Are You a Follower of Jesus Christ?

As we stand in the middle of a move of the Holy Spirit where people are being pointed to Jesus Christ, and deciding who they will commit their lives to, let us remember this awesome truth -

Romans 6:1-14
What shall we say, then?
Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
By no means!
We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin - because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.
The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

These verses outline a simple way for us to discern who is living for (and belongs to) Jesus Christ, from those who are living for themselves and our enemy.
The black and white generation... a friend of ours told us about a prophecy 7 or 8 years ago that said this generation would be the "black and white" generation.
We're seeing that. We're seeing some choose life and Jesus Christ, and some choose death and self. There is a great battle for souls. How do we determine who to speak to and encourage in the Lord versus who we speak to about their lack of faith in Jesus Christ?
I sat with a young man two nights ago and shared with him that I didn't want him to consider himself "safe" or saved. I told him that it is only those who do the will of God who belong to Him. Without getting too deep into doctrine - I'm seeing that a person can look like a Christian - a person can even have prayed a prayer of salvation - and not be His.
How can that be? Well, I don't have a clear answer for that question. All I know is my daughter Abigail went from looking like a Christian outwardly (going to church, worshipping, praying, reading her Bible, even telling people about Jesus) to being born again Saturday evening. Something supernatural occurred that did not occur in her heart as a child. Was God drawing her from childhood? Yes. But I believe the "deal" was sealed with her confession of faith and baptism. That's all I know.
I also know that others have openly said that while they know God is real, they are not interested in serving Him. Even the demons know God is real... So I'm asking the Lord for a supernatural transaction for those I love. I'm not going to pretend to fully understand which is which as far as those who belong to Jesus Christ and those who do not. But when I look at these above verses, I'm reminded that if we are true believers in Jesus Christ, we are DEAD to sin and we will CHOOSE to follow the truth.
In a "black and white" sense - those who obey are His - those who do not are not His.
If we are true followers of Jesus Christ, we were baptized into the same death as Jesus Christ - death to sin.
And now we are resurrected to new life in Him - to obedience to His Word.
Our old self was crucified - we are no longer slaves to sin.
If we have truly died (become forgiven followers of Jesus Christ), we are freed from sin!
The death he died, he died to sin (and so did we, if we are His); but the life he lives, he lives to God (and so do we, if we are His)
We are to "count ourselves dead to sin", but "alive to God in Christ Jesus". This is WHO WE ARE in Christ Jesus.
DO NOT LET... this is our part - DO NOT LET SIN reign in your mortal body... we still have a choice, but we will be able to choose to "not let" sin reign when we are His.
DO NOT OFFER... this is also our part - DO NOT OFFER THE PARTS OF YOUR BODY TO SIN.... OFFER yourselves to God.
We are His, yet we must "offer"...
His command - Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Let's be faithful to speak to those around us - encourage those who are His - and speak loving truth to those who are not.
And let everything we do be bathed in prayer.