Hebrews 11:1), please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/howtogotoheaven