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HOW DO I KNOW THAT I AM A CHRISTIAN?
If you will take your Bible and let God speak to you through His Word, you will know whether you are a Christian or if something is missing? If you want to know how salvation is to be yours, you must listen to God and never to any Man. How do I know that I am a Christian, a heaven-bound child of God? How do I know that I am a Christian? Above is one of the most important questions you will ever have to answer. In Romans 3:23, I John 1:8, and 1 John 1:10, God tells us that we all have sinned. Sin, simply put means that we "miss the mark". We do not live our lives in a way that pleases God. We just go about pleasing ourselves. If we wish to please God, we all must look into God's Word to find what He requires of us in order to be saved, and "walking on heaven's road". The one road to life eternal with God and Christ and the saved from all eternity. If the Bible is new to you, perhaps we should look at just a few of the facts that will help us understand it better. God's Book is divided into two wills or Testaments. The Old Testament was for the Jews only. When Jesus died on the cross, the New Testament, His will for all mankind came into effect. Two wills cannot be in effect at the same time. In the first four books of the New Testament we have the books known as the "Gospels," Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In the Gospels we read of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, God's Son. In John 3 :16, we read, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should (notice should, not would) not perish but have everlasting life." Yes, Jesus is the answer to the sins of man. But mankind must trust and obey the words of Jesus in order to have that salvation that is offered. In I Timothy 1:15, we read, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation that Jesus came in to the world to save sinners. Jesus lived a perfect life: Hebrews 5:9, "And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him. "Why did Jesus shed his blood? For the forgiveness of sins, Ephesians: 1,7. "In whom we have redemption through his blood , the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." Now let's turn our attention to the title of this article, "How Do I Know That I am A Christian?" We have established that:
All have sinned.
All need to find salvation through Jesus.
Jesus came so that we might have salvation and a home in heaven.
The answer will be found in God's Word not in the words of men.