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Matthew 18:19-20 – “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”
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How to Become a Christian
The central theme of the Bible is God’s love for you and for all people. This love was revealed when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came into the world as a human being, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and rose from the dead.
Because Christ died, your sins can be forgiven, and because He conquered death you can have eternal life. You can know for sure what will become of you after you die. You have probably heard the story of God’s love referred to as the “Gospel.” The word Gospel simply means “Good News.” The Gospel is the Good News that, because of what Christ has done, we can be forgiven and can live forever.
But this gift of forgiveness and eternal life cannot be yours unless you willingly accept it. God requires an individual response from you. The following verses from the Bible show God’s part and yours in this process.
God’s Love Is Revealed in the Bible
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16 (NIV)
God loves you. He wants to bless your life and make it full and complete. And He wants
to give you a life which will last forever, even after you experience physical death.
We Are Sinful
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” —Romans 3:23 (NIV)
You may have heard someone say, “I’m only human—nobody’s perfect.” This Bible verse says the same thing: We are all sinners. We all do things that we know are wrong. And that’s why we feel estranged from God—because God is holy and good, and we are not.
Sin Has a Penalty
“For the wages of sin is death.” —Romans 6:23 (NIV)
Just as criminals must pay the penalty for their crimes, sinners must pay the penalty for
their sins. If you continue to sin, you will pay the penalty of spiritual death: You will not
only die physically; you will also be separated from our holy God for all eternity. The Bible teaches that those who choose to remain separated from God will spend eternity in a
place called hell.
Christ Has Paid Our Penalty!
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.” —Romans 5:8 (NIV)
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, has paid the penalty for all your sins. You may think you have to lead a good life and do good deeds before God
will love you. But the Bible says that Christ loved you enough to die for you, even when you were rebelling against Him.
Salvation Is a Free Gift
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” —Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
The word grace means “undeserved favor.” It means God is offering you something you could never provide for yourself: forgiveness of sins and eternal life, God’s gift to you is free. You do not have to work for a gift. All you have to do is joyfully receive it, Believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ died for you!
Christ Is at Your Heart’s Door
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” —Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with you. Picture, if you will, Jesus Christ standing at the door of your heart (the door of your emotions, intellect and will). Invite Him in; He is waiting for you to receive Him into your heart and life.
You Must Receive Him
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right
to become children of God.” —John 1:12 (NIV)
When you receive Christ into your heart you become a child of God, and have the
privilege of talking to Him in prayer at any time about anything. The Christian life is a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. And best of all, it is a relationship that will last for all eternity.
Taken from “Your Christian Life” 1965, 1968, as “Aids to Christian Living,” 1986 as “Practical Steps in Christian Living,” 1995 as “Beginning Your Christian Life,” 1997 as “Your Christian Life,” Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
If you are making this commitment to Christ today, please don’t let it stop there. Contact your local church and share with them your commitment to Christ. They will be able to
help you in developing and growing in your relationship with Christ. Also, they can pray
for you, and, with you to learn more about Jesus. May God bless you in your new relationship with Christ!
Following the ‘Master’ of Prayer
There is no doubt about it that Jesus is the best person to follow when it comes to learning how to pray. His prayer life was one that was intimate with God and so devoted that people asked him to teach them how to have the same level of prayer. What he taught them, we still have today as our guide on how to pray. We know it as the Lord’s prayer.
Matthew 6: 9-13 – The Lord’s Prayer
“This, then, is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours.
Forever and ever. Amen.’ “
The Lord’s prayer is prayed daily by thousands of Christians, and can be seen both as a model for prayer, and as to be repeated as part of our daily prayer.
It starts by addressing God as our Father in heaven, that although His name is honored, and above all other names, we are His children. As such, we occupy a place of privilege, and He wants us to spend time in prayer with Him.
The Lords prayer then moves on to pray that God’s Kingdom, or rule, will become the norm on earth, replacing human rules and governments, which too often are driven by greed and power. Only then do we turn to our own needs, and ask our Father for our basic human needs to be satisfied, and that He would forgive the wrong things that we
have done. We ask for God’s guidance and protection as we journey through life. Finally we turn back to God, and acknowledge His supremacy and position as the Almighty ruler.
Use the Lord’s prayer as a guide to deepen your own personal prayer life. Take your time going through each verse. Think about what Jesus wants to say to you specifically in each verse.
Following that principles of the Lord’s prayer, some Christians pray according to the acronym “A-C-T-S”.
A-doration is how we adore God. It is to worship him to the fullest and obey the greatest commandment to love God with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
C-onfession is the time to bring before God all the things that continue to be a hinderance in your relationship with God. Sins are what keeps interrupting our relationship with God but by confessing, through the sacrifice of Jesus, we are able to come before God.
T-hanksgiving is where we thank God for the blessing that He gives and has done. This is not limited to just ourselves but thanks for the things in other peoples lives as well. Often thanksgiving is confused with adoration but they are different.
S-upplication (or more appropriately intercession) is the time where we can pray for the needs of others.
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