HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN
How does a person become a Christian?
The Bible tells us!
How can man be right with God?
It’s a very complex question, yet with a very simple answer.
The Problem
Since the time of Adam and Eve sin has been the problem. The issue is that with sin, man has been separated from God.
By human thought, this is an insurmountable problem. We have a perfect God who cannot be in a sinful situation or with sin at all.
Romans 3:10 As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
The Bad News
Because we have sinned God requires a payment (wage) for that sin. The only payment He accepts is death. In the Old Testament a lamb had to die for the sins of the people. The place that God has prepared for sinners is called Hell. All human’s destination is Hell because they are all sinners. Death is what we deserve because we owe a debt for our sin.
Romans 6:23a For the wages of sin is death.
The Good News
There is good news! God loves us so much that He offered His only begotten Son, Jesus, to pay our sin debt for us. Jesus became the sacrifice for our sins. This is why we hear Him called the “Lamb of God.” This is a gift. The gift is available to every human. When we believe that Jesus died for us to pay our debt, personally, we can have life ETERNALLY. At the moment we believe in what Jesus did on the cross, our destination changes from Hell to Heaven when we leave this earth.
Romans 6:23b but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:13 for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
You Have A Personal Choice To Make
Now, God wants to hear it from you. He wants you to profess that Jesus is the only One perfect enough to pay your sin debt and that you believe Jesus died on the cross for you. God wants you to make it personal. When you feel that tugging at your heart, it is because the Holy Spirit is calling you to believe. You believe in your heart, and when you say it out loud, everyone else around you can rejoice in your decision to accept Jesus as your Savior.
It is not necessary for you to do anything else but believe Jesus is who He said He is and He did what He said He did. That’s it.
You do not need to join a church, but it would be good to find a sound church that teaches these truths so they can help you grow.
You do not need to do anything else, just believe.
Jesus did it all, His death and resurrection paid the price, and His blood covers your sin.
Romans 10:9-10 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Right now, pray to repent of your sin and accept His offer of forgiveness. Then, follow him hard, as if tracking game, to get to know him!
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