Foundations for new Christians
Creator God
Christianity is the belief in one eternal self-existent God. God as the creator of the world, placed the first two people, Adam and Eve in a garden where He walked and talked with them. He gave them only one rule to not eat the fruit of a certain tree.
A broken relationship
When they disobeyed God’s instruction not to eat the tree, sin and death entered the human race and the relationship with God was broken. Sin is the wrong things we all do which separate us from a Holy and Good God.
God had a plan
God set in motion a plan to save (redeem) us. He gave us the Bible (scriptures) to tell us about himself and about the plan of salvation so we can be reconciled to Him. The Bible tells us that while there is one true God, we can know Him as God the Father, God the Son, (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ, the Son came 2000 years ago and lived as one of us. Although perfect, He was rejected, He stood in our place, He took our sin and our punishment through being crucified by men on a wooden cross. Jesus was resurrected back to life and through faith in Him, our relationship with God is fully restored. Ephesians 2:8-9
A restored relationship
While Jesus is currently in heaven, we await His return to finally put an end to death and the troubles of life and to restore the earth to its original design. In the meantime, God, the Holy Spirit is with us in the hearts and lives of believers. This restored relationship enables us to call God, our Father, a good and wonderful loving Father. We become part of God’s family. 1 John 3:1
Reading through this website will help you understand these things.
Foundation topics
These are topics that will help every new Christian establish good foundations to become a lifelong follower of Jesus.
It will be a challenge to read them all at one time so bookmark the site and read progressively through the site over a number of visits.
It will also be good to make sure you have a Bible and read the practical Bible reading tips page.
- Some basics
- Get to know Jesus the Son
- Deal with everyday struggles of life
- Connect with God and the Holy Spirit
- Get to know the Bible
- Grow your character and learn to serve
- Extend your understanding to some important beliefs
This site is dedicated to providing information to help new believers so look around.