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WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?

BY: Daniel Harang

I would like to preface the beginning of this lesson with the following statement.

Christianity is serious business!

The reason I say this is that according to the LORD, Jesus Christ, there is one and only one way to salvation and deliverance from an eternal horrific hell and a peaceful existence with the everlasting father.

JOHN 14:6

6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

It must be recognized that Christian Denominations do not save anyone. It does not matter which denomination one belongs to, whether Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Apostolic and or any of the many other denomination out there in the mix, merely belonging to one does not make one a Christian, nor deliver from eternal destruction.

I had a pastor friend that told me this story.  He said that a pastor had a vision of the Lord and he asked the Lord: “Lord, who is it that will be saved? The Catholics: to which the Lord replied, no not one, Well Lord, what about the Methodist: again, the Lord replied, no not one, Lord, he queried, what about the Presbyterians, once again, the Lord replied, no not one, the pastor began to fear as he thought what if I ask the Lord about my denomination, so he asked the Lord, Lord, who is it then that will be saved, to which the Lord replied, Only The Redeemed.”

The above story illustrates the truth that there is no denomination that can save an individual, the reason being, no denomination died on the cross for you. I am sure you have seen a sign somewhere that read:” Jesus Saves” Christianity is all about the person of Jesus Christ and ones relationship to him.

It is important to recognize, on the same note, that none of the denominational tenets or doctrines save an individual; they may be good doctrine, but they in and of themselves, cannot save anyone. Again, one MUST RESPOND, to the person of Jesus Christ.

ACTS 4:12

12. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Jesus said to Nicodemus, ”You Must Be Born Again”.

JOHN 3:3-7

3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Again, I must reiterate: Christianity is serious Business.

Why So? Because, it is the difference between eternal life, and everlasting destruction.

But you cry, “I’ve been water baptized.”  That is all well and good, But Jesus Christ said, “ You must be born again!” This is the imperative necessity. Baptism is that thing we are to do once we have done the imperative necessity.

1 PETER 3:21,22

21. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

 22.Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

We see in the above passage that water baptism is only a figure.  It represents the key thing as a type of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Just as Jesus was buried in the earth and resurrected out from among the dead. Baptism is a snapshot of the same for the believer and a testimony of the things we confess and believe. As I go under the water I am confessing his burial and as I come up out of the water I am expressing faith in his resurrection and identifying my self with him IN HIS RESURRECTION.

COL 2:12-14

12. 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.

13. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

The word quickened is an old English word which means to make alive. You have undoubtedly clipped your cuticles and cut to the quick, that flesh that is alive, ouch! As we express our faith in what Christ Jesus has done for us God makes us alive, out from among the dead. Those people upon whom the wrath of God abides see JOHN 3:36.

ROM 6:3-11

3. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?  Again a like figure, as a believer, has been buried with Christ.

4. 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. Now as one that has been resurrected, that is made to stand up out from the dead, those spiritually dead men walking, I walk in a new and everlasting life.

5. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Have you been planted? Again in the likeness of his death, we are speaking figuratively, more correctly spiritually.

6. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.  As a new creation being I have the ability to conquer sins demands upon my flesh. See 2COR 5:17

7. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Dead men do not sin, they only lie motionless. Nothing internally moves them. In the same way nothing should internally move me, or you my believing friend, to sin.

8. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:  I confess I believe that I died with Christ and that by his resurrection I will live again, this is why I was water baptized, to testify of this faith. This water baptism occurs after one confesses his faith in Jesus Christ as LORD.

9. Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.  Because I have been raised with Christ the 2^nd Death has no power over me, and I will never again come into condemnation. See The Revelation 20: 11-14

10. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. I now live unto the eternal God, never to die spiritually again.

11. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. I am dead to sin and alive unto Christ, yes, I account myself as so, and so does God.