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HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN

                     1- First you must see Jesus Christ is God manifest in the form of a virgin-born Man to pay sin's penalty for you. You must recognize Jesus Christ as  the fullness of the nature and character of the One Person of God expressed in a Man. T his revelation or understanding is called "justification by grace through faith." And to show that faith is genuine you must repent of your past unbelief and wrongdoing, taking scriptural water baptism by immersion in the Name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST for the remission of past sins.  2-Second, you must live your life according to His Word. Up until now you—your soul—has lived to serve the desires of your mortal spirit and flesh. From here on you must live to serve God's Word.  You will become better acquainted with His will as you familiarise yourself with His Word. Not by learning It, good as that is, but by understanding what It means the better you understand Him, the more you will please Him as you mod

"How can I overcome sin "

The Bible presents several different resources to aid us in our effort to overcome sin. In this lifetime, we will never be perfectly victorious over sin (1 John 1:8), but that should still be our goal. With God’s help, and by following the principles of His Word, we can progressively overcome sin and become more and more like Christ.   The first resource the Bible mentions in our effort to overcome sin is the Holy Spirit. God has given us the Holy Spirit so we can be victorious in Christian living. God contrasts the deeds of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:16-25. In that passage we are called upon to walk in the Spirit. All believers already possess the Holy Spirit, but this passage tells us that we need to walk in the Spirit, yielding to His control. This means choosing to consistently follow the Holy Spirit's prompting in our lives rather than following the flesh.   The difference the Holy Spirit can make is demonstrated in the life of Peter, who,