Transformation Continued:

Ok so did you do the reading i left here the other day? Lets summarize. Basically Jesus was sent by God to pay the penalty of our sins. Remember the wages of sin is death, but the God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ. So in return we have a choice to follow or not. We will touch on the ones who don't follow later. Today lets focus on the ones who decide to follow. As a follower of Jesus Christ there are steps to take. First you must accept Jesus into your heart and ask forgiveness of your sins...Many people think it ends here, but it really doesn't. there is much more work to be done. You know you are a sinner and need Jesus's forgiveness. You will want to be baptized and make a public profession of your faith in Him. Again it doesn't end here. Many folks think "well, I have confessed I am a sinner....I asked forgiveness...and I got baptized...Great lets go celebrate" but wait...there is more. You don't want to stand still in your faith..you want to grow..you want to be close to God as possible. Humans by nature are not and never will be sinless here on earth. So we must stay in constant prayer...constant contact with God..reading our bible and living a life that would be pleasing to God. So we need to give a sacrifice. Now I am not talking about killing an animal at the alter. I am talking about sacrificing yourself. Please don't kill yourself as a sacrifice. As we read the versus in Romans we need a LIVING sacrifice. See the word LIVING. We want our bodies to be holy and pure since it is a dwelling place of the holy spirit. We want to be pure and live a pure life so when we witness to others they can see we live what we preach.

Here are some more scriptures not all of them but a few to read on:
Romans 3:10-11, 23/ 5:1/ 6:23/ 8:1,35,28-30

Points to keep in mind.
1-God has taken us who are unrighteous and made us righteous.
2-You have been brought into a state of peace with God.

Our purpose in life is to transform from the ugly duckling swimming in sin in the world to becoming a beautiful swan who is Godly and not worldly.