It’s an age old dilemma. You put your trust in Christ to save you. You asked God to forgive your sins and were baptized in Jesus’ name. You are a member of the church and look forward to spending eternity in God’s presence. But, you still struggle with sin. You think thoughts you shouldn’t think, say words you shouldn’t say, and do things you shouldn’t do (things that ‘real’ Christians just don’t do!). And, if you’re honest, your life isn’t focused on Jesus nearly as much as it should be. So, you wonder if you are ‘really saved?’ You don’t ‘feel’ saved, even though the Bible indicates that ‘true believers’ should be confident in their faith! I John 5:13 reads, “I write these things to you wh
Are you a disciple, a follower of Jesus Christ? That’s a crazy question to ask the members of a church, isn’t it?! Of course, we’re all Christians! We go to church! We believe in God! That’s where Christians go and that’s what they believe, right!?! Well, many of us go to McDonald’s occasionally, that doesn’t make us hamburgers, does it?? And there are many people in the world today who say they believe in God who aren’t Christians. Don’t get me wrong. I can’t/won’t ‘judge’ anyone’s faith. The one, true God is the only judge. (I Corinthians 8:4-6; James 4:12) I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone who claimed to be a true follower of Jesus that they weren’t….even if I seriously wondered how the