How To Become a Christian

To become a Christian a person must first realize he or she is ‘lost’ ---totally estranged from God, separated from God by a sinful nature. In the Bible, in the New Testament Book of Romans 3:23, the Bible says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

A person alone cannot reconcile the last relationship between himself or herself and God. To provide a remedy, God sent His only Son, Jesus, to live the perfect life God demands. Romans 6:23 says: “For the wages of sin is death; but the girt of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Jesus lived his life on earth and died on the cross. Although humanity through sin was separated from God, the sacrifice of Jesus bridged the gap between God and man. Romans 5:8 says “But God showed His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

All that God asks is that a man or woman repent of his or her sins, turn from them and accept the sacrifice Christ made on the cross for those sins. Romans 10:9 says, “If you shall confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.”

The beautiful promise of God that anyone who accepts Christ as Savior shall be saved in found in Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

When a person accepts Christ as Savior that person will want to follow Him in believer’s baptism by immersion and join the fellowship of a local church.