How to Become a Christian

4   To become a Christian a person must first realize that he or she is “lost” – totally estranged from God by a sinful nature.

o    Romans:3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”

4   A person alone cannot reconcile the lost relationship between himself or herself and God.  To provide a remedy, God sent his only Son, Jesus, to live the perfect life God demands

 o   Romans 6:23  “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

4  Although humanity through sin has separated itself from God, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross bridged that gap.

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

4  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.

o   Romans 10:9-10 “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. 10For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

4   God promises in the Bible that anyone who accepts Christ as Savior shall be saved.

o   Romans 10:13 “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

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