The
only way to become a true Christian is to believe and be baptised
into Christ. (See Galatians 3:27). But before we can be baptised
we must understand the teaching of the Bible and believe it.
(See Acts 8:12). This booklet is to help you do this.
How to Use this Booklet
(1) Do not try to rush your preparation for baptism.
Many people need to study the Bible for at least a year or two
before they understand it well enough to be baptised. If you
have already been studying the Bible for a long time, you may
be able to work through this booklet within a few months.
(2) Work hard at your Bible study. It is worth making
a big effort, because eternal life is a big prize. Be prepared
to spend at least half an hour a day - every day - reading the
Bible and thinking about what you have read.
(3) Take one question at a time. Read the question and
the answer. Then turn up the Bible passages quoted in the answer.
If you are sure that you understand these, and that you agree
with the answer, then you can turn to the next question.
(4) Perhaps you will not understand some of the Bible
passages, or perhaps you will not agree with some of the answers
given. If so, please ask your Christadelphian Bible teacher
about them. He is always ready to help you.
(5) If possible, try to study the Bible in company with
other people. You will be able to help each other, and will
make faster progress that way.
(6) As well as working through this booklet, you should
read one or more chapters of the Bible each day. The best way
to do this is by following the daily programme of readings given
in another booklet, The Bible Companion. You can obtain a copy
from any Christadelphian meeting or from the publishers of this
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A
Warning
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You
may wonder whether you ought to learn off by heart the questions
and answers in this booklet. This is not really necessary.
The important thing is to remember the ideas taught in this
book- let, not the exact words in which we have expressed
them.
If you find it helpful to learn the questions and answers
by heart, then do so. But make sure that you really understand
and believe the things you have learnt. God wants believers,
not parrots repeating things they do not understand. Before
you can be baptised as a Christadelphian you will be expected
to answer some questions, to show that you believe the teaching
of the Bible and want to obey it. These questions will NOT
be exactly the same as the questions in this booklet. You
will not be able to answer them unless you have really understood
the teaching of this booklet.
So our advice to those who decide to learn off by heart the
questions and answers in this booklet is this: be quite sure
that you know what they mean.
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