Christianity starts with the individual and God in Christ. Each individual must come to experience faith in Christ for himself/herself. He must shed all doubt of the miracle of Jesus Christ in believing upon Jesus as the Messiah/Christ, the anointed, Holy Spirit lead eternal Son of God. Scripture fully and completely teaches: (a) a change of mind (repentance "metanoeo" as in Matt. 3:2) from unbelief to acceptance of the Holiness of Christ Jesus and of one's own unholiness in sin and past unbelief. See (John 3; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 5:8 and Romans 10:13). (b) Each individual is personally accountable before God and Christ. See (Romans 14:10f; Hebrews 2:2f, 10:26f, 12:25 and Revelation 20:12f).

Each person, therefore, must have a personal testimony of faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. A Christian will give witness to this experience of faith (Romans 10:9,10). The Holy Spirit of Christ/God has given new life through the new birth/regeneration experience with the presence of new love, joy, peace and hope in Christ's word of promise for now and the future. Consequently, there is a change of life style from being self-centered to being Christ centered. The self adulation of the past/former life which is loathsome and envy provoking will change to Christ exalting in humility.

PERSONAL TESTIMONY: "I was nearing my twelfth birthday when the Nazarene Church in my home community of Rand, WV, in the warmth of summer, scheduled a tent revival. I attended one night with a boyhood friend. The Lord spoke to my heart as the evangelist from Kentucky spoke of Jesus Christ, sin, unbelief or belief, and my need of the Savior. The next night at the altar, I asked Jesus Christ to save me. I then experienced His love, joy, peace and presence in my heart for the first time in my life. That love, joy and peace is still good and fresh today." PRAISE THE LORD!