9.  How Do I Become A Christian?

Let's say that you have found in Christ what you are looking for. You are ready to enter into a relationship with God through Christ. What do you do then?

The Bible points to four simple, but very important, steps.

The first step is to admit that you have rejected his leadership, and are, quite frankly, a sinner in need of a savior.
No rationalizations, no cop outs, no excuses or qualifications. The first step toward becoming a Christian is total honesty and self-awareness of being a sinner before a holy God.

The second step is that you must be willing to repent.
The word "repent" is a word that simply represents life-change. When you repent of your sins, your going beyond just admitting them-you are wanting to turn from them.

The third step is to come to the message that God has given in the Bible with belief.
The message of the Bible is that Jesus was God in human form. God Himself became a man so that we would know what to think about when we think of God. As a man, Jesus lived the most perfect life ever known. Then He died, and was raised from the dead - to take away the sin of the world, and to become the savior of all people.

Which leads to the fourth and final step.
After you have admitted your sin, repented of it, and turned to Christ and the message of the Bible in belief, you then reach out and receive the gift of what Christ did for you through his death on the cross.

You should have been on the cross. I should have been on the cross. But God, in His love and mercy, chose to provide a way out. That gift was the forgiveness of our sins through the full payment of our sin penalty, which opened the door for us to be restored relationally with God.

At the end of your search, when you come face to face with Christ, there is one and only one question that must be answered: will you admit, repent, believe, and then receive the gift of salvation and a relationship with God through Christ?

Saying "yes" is just one prayer away.

If you would like to do that, here is how you can pray: first, begin by saying to God that you are a sinner. Then tell him you want to be forgiven for those sins. Next, tell him that you want His leadership in your life, that you want to find out how he wants you to live, and then you want to live that way. Finally, thank him for doing it! If you pray that prayer, and really mean it - if you come to Christ for forgiveness and a new life where he is your leader - then you have become a Christian.

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