Becoming a Christian
Jesus Came To Give His Life For Yours! I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10b)
Walking Down the “Romans Road” to Salvation . . . .
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Because of our sin, we are separated from God. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
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The Penalty for our sin is death. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
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The penalty for our sin was paid by Jesus Christ! But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
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If we repent of our sin, then confess and trust Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we will be saved from our sins! For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13) …if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9,10)
The Scriptures present the Father as the source of creation, the giver of life, and God of all the universe. The Son is depicted as the image of the invisible God, the exact representation of his being and nature, and the Messiah-Redeemer. The Spirit is God in action, God reaching people—influencing them, regenerating them, infilling them, and guiding them. All three are a tri-unity, inhabiting one another and working together to accomplish the divine design in the universe.”
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 …
[Jesus said,] “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- The Baptism of Jesus – Jesus came to John the Baptist to be baptized. As Jesus rose up out of the water, heaven opened, and the Spirit of God, like a dove, descended upon him. Witnesses to the baptism heard a voice from heaven saying, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” The Father clearly announced Jesus’ identity, and the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus, empowering him to begin his ministry.
- The Transfiguration of Jesus – Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain to pray, but the three disciples fell asleep. When they awoke, they were astonished to see Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah. Jesus was transformed. His face shone like the sun, and his clothing dazzled. Then a voice from heaven said: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” At the time, the disciples did not fully understand the event, but today readers of the Bible can clearly see God the Father directly and powerfully linked to Jesus in this account.
GOD LOVES YOU AND WANTS US TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
God loves us even if we haven’t loved him.
God wants us to know him.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HAS BEEN BROKEN BY SIN
We have all made choices showing we are inclined to be: Passively indifferent to God
Or actively opposed to God
The result of our choices to resist or ignore God results in spiritual death (separation from God).
Jesus Christ came to do what we could not do for ourselves.
He came into the world to bring us to his Father.
He died in our place to pay the penalty for our sin.
He rose from the dead to show that his claims were true.