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--What Should I Do With Jesus?

-Perhaps you have heard someone say, "Well, now I'm saved. I don't have to worry about it. I'm going to Heaven."

-OR= 'The Pastor at the Church said, "All you need to do is come forward and say the sinners prayer with me, and you are saved."'
-OR= I was raised in a Christian family. So I don't need to worry about it.

-A familiar one= "I'm keeping the ten Commandments, give to charity, church membership, I'm a nice person. I even go to church on Sundays (sometimes), and always on Christmas and Easter."
Those are just a few of the standard answers. BUT what does Jesus say?

Take a look with me at Matthew 28:16-20. "The Great Commission"~ This is Jesus speaking, after He had risen from the dead.

'Jesus came and spoke to the disciples, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on Earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen~'

We hear people today saying, 'that is a job for the Pastors of a church, or leaders in a congregation'. No, my friend, Jesus also tells us, "Why do you call Me Lord, and do not do the things I say?" This is a prime example of people who say they are 'saved', yet they have NOT accepted Jesus as their Lord. They have not surrendered their lives to his Lordship.
Adrian Rogers said it well, "Jesus can not be your Savior, unless He is your Lord."
You surrender allegiance of your life totally to Him. Then, you will eagerly share in his 'Great Commission.'

After I was saved, and gave my life to Jesus, a small women's Bible Study group had a 'Teacher of the Bible', who baptized a few people in my friend's home, her bathtub. That is perfectly biblical. By faith, this very godly woman baptized a few women, who were saved by grace.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8,9).

"That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9)~~

Jesus said, "But why do you call Me "Lord, Lord," and not do the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).

A truly 'saved' person will be a 'changed' person. "For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps." (1 Peter 2:21)~~
[Some may ask if baptism necessary for salvation. No, however, the baptism is a outward sign of an inner 'new life in Christ.' Jesus does want His people to be baptized. If you have not yet been baptized, ask your Church Pastor, or Elders of the Church, 'Home Bible Teacher', what you should do. May the Lord Jesus lead, guide and direct your steps, to 'follow Him.'] ~~

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