Follow up After Receiving Jesus as Savior: Congratulations! You have just made the most excellent decision of a lifetime. As you begin your new journey, you must learn what God wants for your new life. Understanding your decision about salvation: John, the apostle of Christ, wanted believers to be sure about salvation and to know without doubt that they are genuinely saved. He said, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). God wants us to understand salvation and wants us to have the confidence of knowing for sure…

Your relationship with God in Christ is the most important relationship you will have in life:  A relationship with God in Christ results in a new life (Ephesians 2:4–5); It brings forgiveness for sins (Colossians 1:14); Believers are given the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16–17); one day in the future, after this worldly body dies, it will be resurrected with a new glorified body in heaven. (John 14:19; Philippians 3:20–21). If you are the friend of the most important person in the world, it pails to your friendship with the one who created the universe. Why is your relationship with God so Important? The Bible teaches that having a…

By some estimates, King Solomon had assets worth 2 trillion dollars; according to that, he was the wealthiest man who ever lived. When Solomon became king of Israel, after David, his father, died, he prayed to God and asked for wisdom to lead the Children of Israel. That impressed God that Solomon did not ask for riches, and God gave him wisdom and promised him great wealth. People and rulers worldwide came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, and they were astonished at his fantastic understanding and knowledge. Today, Solomon is considered the wisest man who ever lived. Solomon was also a prolific writer, and today, we have access to…