 | To become a Christian a person must first realize that he or she is
"lost"--totally estranged from God, separated from God by a sinful nature.
Get a Bible, the history of God's relationship with humankind, and read from
the chapter titled Romans. Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God. |
| A person alone cannot reconcile the lost relationship between himself or
herself and God. To provide a remedy, God sent his only Son, 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 in Christ Jesus our
Lord. |
| Although humanity through sin has separated itself from God, the sacrifice
of Jesus on the cross bridged that gap. Romans 5:8: But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ
died for us. |
| All that God asks is that a man or woman repent of his or her sins, turn
from them and accept the sacrifice Christ made on the cross for those sins.
Romans 10:9: That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. |
| God promises in the Bible that anyone who accepts Christ as Savior shall
be saved. Romans 10:13: "Everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved." |
| Baptists believe that a person who accepts Christ as Savior should also
follow him in believer's baptism by immersion and join the fellowship of a
local church of like-minded believers. |
