God’s Gift!
“the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
You do not become a Christian simply because your parents are Christian… or by joining a Church and attending regularly! How does one become a Christian then? Let’s explore what that really means. First, of all, you need to believe that the Bible contains the Word of God which, alone, tells us how to become a real Christian.
The Word of God found in the Holy Bible tells us that all of us have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. This is recorded in Romans 3:23. The Word of God also tells us that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. This is recorded in Romans 6:23.
Therefore, you need to repent of your sin and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Your sin separates you from God until it is repented and forgiven. The Word of God, recorded in 1 John 1:9, states, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” You need to be saved from your sin and thus you need a Savior… as you cannot save yourself! You cannot earn salvation because it is a gift from God. 1 John 1:7, tells us that the blood of Jesus, shed on the cross, cleanses us from all sin!
Sin demands God’s punishment, but the sinner needs God’s mercy! The mercy of God guarantees pardon for sin when you accept that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for your sin on the cross at Calvary. He exchanged his Righteousness for your sin so that you could know God the Father in the pardon of your sins. Jesus said, as recorded in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Those who confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in their heart that God raised him from the dead, on the third day after he was crucified on the cross at Calvary, shall be saved…and those that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved! This is according to the Word of God recorded in Romans 10:9-13.
When you accept Jesus Christ, as your Lord and Savior, after repenting of your sin, you will be forgiven and receive Salvation. There is no other way, but through Jesus! Many ways to get to Jesus, but only one way to get to God…and that is through Jesus Christ, and him crucified; only begotten Son of God!! The Word of God, recorded in John 3:16, declares, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” You become a Christian simply by acknowledging that you are a sinner, repenting of your sin and then accepting …GOD’S GIFT!!!
John 3:16, 14:6, Romans 3:23, 6:23, 10:9-13, 1 John 1:7,9