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How do you know?

Asked by love10121 about 1 year ago, 6 answers.

my friend keeps asking me this question but I honestly dont no exactly how to answer it, what do you think I should say? here is the question- how do you know your a christian?

Answered by amblessed on Aug 02, 2008, 07:31PM
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How ? - Because God said so. IF you have confessed your sins (asked Jesus to forgive) and acknowledge with your mouth (made a public statement) the Lord Jesus Christ, and you believe (know and are willing to ACT on it) that God raised Jesus from the dead, then you are saved. Yeah, but what if I don't feel like I'm saved? What are you supposed to feel like? The Word of God doesn't say we're supposed to get heartburn, turn cartwheels, turn blue, or anything like that. We're just supposed to believe. Jesus said blessed are you (talking to thedisciples) who have seen, but MORE BLESSED are those who have not seen, AND YET BELIEVE. Yeah, okay, but what if I don't act like I'm saved? Well, then you might have a serious problem, and you need to take a long hard look at whether or not you REALLY believe. While we are saved by grace (an undeserved gift), and through faith (life-changing belief) and NOT of works, there is still one thing that is true, true, true...if you really believe, then you will be willing to do whatever the Lord asks of you. That means you will work for His glory, for His kingdom, and for the salvation of everyone you can find.

While salvation is a life-changing experience, it is not tied to an emotional experience, although it can be quite emotional. When I first realized, fully, what God had done for me through Jesus, I couldn't stop crying. Crying with joy at the thought of forgiveness and eternal life...sobbing with pain over the time that I had wasted in ignoring Him, grinning from ear to ear over the weight that I no longer carried on my back. But now, many years down the road, while I still cry sometimes when I look at my failures and smile at His successes, I have peace, knowing that because He said I was saved, I am saved...and for no other reason. Besides, that, He can't lie!

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. (1 John 4:15)

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Shark Atack Answered by funadvice on Aug 02, 2008, 07:27PM
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It's a simple enough question.You know you are a christian if you really truly believe in Jesus Christ.That's what a christian is a believer in Jesus Christ.People just complicate things.Try to make everything ultra spirtual.Don't get me started on that.

Toadaly Answered by toadaly on Aug 02, 2008, 09:31PM
4241 answers

You're a Christian if you call yourself a Christian. That's about the only thing the various Christian sects have in common.

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Answered by silverwings on Aug 03, 2008, 11:53AM
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You know you are a Christian, when you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Simple as that.

Our walk with him, starts with faith, and ends with faith.

Faith brings us into the body of Christ,

and faith holds us in that body.

It is by faith that we first believed.

It is by faith, that we finish and complete the journey.

Works and fruit, will always follow faith.

When in doubt, go to the Word, for confirmation.

John 3:16 pretty much sums it up.

Stand on it.

God bless...

A spider! Answered by proverbs423 on Aug 04, 2008, 01:37AM
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When you put your faith in God Jesus Christ. For me, I felt like I had found something incredible and I never wanted to give it up: a relationship with my Lord and Savior. I had a feeling that things would never be the same (in a good way).

LadybugLover Answered by torikeene on Aug 05, 2008, 03:04PM
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When you have accepted that you are a sinner and given your life to Him you will start to see a change. That is when you know.

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