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How
to become a Christian ~
To
become a Christian, a person must first realize that he or she is
"lost," totally estranged and separated from God by a sinful
nature. The Bible is the history of God's relationship with humankind.
A short book in the New Testament portion of the Bible entitled Romans
describes how a person can be become a Christian
and be saved for heaven. Here is clipped outline.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and
come short of the glory of God.
A
person -- any person -- cannot reconcile the his or her lost relationship with
God. Only God can do this.
Romans
6:23
For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
The
penalty of sin is death. To pay this penalty, God sent His only Son, Jesus
Christ, who lived an absolutely righteous life in perfect Love to pay the penalty of sin for us.
Although humans through sin have separated themselves from God, the sacrifice of
Jesus on the cross made a made eternal life available for us.
Romans
5:8
But
God commended His love toward us, in that while
we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
God
so loved us that "while we were yet sinners" he still sent Christ to
die for us.
Romans
10:9
That if you shall confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus,
and shall believe in your heart that
God has raised him from the
dead, you shall be saved.
The
gift of Eternal Life is a free, only God asks each of us
to (1)
Repent of our sin, (2)
Confess Jesus Christ as Lord of life and (3)
Believe God has raised Christ from the dead. God has made these promises
in the Bible that anyone who accepts Christ as Savior shall be saved for Eternal
Life.
Romans
10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
You
can accept Christ at this moment, this very moment, with a prayer confessing
your need for Jesus Christ and accepting Christ as your Savior. Say that
prayer and be saved today. That is
the beginning.
As
a new Christian you will also want to follow Christ in believer's
baptism by immersion and join the fellowship of a local Christian church that
places an importance upon New Testament Christianity.
For further info:
maness7@att.net
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