I led him to Christ, what should he do next?
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“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.”
Isaiah 43:10 KJV
“I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.”
Isaiah 43:12
“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”
Isaiah 44:8 KJV
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
And ye are witnesses of these things.”
Luke 24:44-48 KJV
apparently the witness has a role in Gods Will
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
Matthew 24:14 KJV
when a Christian shares the gospel about Jesus they are partaking in Gods Will of turning people from dark to light
“And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
Acts 26:15-
The power to come tonjesus os the gospel when we hear and share the gospel with others it’s helping them turn to God from the world we of course aren’t the source but the witnesses of the source the witness of the gospel itself is the power of God to believers we just believe and share it share our faith
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17
as we share the gospel people who don’t reject it but hear it as it’s valid begin receiving seeds of faith
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
Gods way of calling us to Jesus is the invitation heard in the gospel for man to repent and become the children of God having been not condemned but forgiven and restored given as a gift eternal life and a kingdom
but we have to hear the word Jesus spoke about it all to ever receive it or understand it . The word redeems us but believers share that word with others.
From the start the gospels success depended on man hearing , bekieving and then going out and spreading the word to mothers who would hear , believe and then spread it to even others throughout the generations each generation has people who hear the gospel , believe the gospel d share the gospel with others
they don’t need to have thier own message or thier own charisma but they just share what’s always been there the word of Christ Jesus to all mankind and that word still loves and breathes in bekievers hearts and minds and is capable of illuminating our lives if we let it shine forth to others it can also infuence them to turn to the gospel and believe
Christ works through believers to call other believers …..a role For a believer
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 2:24-26 KJV
God does it but men share his word patiently with others is how his word gets into minds and hearts
Isaiah 43:10 KJV
“I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.”
Isaiah 43:12
“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”
Isaiah 44:8 KJV
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
And ye are witnesses of these things.”
Luke 24:44-48 KJV
apparently the witness has a role in Gods Will
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
Matthew 24:14 KJV
when a Christian shares the gospel about Jesus they are partaking in Gods Will of turning people from dark to light
“And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
Acts 26:15-
The power to come tonjesus os the gospel when we hear and share the gospel with others it’s helping them turn to God from the world we of course aren’t the source but the witnesses of the source the witness of the gospel itself is the power of God to believers we just believe and share it share our faith
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17
as we share the gospel people who don’t reject it but hear it as it’s valid begin receiving seeds of faith
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 KJV
Gods way of calling us to Jesus is the invitation heard in the gospel for man to repent and become the children of God having been not condemned but forgiven and restored given as a gift eternal life and a kingdom
but we have to hear the word Jesus spoke about it all to ever receive it or understand it . The word redeems us but believers share that word with others.
From the start the gospels success depended on man hearing , bekieving and then going out and spreading the word to mothers who would hear , believe and then spread it to even others throughout the generations each generation has people who hear the gospel , believe the gospel d share the gospel with others
they don’t need to have thier own message or thier own charisma but they just share what’s always been there the word of Christ Jesus to all mankind and that word still loves and breathes in bekievers hearts and minds and is capable of illuminating our lives if we let it shine forth to others it can also infuence them to turn to the gospel and believe
Christ works through believers to call other believers …..a role For a believer
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 2:24-26 KJV
God does it but men share his word patiently with others is how his word gets into minds and hearts
its ridicilous how they bully converts around in churches nowadays. these churches put on worldly music and other circus shows but wont baptize someone who confesses Jesus as lord until they jump thru hoops and send in the CV and do the job interview.
if i lead someone to the Lord i will baptize them myself immediately to avoid this tragedy taking place. dont let them tell you that you cant baptize because you didnt go to a useless seminary somewhere.
you are a priest of the most high just like every other believer.
after that he should partake of the Lord's supper and grow in grace and learning. studying the bible and not only studying it but doing as it says. its the second part that trips us up lol. i speak for myself when i say i know too much and do too little.
if i lead someone to the Lord i will baptize them myself immediately to avoid this tragedy taking place. dont let them tell you that you cant baptize because you didnt go to a useless seminary somewhere.
you are a priest of the most high just like every other believer.
after that he should partake of the Lord's supper and grow in grace and learning. studying the bible and not only studying it but doing as it says. its the second part that trips us up lol. i speak for myself when i say i know too much and do too little.
The Holy Ghost is amazingly good at follow up, after all He brought the guy to you in the first place. Just be sensitive to the Lord. Often I think let go and let God is the right policy.
We see Phillip bearing witness to the Ethiopian eunuch and we have no record that Peter followed up with Cornelius. How often Jesus says "go thy way thy faith hath saved thee ... made thee whole"
I'm sure each case is different. ... some folks might need physical help or financial support.
Spurgeon was saved in a primitive methodist chapel but never went back to it, instead he joined the baptists.
One day I witnessed to a tourist girl and she got beautifully saved just as her group leader was urgently herding them all into a bus ... I shouted what instructions I could through the window, since she was from Norway with good but limited english there was a good deal of sign language.
We see Phillip bearing witness to the Ethiopian eunuch and we have no record that Peter followed up with Cornelius. How often Jesus says "go thy way thy faith hath saved thee ... made thee whole"
I'm sure each case is different. ... some folks might need physical help or financial support.
Spurgeon was saved in a primitive methodist chapel but never went back to it, instead he joined the baptists.
One day I witnessed to a tourist girl and she got beautifully saved just as her group leader was urgently herding them all into a bus ... I shouted what instructions I could through the window, since she was from Norway with good but limited english there was a good deal of sign language.
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No, and in fact I am not allowed to, because many of the items I use in the collages are sourced from sites that stipulate, personal use/projects only and no financial gain type of thing. The files are provided by others for free use to anyone who wants them for whatever as long as no money is gained from the use of them. I am fine with that 
I have over 11,000 items on my computer for the making of these panels, and probably the majority of them come from such sources. Of course at this point after four years of collecting I have no way of knowing where many of any single item came from, but it doesn't matter either, because they are designed for sharing here
I have over 11,000 items on my computer for the making of these panels, and probably the majority of them come from such sources. Of course at this point after four years of collecting I have no way of knowing where many of any single item came from, but it doesn't matter either, because they are designed for sharing here -
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Hello Blik, though witnessing is extremely important and should not be restricted, and it typically comes pretty naturally to a new believer (particularly when they have been saved from very sinful lives), I believe that a new believer's principal ministry is to sit at the Lord's feet and learn from Him (so that is what I think you should tell him to do next).
I would also make sure that he understands how important the teaching and fellowship of a local church body are, ESPECIALLY in the case of a new believer.
God bless you!
~Deut
p.s. - you might also suggest that he listen to and/or read this online (free) 4-part teaching series called, Spiritual Boot Camp. This series takes a close AND practical look at four of our most important Christian spiritual disciplines and it teaches us the best ways to apply them to our Christian walk.
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Luke 10
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him.
39 She had a sister called Mary who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made, so she came to Him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her.”
I would also make sure that he understands how important the teaching and fellowship of a local church body are, ESPECIALLY in the case of a new believer.
God bless you!
~Deut
p.s. - you might also suggest that he listen to and/or read this online (free) 4-part teaching series called, Spiritual Boot Camp. This series takes a close AND practical look at four of our most important Christian spiritual disciplines and it teaches us the best ways to apply them to our Christian walk.
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Whoops, I ran out of editing time above. I wanted to add that the four spiritual disciplines that Dr. John MacArthur discusses in Spiritual Boot Camp are as follows:
~Deut
1. How to Study the Scriptures
2. How to Pray
3. How to Function in the Body (fellowship)
4. How to Witness
2. How to Pray
3. How to Function in the Body (fellowship)
4. How to Witness
~Deut
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Christians are the disciples and before becoming one, there must first be an encounter with the risen Jesus. You make a disciple when you introduce someone to Christ and they believe and trust in Him. A disciple is simply one who follows Christ. The Holy Spirit draws people and God is the One, by His Spirit, who continues the work of keeping that 'disciple'.
We cannot create a disciple. We can only witness for Christ and see a person accept Him and at that moment, they become a disciple. The word discipling indicates teaching, but an actual disciple, again, can only be made by the Holy Spirit as we cannot convert someone but to the point of their own decision to accept Christ.
what is a disciple?
Jesus commissions us to “go” — because of his authority — “and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19–20).
This raises a fundamental question, though — one that even takes priority over the how-to’s of discipleship. What does it actually mean to be a “disciple” of Jesus? If we are going to make disciples, we need to know what that is.
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We cannot create a disciple. We can only witness for Christ and see a person accept Him and at that moment, they become a disciple. The word discipling indicates teaching, but an actual disciple, again, can only be made by the Holy Spirit as we cannot convert someone but to the point of their own decision to accept Christ.
what is a disciple?
Jesus commissions us to “go” — because of his authority — “and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19–20).
This raises a fundamental question, though — one that even takes priority over the how-to’s of discipleship. What does it actually mean to be a “disciple” of Jesus? If we are going to make disciples, we need to know what that is.
“A disciple of Jesus is a worshiper, a servant, and a witness.”
The standard definition of “disciple” (noun) is someone who adheres to the teachings of another. It is a follower or a learner. It refers to someone who takes up the ways of someone else. Applied to Jesus, a disciple is someone who learns from him to live like him — someone who, because of God’s awakening grace, conforms his or her words and ways to the words and ways of Jesus. Or, you might say, as others have put it in the past, disciples of Jesus are themselves “little Christs” (Acts 26:28; 2 Corinthians 1:21).source
not really in my opinion it’s blick asking what does someone who has turned to Christ initially , what do they do now ?
the way I took it was what’s next now that this guy turned towards Christ ?
does t seem to steal any glory from God . It’s just acknowledging that there’s more to living a Christian life than just saying “I believe “
the way I took it was what’s next now that this guy turned towards Christ ?
does t seem to steal any glory from God . It’s just acknowledging that there’s more to living a Christian life than just saying “I believe “
