HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN

A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ.  A Christian has a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, tries to obey Him in all things, and draws on His strength to help with problems.

God made us for Himself and our souls are restless until they find rest in Him.  Only God can fill the void in your life.  The answer to your search is accepting Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of your life.  To become a Christian, you need to know these basic facts from the Bible:

1.  God loves you.  Because of God's love for all persons, He desires that you have Unbroken fellowship with Him.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Ephesians 2:4-5
 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 

2.  You are a sinner.  All persons are sinners in that they disobey God.  Sin is choosing to go your own way and do your own thing as opposed to being obedient to God.

Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 

Romans 3:10
As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; 

3.  Sin separates you from God.  Sin forms a barrier that prevents you from entering into unbroken fellowship with God,  Who is holy.  As an unholy sinner, you can't have fellowship with God.  You are headed for a Christless eternity that the Bible calls hell.

Isa 59:2
But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. 

Rom 3:22
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 

4.  You can't save yourself.  People often think that through their efforts they can overcome the sin barrier between themselves and God.  That isn't true.  There's nothing you can do to restore the broken relationship with God.  You can't earn God's salvation.

Eph 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,  not of works, lest anyone should boast. 

Titus 3:5
not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Rom 4:4-5
Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 

5.  God sent His Son Jesus to remove the sin barrier.  The death on the cross of Jesus Christ, God's Son, removed the sin barrier between you and God.  Jesus died for your sins, taking your punishment on Himself.  God did for you in Jesus Christ what you couldn't do for yourself.

1 Peter 2:24
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed.


Rom 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Cor 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 

6.  You can receive Jesus Christ through faith.  Faith is trusting in what Jesus has done for you rather than trusting your own efforts to restore fellowship with God.  Faith is complete reliance on Christ to put you in right relationship with God, allowing Him to live His life through you.  Faith also involves repentance or genuine sorrow for sin and willingness to turn away from sin.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 

Acts 16:31
So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."

Rom 10:9-11
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 

7.  Through prayer you can trust in Jesus Christ.  Admit to God that you are a sinner.  Express sorrow or repentance for your sinfulness.  Ask Him to forgive your sins.  Invite Jesus into your life as Savior and Lord.  Thank Him for entering your life.  Commit yourself to live for Him.

Accepting Christ is the beginning.  After accepting Him, be obedient by following Christ in baptism and by uniting with a church.  When you do, you will find that life truly does have purpose and meaning.  Talk with another Christian about your decision for Christ or contact us at [email protected]