Simple Guide to Getting Started in Following Christ

Being an engineer by profession, it is but natural for me to find a logical process or methods in doing things. When it comes to my relationship with my God, I tried to follow the five steps elaborated by Steve Murrell in his booklet One2One.

I am sharing this because I believe that this will help you get started in the right direction or improve your relationship with Christ, in the same way that it helped me. Btw, the five steps can be easily remembered by the keeping in mind the word "START". Here we go.


S (STOP)

Stop trusting in yourself and your own good works, and start trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

For it is by grace you have been saves, through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast. --Ephesions 2:8,9


T (TURN AWAY)

Turn away from everything the Bible calls sin.

Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscriptions: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness". --2Timothy 2:19


A (ATTEND)

Attend a small group for personal discipleship and weekly worship services.

...not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another -- and all the more as you see the Day approaching. --Hebrew 10:25


R (READ)

Read and obey your bible everyday.

Keep this book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. --Joshua 1:8


T (TELL)

Tell others about your new relationship with Christ.

Jesus did not let him, but said "Go home to your people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people are amazed. --Mark 5:19, 20

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