Church, if there has ever been a time when we needed to re-center our lives on Christ, it is now. The world is loud… distractions are many… and our hearts can drift without us even noticing. The believers in Colossae faced the same challenge. False teachings, cultural pressure, and spiritual confusion surrounded them.

Christ-Centered Living

Text: Colossians 1:15–20; 2:6–10; 3:1–4

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How Does This Fit into the Debate? Are YOU saved? Will I see you in Heaven?

1. What shows that someone has been born anew?

A transformed relationship with God. The Bible describes new birth as something that changes desires, behavior, and direction. This inner change is the evidence, not the outward step.

2. Does the altar call save anyone?

No. The altar call is not the source of salvation. Christ is. Faith is the channel. An altar call is simply a setting where someone acknowledges what Christ is doing in them.

3. How does this address the Lutheran concern about grace?

It shows that the altar call is not a work. The act does not produce salvation. Grace produces salvation. The altar call just reveals someone’s response to grace already moving inside them.

4. Where does this align with the teachings of Jesus?

Jesus often called people publicly, but the call was not the saving event. The saving event was meeting Him, trusting Him, and following Him. The outward step simply made that inner faith visible.

5. Why is this important for the debate?

It separates symbol from substance.

– Substance: Christ saves by grace through faith.

– Symbol: A person steps forward to confess or acknowledge what Christ is doing.

That distinction removes the charge of “works” and keeps the focus where it belongs: on grace, faith, and the living relationship that follows.

Are YOU born anew?

When someone is “born anew,” the true evidence is a living relationship with God, not the physical act of responding to an altar call. New birth produces a change in desire, direction, and behavior that shows Christ’s grace at work in the heart. “An altar call may introduce a person to the message of Christ, but it does not save them. It simply points them to the person of Christ, and He is the one who saves.” Salvation comes through grace received by faith, and the outward step simply reveals what is already happening inwardly. This removes the idea that an altar call is a work that competes with grace. It keeps the focus on Christ as the source of salvation and on the transformed life that follows as the sign of genuine new birth.

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