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Have you taken
The Christian Test?
Do
you consider yourself a Christian? Are you sure? Have you ever tested yourself?
The Bible Says:
"Examine yourselves as to whether you are
in the faith. Test yourselves…"
(II Corinthians 13:5).
Here’s a simple way to take
"The Christian Test." Answer the following questions, then compare
your answers with what the Bible says.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST:
1. Do you consider yourself a Christian? __ Yes __ No
2. Do you believe in God? __ Yes __ No
3. Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?
__ Yes __ No
4. Do you regard Jesus as Lord? __ Yes __ No
5. Do you have a personal relationship with the Lord? __
Yes __ No
6. Which of the following have you done?
·
Accepted Jesus into
my heart
·
Confessed sins
·
Repented of past
sins
·
Asked for
forgiveness
·
Confessed faith in
Jesus
·
Prayed
·
Was baptized
·
Gone to Church
·
Studied the Bible
·
Confirmation
·
Observed communion
·
Given money to God’s
work
·
Sang praises to God
·
Listened to sermons
·
Been a good example
·
Encouraged others
·
Helped the needy
·
Other_________________________________
1. At what point in doing any of the above were you
saved? ____________________________
8. If you have been baptized…
I was baptized in or with: __ Water __
the Spirit __ fire __ other
I was baptized by: __ sprinkling __
pouring __ full immersion
I was baptized when I was: __ an infant
__ a child __ a teenager __ an adult
I was baptized for the following
reason(s):
·
to show that my sins
have been forgiven
·
as a public
testimony of my salvation
·
in order to have my
sins forgiven
·
in order to be saved
·
to join a particular
church
·
I didn’t understand
what I was doing
·
I was pressured
against my will
NOW READ EACH PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE, THEN ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS:
1. II Corinthians 13:5; I
Thessalonians 5:21, Does God want you to test yourself to make sure you are a
true Christian? --__Yes __ No
2. James 2:19, To be a
Christian, is it enough to believe in God? __ Yes __ No
3. John 12:42-43, Is it
possible to believe in Jesus without being a true Christian?
__ Yes __ No
4. Matthew 7:21-23, Does
simply calling Jesus "Lord" make one a Christian?
__ Yes __ No
5. I John 2:3-5, Can a
person really "know" the Lord without doing what the Lord commands?
__ Yes __ No
If a person says, "I
know the Lord," but doesn’t obey the Lord’s teachings, does that person
truly "know" the Lord? __ Yes __ No
6. Acts 11:26, Is a
Christian a disciple (learner) of Christ? __ Yes __ No
John 8:30-32, If you
believe in Jesus, must you abide in His word to be His disciple? __ Yes __ No
Is it possible to abide in
Christ’s Word without doing what it says? __ Yes __ No
Is there a body of truth
that must be understood and obeyed? __ Yes __ No
7. James 2:17-26, If one’s
faith is not obedient and active, is it dead? __ Yes __ No
Can a person with
"dead faith" be saved? __ Yes __ No
Matthew 28:18-20, Are you
willing to submit to the authority of Jesus? __ Yes __ No
Do you want to be a
disciple? __ Yes __ No
Are you willing to do
everything He has commanded you to do? __ Yes __ No
If there is something that
you have not done which is necessary to be a Christian, are you willing to do
it? __ Yes __ No
8. Acts 19:1-5, Is it
appropriate to be baptized again if your previous baptism was not valid? __ Yes
__ No
a. Acts 8:8:36-39, Is one
to be baptized with water? __ Yes __ No
b. Colossians 2:12, Is
baptism a burial and therefore full immersion? __ Yes __ No
c. Acts 2:37-38; 8:12,
36-38, Is baptism for those who are old enough to understand what they are
doing? __ Yes __ No
Must one hear the Gospel,
believe in Jesus, and repent of sins before baptism?
__ Yes __ No
d. Acts 2:37-38, Were these
people told to be baptized because their sins had already been forgiven? __ Yes
__ No
Is the purpose of baptism
"for remission of sins"? __ Yes __ No
e. Acts 2:38, 40, 41, 47,
Since baptism is "for remission of sins," were these baptized
believers then saved and added to the Lord’s church? __ Yes __ No
f. I Peter 3:20-21, Does
this say that a person is saved before baptism?
__ Yes __ No
Is a person saved at the
point of baptism? __ Yes __ No
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING
9. Matthew 13:12-23, Are
there people who will not understand God’s message?
__ Yes __ No
Is there danger in not
understanding God’s word? __ Yes __ No
Is understanding necessary
in order to produce spiritual fruit? __ Yes __ No
a.
Ephesians
5:17, Does the Lord expect His Word to be understood?
__ Yes __ No
b. Matthew 7:21, Is the
will of the Lord to be done (obeyed)? __ Yes __ No
c. Ephesians 6:6, Is the
will of God to be done from the heart? __ Yes __ No
d. John 12:40; Mark
12:30-33, Does understanding take place in the heart?
__ Yes __ No
e. Romans 6:17-18, To be
set free from sin must the Lord’s teaching be obeyed from the heart? __ Yes __
No
Therefore must the teaching
be understood when it is obeyed? __ Yes __ No
f. I Timothy 1:3-7, Can a person
obey correctly if he/she has been taught incorrectly? __ Yes __ No
If you were taught and
consequently believed that your sins were forgiven and you were saved before
baptism, were you then baptized for the right reason?
__ Yes __ No
IF THERE ARE ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUR ORIGINAL ANSWERS
AND WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS, CONTACT US TODAY FOR:
² further Bible study
² answers to your Bible questions
² help in more fully obeying the Lord
² more information about the one church into which a penitent believer is
baptized (Colossians 1:18; I Corinthians. 12:13).
Additional Scripture References With Corresponding Numbers:
1. Luke 14:27-33; Acts 17:11; Romans 12:2; Ephesians
5:8-10
2. Matthew 15:3-9; John 10:24-39
3. Matthew 8:29; 1:32-33; Mark 1:23-25; 5:7; Luke 4:34
4. Luke 6:46; Acts 9:5; 19:13-16
5. John 14:15, 21-24; II Thessalonians 1:6-9; Titus
1:16; I John 1:6
6. Luke 8:21; John 3:21; 17:17; Acts 26:28; Hebrews
5:8-9; James 1:21-22; I John 2:5, 21; II John 9
7. Matthew 7:21, 26-27; John 8:51; Acts 10:34-35;
Philippians 2:12
8. John 3:5,21; 14:15; Romans 6:3-6, 17-18
a. John 3:23;
Acts 10:47-48; I Peter 3:20-21
b. Matthew 3:16;
John 3:23; Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-5
c. Mark
16:15-16; Romans 10:13-17
d. Acts 22:16;
Romans 6:1-22
e. Mark
16:15-16; I Corinthians 12:13; I Peter 3:21; Hebrews 5:9
9. Proverbs 18:2; John 8:43; Acts 28:25-29; Colossians
1:9-10
a. Proverbs 4:5-7;
Mark 7:14; Ephesians 3:3-5; II Timothy 2:7; Romans 10:17
b. Luke 6:46;
Hebrews 5:8-9; I John 2:3-5,17
c. Matthew 15:8;
Acts 26:20; Romans 10:8-10
d. Psalms 49:3;
119:34; Proverbs 8:5
e. Mark
16:15-16; Acts 2:37-38
f. II Timothy
4:2-4; Acts 18:24-26; 19:1-5
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