7. We have been blessed with four new babes in Christ within the last 6 months – they need to know! we need to know There are some things they need to know! - & - There are some things we need to know so we can help them grow to maturity in Christ. Some Important Things Every (New) Christian Should Know

8. The position The position a child of God has in Christ – Gal. 3:26-29; 2 Cor 5:17. Not a feeling, Not an unexplainable emotion, but knowing you have done what Jesus said to do – (Rom 6:3- 17; 8:12-17) Some Important Things Every (New) Christian Should Know

9. BELIEVE REPENT CONFESS BAPTIZED John 8:24 Luke 13:3 Rom. 10:10 Mark 16:16 The Steps of Salvation to observeMat 28:20 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. baptizingMat 28:19 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,

10. 1 Pet. 2:2 “desire the sincere milk of the word” Acts 17:11 “searched the scriptures daily” 2 Tim.2:15 “Study to show thyself approved unto God” 1 Pet.3:15 “ready always to give an answer” Acts 11:26 “the disciples were called Christians”

11. Baptism is only the beginning  2 Pet. 3:18 “But grow in grace” Heb. 5:12-14 “time you ought to be teachers” “have need of milk, and not of strong meat” “for he is a babe” “are of full age” Eph. 4:11-16 “unto a perfect man” “may grow up into him”

12. 2 Peter 1:5-11 2 Peter 1:5-11 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

13. FAITH Rom.10:17 Rom.10:17 - faith comes by hearing  Conviction that God is  Confidence He will do what he promisesVIRTUE  Valour – courage 1 Cor.16:13 “quit you like men”KJV “be brave”NKJV Not a coward…

14. KNOWLEDGE  Hosea 4:6 “destroyed for lack of knowledge”  John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth” He who knows he needs to know more, Knows what he needs to know most.TEMPERANCE Self Control = self discipline 1 Cor. 9:27 “bring it into bondage”

15. PATIENCE Faithful under difficulties Heb.10:36 “For you have need of patience”GODLINESS Reverence towards God 1 Tim. 4:7-8 “exercise thyself rather unto godliness” Acts 10:2 “devout” man = Cornelius Demonstrated in the life of Jesus 1 Pet. 2:21-22 “leaving us an example”

16. BROTHERLY KINDNESS Heb. 13:1 “Let brotherly love continue” Jn.13:35 “by this…if you have love one to another.”LOVE Extended to everyone Agape – doing what is best Col 3:14 “But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection..”

18. 2 Peter 1:5-7