How to Become A Christian
You're not here by accident. Jesus loves you, and He wants you to have a personal relationship
with Him. There is just one thing that separates you from God. That one thing is sin.
People tend to divide themselves into groups - good people and bad people. But God says
that every person that has ever lived is a sinner, and any sin separates us from God. That includes you and me.
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans
3:23
According to man's rules, people should be punished or rewarded according to how good
they are, and it might be hard for you to understand how Jesus could love you when other people don't seem to. But I have
great news for you! Jesus DOES love you! More than you can ever imagine! And there's nothing you can do to make him stop!
Are you thinking that you should make things right in your life before you come to Jesus?
Many people feel that way, but that's not what God says!
"God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
For you to come to God you have to get rid of your sin problem. But God says
that you can't make yourself right with God by being a better person. God wants to save you JUST BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU!
"He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because
of His mercy." Titus 3:5
It's God's grace that allows you to come to Him - not your efforts to "clean
up your life" or work your way to Heaven. You can't earn it. It's a free gift.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
For you to come to God, your sin must be paid for. God's gift to you is His
son, Jesus, who paid the debt for you.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
in Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
Jesus paid the price for your sin and mine by giving His life on Calvary's cross.
God brought Jesus back from the dead and paved the way for you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus.
All that's left for you to do is to accept the gift that Jesus is holding out for you right now.
"If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified,
and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Romans 10:9-10