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WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?
Religious
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HOW CAN I BECOME ONE?
To become a Christian you have to accept Jesus Christ as your
Savior. A Savior is the one who saves us, who redeems us, who
delivers us from our sins. A sin is a disobedience, a transgression
to God's law of love and also an intrinsic part of our human nature.
According to the Bible, the Word of God, written by His prophets
and Jesus disciples under the anointing of God, "all have
sinned and come short of the glory of God". We are born with
sin and will die in sin if we do not accept Jesus Christ as our
savior. Salvation brings peace and joy to our lives now and the
promise of Eternal Life, heaven and happiness for eternity. In
simple terms: God is our Heavenly Father, we are his children.
We have been disobedient and "naughty", therefore we
deserve to be punished. Because our Heavenly Father loves us so
much, He sent Jesus to receive the punishment for us, the death
of the cross, so that we do not have to pay for our disobedience
and sin, but we are cleansed from them through believing and receiving
Jesus Christ as our Savior.
Salvation is a gift of God, cannot be earned, paid for and can
only be received.
Here is how:
A
Admit - In order to be saved we have to admit or acknowledge
that we are sinners, separated from God and that we do not know
God's Love.
[you might say: "But I am pretty good, at least a lot better
than many others
" - Sorry, that is not enough - you
cannot go to Heaven unless you are perfect and nobody is perfect,
everybody makes mistakes, everybody's sinned] - here is what the
Bible says: "For all have sinned and come short of the glory
of God" - Romans 3:23; "For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Romans 6:23; "For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God" - Ephesians
2:8,9.
B
Believe and Receive- Simply believe on Him as the one who bore
your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected.
- "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life" - John 3:16; "Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved" - Acts 16:30-31. "But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name" - John1:12;
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and
he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath
of God abideth on him" - John 3:36. We receive Christ by
personal invitation. Jesus is nearby us waiting to be invited
to come into our hearts and that we accept Him in our lives. Jesus
says: "behold, I stand at the door and knock if any man hear
my voice and open the door I will come into him" -Revelation
3:10.
C
Confess -The Bible says: "That if thou shall confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation" - Romans 10:9-10. We must proclaim
or confess our salvation, in other words, we must not deny it.
Jesus said: "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before
men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven"
- Matthew 10:32.
Here is a simple prayer you can say (pray) to make sure you are
saved:
- Dear Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner, and I ask you for forgiveness,
I believe you are the son of God and you died for my sins. I receive
you into my heart, and confess that you are my savior and my Lord,
therefore I am saved.
In Jesus name. Amen.
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