What is a True Convert?

The letter of First John is a short writing but full of many characteristics we can look for in our lives that indicate whether or not we are truly saved. A true convert:

1. Admits he is a sinner (1 John 1:8). Do you try to justify your sins or do you confess them and repent?

2. Lives a life of obedience by keeping God’s commandments more often than he breaks them (1 John 2:3, 3:6, 5:2). It is a good sign if you are quick to ask God for forgiveness when you sin. But if you can sin without feeling guilty then you are in a bad place.

3. Does not harbor hate for his brother but displays forgiveness, love, and compassion (1 John 2:9, 2:11, 3:15, 4:16, 4:20). Are you harboring ill feelings for someone else even when they have truly mistreated you?

4. Does not love the world or the things of the world (1 John 2:15). Not that we can’t do activities we enjoy but that we do not love the world system that is controlled by Satan.

5. Proclaims Jesus Christ is the Son of God (1 John 4:15) who came in the flesh (1 John 4:2-3). Are you willing to defend the deity and humanity of Christ?

6. Has the hope and longing for the return of the Lord (1 John 3:2-3). Are you so wrapped up in what is going on in your life that you would rather Him not return right now? Do you not even believe He is coming back?

7. Loves the brethren and desires to serve and help them (1 John 3:14, 3:17). Do you feel compassion and want to help other believers when you see them in want and distress?

8. Loves being with and fellowshipping with other believers (1 John 1:7, 5:1-2). Are you more comfortable around worldly people or fellow Christians?

9. Rejects false teaching (1 John 2:22-23, 4:5) and listens to the teaching of Christ and His apostles (1 John 4:6).

10. Continues to abide in Christ (1 John 2:27-28).

New Testament Quotes from the Old Testament

Gen 1:27 Matt 19:4
Gen 5:2 Mark 10:6
Gen 2:2 Heb 4:4
Gen 2:7 1 Cor 15:45
Gen 2:24 Matt 19:5, Mark 10:7-8,1 Cor 6:17, Eph 5:31
Gen 5:24 Heb 11:5
Gen 12:1 Acts 7:3
Gen 12:3 Gal 3:8
Gen 12:7 Acts 7:5
Gen 13:15 Gal 3:16
Gen 14:17-20 Heb 7:1-2
Gen 15:5 Rom 4:18
Gen 15:6 Rom 4:3,9,22, Gal 3:6, James 2:23
Gen 15:13-14 Acts 7:6-7
Gen 17:5 Rom 4:17
Gen 17:7 Gal 3:16
Gen 17:8 Acts 7:5
Gen 18:10 Rom 9:9
Gen 18:14 Rom 9:9
Gen 21:10 Gal 4:30
Gen 21:22 Rom 9:7, Heb 11:18
Gen 22:16-17 Heb 6:13-14
Gen 22:18 Acts 3:15
Gen 25:23 Rom 9:12
Gen 25:23 Rom 9:12
Gen 38:8 Luke 20:28
Gen 47:31 Heb 11:21
Ex 1:8 Acts 7:18
Ex 2:14 Acts 7:27-28,38
Ex 5:2 Acts 7:30
Ex 3:5-10 Acts 7:33-34
Ex 3:6 Matt 22:32
Ex 3:15 Mark 12:26, Acts 3:13
Ex 4:16 Rom 9:17
Ex 5:18 James 2:11
Ex 12:46 John 19:36
Ex 13:2 Luke 2:23
Ex 16:18 2 Cor 8:15
Ex 19:6 1 Pet 2:9
Ex 19:12-13 Heb 12:20
Ex 20:12-16 Matt 19:18-19
Ex 20:13 Matt 5:21
Ex 20:13-17 Rom 13:2 9
Ex 20:12 Matt 15:4
Ex 20:14 Matt 5:27
Ex 20:17 Rom 7:7
Ex 21:17 Matt 15:4, Mark 7:10
Ex 21:24 Matt 5:38
Ex 22:27 Acts 23:5
Ex 24:8 Heb 9:20
Ex 25:40 Heb 8:5
Ex 32:1 Acts 7:40
Ex 32:6 1 Cor 10:17
Ex 33:19 Rom 9:15
Lev 10:9 Luke 1:15
Lev 12:8 Luke 2:24
Lev 18:5 Rom 10:5, Gal 3:12
Lev 19:2 1 Pet 1:16
Lev 19:12, 30:2 Matt 5:33
Lev 19:18 Mark 12:33
Lev 19:18 Matt 5:43,19:19,22:39
Lev 19:18 Mark 12:31, Gal 5:14, James 2:8
Lev 23:29 Acts 3:23
Lev 24:20 Matt 5:38
Lev 26:12 2 Cor 6:16
Num 16:5 2 Timothy 2:19
Num 27:17 Matt 9:36
Deut 5:16-20 Mark 10:1, Luke 18:20
Deut 24:14 Mark 10:19
Deut 5:16 Mark 7:10, Eph 6:2-3
Deut 5:17 James 2:11
Deut 4:24 Heb 12:29
Deut 4:3 Mark 12:32
Deut 6:5 Luke 10:27
Deut 6:4-5 Mark 12:29-30
Deut 6:5 Matt 22:37
Deut 6:13 Matt 4:10, Luke 4:8
Deut 6:16 Matt 4:7, Luke 4:12
Deut 8:3 Matt 4:4, Luke 4:4
Deut 9:4 Rom 10:6
Deut 30:12-14 Rom 10:6-8
Deut 9:19 Heb 12:21
Deut 17:7 1 Cor 5:13
Deut 18:15-16 Acts 7:37, 3:12
Deut 19:15 Matt 18:16,2 Co 13:1
Deut 21:23 Gal 3:13
Deut 24:1,3, Matt 5:31, Matt 19:7, Mark 10:4
Deut 25:4 1 Cor 9:9,1 Tim 5:18
Deut 25:5,7, Matt 22:24, Mark 12:19
Deut 27:26, Gal 3:10
Deut 29:3 Rom 11:8
Deut 30:12-14 Heb 13:5
Deut 32:21 Rom 10:19
Deut 32:35-36 Rom 12:19
Deut 32:43 Rom 15:10
1 Sam 12:22 Rom 11:2
1 Sam 13:14 Acts 13:22
2 Sam 7:8 2 Co 6:18
2 Sam 7:14 Heb 1:5
2 Sam 22:50 Rom 15:9
1 Ki 19:10,12 Rom 11:3
1 Ki 19:8 Rom 11:4
2 Ki 1:10,11 Luke 9:54, Rev 20:9
1 Chr 17:13 Rev 21:7
2 Chr 18:16, 30:2 Mark 6:34
Job 5:13 1 Cor 3:19
Job 16:19 Mark 11:10
Job 41:3 Rom 11:35
Ps 2:7 Acts 13:33, Heb 1:5,5:5
Ps 2:9 Rev 2:26-27
Ps 4:5 Eph 4:26
Ps 5:10 Rom 3:13
Ps 6:9 Matt 7:23
Ps 8:3 Matt 21:16
Ps 8:5-7 Heb 2:6-8, 1 Cor 15:27
Ps 10:7 Rom 3:14
Ps 14:1-3 Rom 3:10-12
Ps 16:8-11 Acts 2:25-28, 2:31,13:35
Ps 19:5 Rom 10:18
Ps 22:2 Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34
Ps 22:19 John 19:24, Matt 27:35, Mark 15:24, Luke 23:24
Ps 22:23 Heb 2:12
Ps 24:1 1 Cor 10:26
Ps 31:6 Luke 23:46
Ps 32:1-2 Rom 4:7-8
Ps 34:9 1 Pet 2:3
Ps 34:13-17 1 Pet 3:10-12
Ps 34:21 John 15:25
Ps 36:2 Rom 3:18
Ps 40:10 Heb 10:5-7
Ps 41:10 John 13:18
Ps 42:6, 11, Matt 26:38
Ps 43:5 Mark 14:34
Ps 44:23 Rom 8:36
Ps 45:7-8 Heb 1:8-9
Ps 51:6 Rom 3:4
Ps 62:13 Matt 16:27
Prov 24:12 Rom 2:6
Ps 68:19 Eph 4:8
Ps 69:10 John 2:17
Ps 69:23-24 Rom 11:9-10
Ps 69:26 Acts 1:20
Ps 78:2 Matt 13:35
Ps 78:24 John 6:31
Ps 82:6 John 10:34
Ps 86:9 Rev 15:4
Ps 91:11-12 Matt 4:6, Luke 4:10-11
Ps 94:11 1 Cor 3:20
Ps 95:7-11 Heb 3:7-11, 3:15,4:3,5,7
Ps 102:26-28 Heb 1:10-12
Ps 104:4 Heb 1:7
Ps 104:12 Matt 13:32, Mark 4:32, Luke 13:19
Ps 110:1 Matt 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42-43, Acts 2:34-35, Heb 1:13
Ps 110:4 Heb 5:6-10, Heb 7:17,21
Ps 111:2 Rev 15:3-4
Ps 112:9 2 Cor 9:9
Ps 116:10 2 Cor 4:13
Ps 117:2 Rom 15:11
Ps 118:6 Heb 13:6
Ps 118:22-23 Matt 21:42, Mark 12:10-11, Luke 20:17
Ps 118:22 Acts 4:11, 1 Pet 2:7
Ps 118:25-26 Matt 21:9,Mark 11:9-10, John 12:13, Matt 23:39
Ps 118:26 Luke 13:35, Luke 19:38
Ps 132:11 Acts 2:30
Prov 3:11-12 Heb 12:5-6
Prov 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Pet 5:5
Prov 11:31 1 Pet 4:18
Prov 25:21-22 Rom 12:20
Prov 26:11 2 Pet 2:22
Isa 1:9 Rom 9:29
Isa 6:9-10 Matt 13:14-15, Mark 4:12, Acts 28:26-27
Isa 6:9 Luke 8:10
Isa 6:10 John 12:40
Isa 7:14 Matt 1:23
Isa 8:12-13 1 Pet 3:14-15
Isa 8:17-18 Heb 2:13
Isa 8:23-9:1 Matt 4:15-16
Isa 11:10 Rom 15:12
Isa 13:10 Matt 24:29, Mark 13:24-25
Isa 34:4 Luke 21:26
Isa 22:13 1 Cor 15:32
Isa 25:8 1 Cor 15:54, Rev 7:17
Isa 26:19 Matt 11:5
Isa 35:5-6 Luke 7:22
Isa 26:20 Heb 10:37-38
Isa 28:11-12 1 Cor 14:21
Isa 29:13 Matt 15:8-9, Mark 1:3, John 1:23
Isa 40:6-8 1 Pet 1:24-25
Isa 40:13 Rom 11:34, 1 Cor 2:16
Isa 42:1-4 Matt 12:18-21
Isa 45:23 Rom 14:11
Isa 49:6 Acts 13:47
Isa 49:8 2 Cor 6:2
Isa 52:5 Rom 2:24
Isa 52:7 Rom 10:15
Isa 52:11 2 Co 6:17
Isa 52:15 Rom 15:21
Isa 53:1 John 12:38, Rom 8:17
Isa 53:7-8 Acts 8:32-33
Isa 53:9 1 Pet 2:23
Isa 53:12 Luke 22:37
Isa 54:1 Gal 4:27
Isa 54:13 John 6:45
Isa 55:3 Acts 13:34
Isa 55:10 2 Cor 9:10
Isa 56:7 Matt 21:13
Jer 7:11 Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46
Isa 59:7-8 Rom 3:15-17
Isa 59:20-21 Rom 11:26-27
Isa 61:1-2 Luke 4:18-19
Isa 62:11 Matt 21:5
Isa 64:3 1 Cor 2:9
Isa 65:1-2 Rom 10:10-21
Isa 65:17 2 Pet 3:13
Isa 66:1-2 Acts 7:49-50
Jer 5:21 Mark 8:18
Jer 9:23 1 Cor 1:31, 2 Cor 10:17
Jer31:15 Matt 2:18
Jer 31:31-34 Heb 8:8-12
Ezk 11:20 Rev 21:7
Ezk 37:5, 10 Rev 11:11
Dan 3:6 Matt13:42, 50
Dan 7:13 Matt 24:30, 26:64, Mark 13:26,14:62, Luke 21:27,22:69
Dan 9:27 Matt 24:15
Dan 11:31 Mark 13:14
Hos 2:1, 3 Rom 9:25-28
Hos 6:6 Matt 9:13, Matt 12:7
Hos 10:8 Luke 23:30, Rev 6:16
Hos 11:1 Matt 2:15
Hos 13:14 1 Cor 15:55
Joel 3:1-5 Acts 2:17-21, Rom 10:13
Amos 5:25-27 Acts 7:42-43
Amos 9:11-12 Acts 15:16-17
Jonah 2:1 Matt 12:40
Mic 5:1 Matt 2:6
Mic 7:6 Matt 10:35-36
Hab 2:3-4 Rom 1:17, Gal 3:11
Hab 1:5 Acts 13:41
Hag 2:6, 21 Heb 12:26
Zec 8:16 Eph 4:25
Zec 9:9 John 12:15
Zec 11:12-13 Matt 27:9-10
Zec 12:10 John 19:37
Zec 13:7 Matt 26:31, Mark 14:27
Mal 1:2-3 Rom 9:13
Mal 3:1 Matt 11:10, Mark 1:2,Luke 7:27
Mal 3:23-24 Matt 17:10-11

China has more than 13 million abortions a year

"The actual number of abortions performed is much higher, Wu said, because the figures are collected only from registered medical institutions. Many abortions are performed in unregistered clinics, according to Wu."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/china.abortions.millions/index.html