1. Recognize that you are a sinner. "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard"
(Romans 3:23). "As the Scriptures say, 'No one is righteous -- not even one'" (Romans 3:10). Because
everyone is a sinner, no one deserves eternal life with God in heaven. In addition, no one can work hard enough
to earn this life. Instead God gives eternal life to everyone who believes that Jesus Christ is His Son. Before you
can appreciate what Jesus has done for you, you need to recognize that you are a sinner in need of God's
forgiveness. If you never acknowledge this, you will never receive God's forgiveness for you sins. And you will
never enter into heaven.
(Romans 3:23). "As the Scriptures say, 'No one is righteous -- not even one'" (Romans 3:10). Because
everyone is a sinner, no one deserves eternal life with God in heaven. In addition, no one can work hard enough
to earn this life. Instead God gives eternal life to everyone who believes that Jesus Christ is His Son. Before you
can appreciate what Jesus has done for you, you need to recognize that you are a sinner in need of God's
forgiveness. If you never acknowledge this, you will never receive God's forgiveness for you sins. And you will
never enter into heaven.
| How to be Saved |
| 3. Turn away from your sins. "Those who have been born into God's family do not sin, because God's life is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they are children of God" (1 John 3:9). As a Christian, you may sin from time to time. But you should not continue to live a sinful lifestyle. Putting your faith in Jesus means that you are willingly turning away from your old sinful nature. It also means that you are living to please God. You can live to please God by obeying the commands He has given everyone in the Bible. If you obey God, you can be sure that you are a Christian and will one day have eternal life in heaven. |
| 2. Ask Jesus to forgive you. "Yet now He has reconciled you to Himself through th death of Christ in His physical body. As a result, He has brought you into His own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault" (Colossians 1:22). If you recognize that you are a sinner, then you may be ready to ask Jesus to forgive you. Do you believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, who died to pay for your sins? If you do and you have never thanked Christ for dying for you, thank Him right now in a simple prayer. Pray, "Lord, I thank You for paying for the sins I have committed. I give my life to You. Teach me the right way to live. Amen." |