May 29,08: Light4theDay -
"How To Receive Christ"
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(PRINT) http://LFTD.ORG (VN) (C1) (C2) (Ko) (Sp) (Fr) (It) (De) (Ru) (Ar) Update: 04/10/2010 (How To Become a Christian?) Because God is Love, Righteousness, Compassion, Forgiveness, and most importance is the sacrifice on the cross, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, His Son, to save sinners; His promises and condition for salvation in the Bible are easy and simple for everyone to receive Christ as Savior: Your Invitation to a New Life Jesus said, "...I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). Have you discovered the joy and peace of personally accepting Jesus' invitation to life? Perhaps you have believed in the existence of God and His Son and have tried to live a good life, but have never consciously invited Him to be your Savior and Lord. No matter who you are or what you have done, at this very moment, you too can make the decision of a lifetime. Right now Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. He offers you the same wonderful life which millions through the centuries have received with life-changing results. He has already paid the penalty for your sin. He is asking you, in the quiet of your heart, to put your trust in Him. Here are four spiritual points that will help you discover how to know God personally and experience the full life He promises: 1. God Loves You! 2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God. 3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. 4. If you want to be saved, you need to Ask (Pray) to Accept Jesus Christ to be your Savior and Lord. ++ Prayer To Receive Jesus Christ Into Your Life: ++ + Simple Prayer: + "O God, I am a sinner. I'm sorry for my sin. Forgive me. I want to turn from my sin. I receive Jesus Christ as my Savior; I confess Him as my Lord. From now on I want to follow Him. In Jesus' Name. Amen." ++++++++++++++ + Expanded Prayer: + Dear Lord Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. + Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. Baptize me with Your Holy Spirit. May Your Holy Spirit shows me how to worship You in truth and teaches me Your Word, the Holy Bible. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my life. + From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again with a new Christian's life. Thank You Lord, for saving me! In Jesus Christ, Amen! ++++++++++++++ Congratulation! By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance: "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12). 
-- John 3:16 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. -- Romans 10:8-11 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," (Deut. 30:14}) that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: ++ 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. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame." (Isa 28:16). -- Acts 2:21, 37-39 + 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ + 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" + 38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call." -- Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
+ Next Steps for New Christians + 1- PRAY daily. 2- Read and Study Your Bible! 3- Attend Church! 4- Be Baptized! 5- Hold on to God! (your holy Faith) 6- What If I Have Doubts? 7- + Bible for Salvation: + 1- PRAY daily
Praying daily is the key to spiritual development. Regardless of how strong and mature you may become as a Christian, you will never be so spiritual and holy that you will not need to pray. Jesus, the Son of God, prayed everyday! Prayer is a privilege that God has given us. The scriptures say in Hebrew 4:16- "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." It's not hard to pray... just talk to the Lord. You don't need any fancy words ... just talk like you would normally talk to anyone. Also don't feel bad if you don't know how to pray... even the disciples had to asked Jesus how to pray! (Luke11:1). There is a great prayer guideline in Matthew 6:9-15.
(Summary from the Bible for the Basic Christian Faith) I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; And He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, The holy (Christian) catholic Church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. (Read more: "A Call To Pray")
+ For new Christian: Remember that you are a baby Christian and you aren't ready to eat the heavy meat of God's word. First off, a new Christian needs to start reading the first four books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). In these books you will find out who Jesus really is. You will find out what He did while here on earth and why. Then read the book of Acts for church history by the power of Holy Spirit. You can also read the book of James for Christian Life Application, and the book of Ephesians for salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Study these books and then finish reading the rest of the New Testament. To understand the Bible and see the big picture of God's plan, Christian should read the New Testament in synchronize with the Old Testament because the New Testament keeps refer to the Old Testament stories and God's fulfilled promises. The Psalms are very helpful for prayers and praising God. (Note: There are many good Bible Reading Plans those will satisfy your need, please ask and check them out.)
The church is not just an institution established by man. The church was established by God for man. The word *church* means the "called out ones". And that is what we are... the called out ones... remember the Holy Spirit called you out to know more about Jesus. Christ is the founder and head of the church. It is so important where you get your spiritual instruction and direction. All churches are not the same! A church should be committed to the preaching and teaching of the truth of God, the Holy Bible. One should find true preaching and teaching, good Christian fellowship, support and encouragement from their church. Another thing to remember... the scriptures say in Hebrews 10:25- "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another -- and all the more as you see the "Day" approaching."
As a testimony to your new birth as a Christian, everyone should be baptized. To be baptized is to symbolically bury the sinful man and to birth a new creature in Christ. In Matthew 28:19 the scripture says: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Also Jesus was baptized... and we are to try to be like Jesus! Be baptized... it is a privilege of the believer! And after baptism, you are spiritually qualify to receive the Lord's Supper (1Corinthians 11:23-29).
Hold on to God. Hold on to what you have... namely salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. Don't give up or give in to the world. If you desire to grow in the Lord you will spend time in the Word and in prayer. You are precious in the Lord's eyes... in fact you are now His child. As a new convert you will have to learn that obedience to God is not always the easiest way, but remember it is the best way. God loves you and knows what's best for you. Trust in Him... He says He will never leave you or forsake you. Believe and have faith! God is true! He won't ever let you down. Just keep on walking those baby steps... keep on praising the Lord... keep on attending church... keep on reading the Word... keep on praying daily.... keep on holding on... and soon you will be a mighty Christian for the glory of our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Doubts. Everyone at one time or another if they are honest have doubts about themselves and their salvation. Maybe they aren't growing like they think they should, or maybe they just don't feel saved. Just stop thinking that right now! Don't DOUBT what the Bible says. If the Bible says you can call upon the name of the Lord and be saved, and you prayed that prayer earlier with an honest heart and really did mean it, then dear heart, YOU ARE SAVED!! Don't let the devil or anyone else take away what you have received from the Lord Jesus Christ. The devil (and may be some of the people you know) would like nothing better than to see you give up what you have because you don't feel saved, or because you become frustrated. Don't let that happen. "20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, 21 and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. 22 And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering (doubt). 23 Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. 24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault. 25 All glory to Him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are His before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen."
7. + Bible for Salvation: + -- John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." -- 1 Timothy 2:5-6 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all men -- the testimony given in its proper time. -- 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, -- Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -- Luke 1:77-79 77 To give His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace. -- John 3:16-17 + 16 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. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. -- Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. -- 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. -- Acts 16:30-31 30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved -- you and your household." -- Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." -- Isaiah 45:22 "Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other." -- John 10:30 "I and the Father are One." -- Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. -- Hebrews 7:18-28 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (For the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God. 20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but Jesus became a priest with an oath when God said to Him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a Priest forever.’" (Ps 110:4) 22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent Priesthood. 25 Therefore He is able to save completely (forever) those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. 26 Such a High Priest meets our need -- One who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He offered Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever. -- Acts 13:38-39 38 Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. 39 Everyone who believes in Him is declared right with God -- something the law of Moses could never do. -- John 1:11-14 11 He came to His own people, and even they rejected Him. 12 But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn -- not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. 14 So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. -- John 3:5-6 5 Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. -- John 6:40 For My Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. -- John 7:37-38 37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." -- John 11:25-27 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies 26 and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" 27 "Yes, Lord," she told Him, "I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world." -- John 20:29-31 29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. -- Romans 5:1-2 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. -- Galatians 3:22-29 22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. 23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. 26 You are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. -- Ephesians 2:8-10 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. -- 1 John 5:11-13 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. -- Romans 8:1-2; 14-17; 26-30 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. ++ 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" 16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ -- if, in fact, we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. ++ 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. 29 For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. -- 2 Corinthians 5:7, 17-21 7 We live by faith, not by sight. ++ 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old (life) has gone, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Be reconciled to God!" 21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. -- Matthew 28:19-20 (The Great Commission for Evangelism) 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. |