Baptism is the next step.
“Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.”
Acts 10:47-48a NIV
Baptism
Monochrome
A Poor Goose Anytime
Funnel Cloud
“But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.”
Ezekiel 18:27-28 NIV
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Take One
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”
1 John 3:16 NIV
Picnic Table
Leave it behind. A life of peace awaits.
“Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”
Isaiah 55:7 NIV
Canine Conundrum
Some go back to eat their vomit and they could care less about parasites.
“Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.”
Philippians 3:2 NIV
Herald
The droplets have two destinations. It either goes up or down.
“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
James 5:7-8 NIV
Choker
These things don’t play.
“The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”
Matthew 13:22 NIV
Fruitless
God is indeed patient with everyone.
“Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ 8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”
Luke 13:6-9 NIV
Pine Porcupine
It’s amazing how birds, cats & dogs get special treatment from people.
“Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.”
Proverbs 14:31 NIV