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Building Joyful Life with Christ the Lord
When we accept Christ as our LORD and grant it, we receive the Holy Spirit. And through the power of the Holy Spirit, we experience spiritual rebirth and our behavior grows and is renewed.
After becoming believers in Christ, we receive the power of the Holy Spirit who regenerates us spiritually. Therefore, through this media worship, you are invited to express your gratitude every day to the LORD Jesus.
Be thankful that the LORD has loved and saved you. The Bible says: “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).
Be thankful that the LORD has forgiven all the punishment for your sins. The Bible says, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his stripes you were healed” (1 Peter 2:24).
Be thankful that the LORD Jesus has written your name in heaven. The Lord Jesus said in the Gospel of Luke 10:20, “Rejoice because your names are written in heaven”
Be thankful that the Lord Jesus has given Eternal Life to those of you who believe in Him. Christ said, “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, nor will anyone snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:28).
Be thankful that the Lord Jesus has given you the right and power to be born again spiritually and become a child of God. The Bible says in John 1:12, “But as many as received Christ, He gave the power to become children of God, even those who believe in His name.”
Question and answer
What is the difference between a Christian and a believer in Christ?
Who are the people called Believers in Christ (BIC)?
Believers in Christ (BIC) are people who already know Christ and understand that through His death on the cross, Christ is able to erase sin.
BIC are aware that they are sinners, and they also understand that God loves them and provides salvation through Christ the Lord who is the only Way, Truth, and Life.
BIC have made a personal decision to believe in the Lord Jesus. Through their personal decision, BIC have prayed to accept Christ by confessing that Jesus is Lord and believing that God has raised Jesus from the dead.
After accepting Christ, BIC are grateful every day that the Lord Jesus has forgiven all the punishment for their sins. BIC are grateful that the Lord Jesus has recorded their names in Heaven. BIC are grateful that the Lord Jesus has given them Eternal Life. BIC are grateful because the Lord Jesus has given them the right and power to become children of God.
BIC realize that after they accept Christ as Lord & Savior, they receive the power of the Holy Spirit who regenerates them spiritually. They believe that through the power of the Holy Spirit, their faith grows and their behavior in life is renewed from day to day.
BIC believes that after they are born again and renewed, they have been given a new status by the Lord Jesus to become the Light of the World who act as Children of Light to spread the Word of Christ to others.
What is the difference between a Christian and a Believer in Christ?
The difference between these two terms lies only in the elements of language usage. The term ‘Christian’ (Christians, Christianity) implies a general and literal language categorization element related to religious, cultural, and social aspects. While the term ‘Believer in Christ’ (BIC) is more specific, implying the Biblical characteristic meanings of every individual who believes in Christ as Lord & Savior.