How To Become A Christian

It is as easy as A B C!

Admit. . . Believe . . .Confess . . .
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1.  To become a Christian a person must realize that he or
     she is "lost" (separated from God by a sinful nature).
Romans 3:23    
"For all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God."

2.  A person alone cannot reconcile the lost relationship between himself
or herself and God.  To provide the remedy, God sent
Jesus to live the perfect life God demands.
Romans 6:23    
"For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

3.  Although humanity through sin has separated itself from God, the
sacrifice of Jesus on the cross bridged the gap.
Romans 5:8   
"But God commendeth His love toward us,
in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

4.  God asks that a man or woman repent of sins and accept the
sacrifice of Christ on the cross for those sins.
Romans 10:9    
"Because, if you confess with you lips
that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

5.  God promises in the Bible that anyone who accepts
Christ as Savior shall be saved.
Romans 10:13    
"For everyone who calls upon the
name of the Lord will be saved."

6.  Baptists believe that a person who accepts Christ as Savior
should follow him in believer's baptism by immersion and
join the fellowship of a local church.
Mathew 28:19-20   
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."

OR

 Mark 1:9   
"In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan."

(Revised Standard Version)

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Are you a Growing Christian?

1. Are you continually rejecting sinful practices?
2. Are you growing in discernment and judgment?
3. Are you staying away from temptation?
4. your love for Christ deeper as time goes by?
5. Are you more aware of the needs of others?
6. Do you have a greater desire to help and serve others?
7. Do you have a greater desire for a life of holiness?
8. Are you more concerned for the salvation of others?

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Are You Living the Christian Life?

Romans 12:1-2
"And so, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy--the kind He can accept. When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but be a new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do and think. Then you will learn from your own experience how His ways will really satisfy you."