How To Know Christ:
Starting a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ
will be the most living-changing experience you will ever
have.
Know how CAN you begin a personal relationship with
Christ? You have felt Him calling you for a long time now, you
might even go to church regularly because you are trying to find
Him. You know that Christians aren't perfect, but you also see
that Christians who seem "for real" are different
somehow. The Gospel (which means "Good News") is so
simple, it doesn't seem possible, but God WANTS us to find Him. He WANTS
us to have a personal relationship with Him... THAT's what the Good News
is all about!
There's only four facts you need to know:
1. GOD LOVES YOU. HE WANTS
TO GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE AND HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
"For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him
should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
However, we do not all experience
God's love because...
2. SIN SEPARATES US FROM GOD AND
HIS GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE.
Everyone has sinned. "For all
have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God." (Romans 3:23) God
is a merciful God, but He is also a Holy God and everyone deserves God's
judgment. "For the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23) Our
sin separates us from God. Sin cannot enter Heaven and we cannot solve
our sin problem ourselves, but...
3. GOD HAS DONE FOR US WHAT WE
COULD NOT DO FOR OURSELVES.
Jesus died for our sins. "But
God demonstrates His own love towards us in that while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) Jesus is the only way to
God. Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life, no one
comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:6)
To have a personal relationship
with Him and receive His gift of life eternal with Him in Heaven...
4. WE MUST PERSONALLY RECEIVE
JESUS CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND LORD.
This means a personal decision -
YOU need to decide this - not your parents or your family or your
church. It is an individual decision. "But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, that
is to those who believe in His name." (John 1:12)
To place your faith for
salvation in Jesus Christ:
1. Acknowledge your sin:
You must acknowledge that somewhere, sometime, in your life, YOU have
sinned. We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of
perfection.
2. Place your faith in Jesus
Christ: "Faith"
is trusting that Jesus can forgive your sins because He paid the penalty
for them by His death on the cross. "For by grace you have been
saved through faith." (Ephesians 2:8)
3. Commit to Jesus as your
Lord: Give Jesus control of your
life. "That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be
saved." (Romans 10:9-10,13). Just TELL Him that is what you
want to do - that you want to believe in Him as the Lord and Savior of
your life. Talk to Him as you would with a friend... acknowledge
your sin, tell Him you believe that His death paid the penalty for those
sins, and ask Him to be your personal Savior. Seem too
simple? He WANTS to make it easy for us to come to Him.
Why? Because He loves you.. yes, He loves YOU.
If you would like to talk to
someone about your decision for Christ, please contact a Board member on Monday nights, or email
. You will also need a small group and/or church where you can
learn more about your new relationship with Him. We can help you
find just the right place with people that share your interests and can
get excited about your new-found love for God. Celebrate!
You are starting a new life today! That doesn't mean your life
will always be perfect or easy, but it means you never have to walk
alone again.
Want to read more about it? Try this link:
http://www.greatcom.org/laws/english/
