Becoming a Christian
How to Become a Christian
Placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone as your
personal Lord and Savior is the most important decision you will
ever make! If you have never invited Christ into your life, or
if you would like more information on what it means to commit
your life to Christ, please allow us the privilege of
sharing Him with you. Our minister or elders of our church
would be delighted to talk
with you any time.
How does a person become a Christian? On the most basic level,
people become Christians when they accept 3 things about Jesus Christ.
- When we accept Jesus Christ as the owner of our whole life,
physically and spiritually, and acknowledge the authority of Jesus
in every aspect of it. In fact the most ancient Christian
declaration of faith was simply "Jesus is Lord!"
- When we accept Jesus Christ as the only Savior of our soul.
That we are forgiven of our sins and given eternal life, based
not on our own good works or intentions, but on his loving
sacrifice for us.
- When we accept a personal relationship with God, through
Jesus Christ. God does not want a simple mental affirmation
of truth from us. He also wants us to return to Him a portion
of the love that he has lavished upon us.
Now to get to the point of accepting these things, there are
generally many contributing factors. Some of those factors can
be: seeing the truths of Jesus Christ modeled in the lives of
Christians, being convinced of the truth about Jesus as taught
in the Bible, working through the intellectual and historical
issues of truth in Christianity, and personal experiences where
Jesus has intervened in our life.
One of the most basic things that we must understand in order
to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is to know what God
has accomplished for us in Jesus. The following outline gives
a good summary of what God has done. [Note: God is neither
male nor female, but we have used the traditional masculine
pronoun in reference to God for ease of reading]
God
Humanity
Christ
- God became a human being in the person of Jesus to restore
our life and fellowship with Him. He walked the earth as a
Jewish man in the first century A.D.
(John 1:14,
Colossians 1:19-20,
Luke 3:1)
- Jesus Christ, who lived a life without sin, died on the
cross to take the punishment for our rebellion against God.
Only through his sacrifice can we be forgiven for our sins.
(Isaiah 53:5-6,
2 Corinthians 5:21,
Romans 5:8)
- Jesus rose from the dead, in order that we also might
also be raised to eternal life with God.
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4,
Romans 6:5)
My Response
- I must confess my sin and repent, turning away from my life of rebellion.
(Matthew 4:17,
Isaiah 55:7)
- I must believe in what God has done for me in Jesus Christ.
(John 1:12)
- I must personally receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior,
and accept a loving relationship with Him.
(Revelation 3:20)
- When I begin my new relationship with Jesus Christ, I also gain a new
relationship with other believers. Part of this new life means that I am
baptized into the Christian community and enjoy a new level of fellowship with
the "family" of God, the Church.
(Acts 2:38-47,
Mark 3:35)
Cost to Me
- Nothing! My salvation has been paid for. There is no cost to me.
(Ephesians 2:8-9)
- Everything! I must give my life totally to Jesus Christ and desire to obey Him.
(Romans 12:1-2)
Cost to God
- He gave His Son Jesus Christ, to be killed for my sake.
(John 3:16)
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