1. God loves and cares for you. "God
demonstrates His own love for us that: while we were still sinners Christ
died for us" (Romans 5:8). "For
God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes
in Him shall not perish, but have eternallife"(John
3:16).
2. Like all people, you have a problem-the
Bible calls the problem "Sin"- Sin separates us from God. "For
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"(Romans3:23). "For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans
6:23).
3. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and
convinces us of the love of God in Jesus Christ. "And
when He comes, He will convict the world of guilt... because they do not
believe on me"(John 16:8-9).
4. Our response is to:
(a)
sincerely repent of sin. "...for
I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance"(Matthew
9:13). "...the
kingdom of God is near; repent and believe the good news"
(Mark
1:15).
(b)
to trust (place faith) in Christ as Savior and Lord. "
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.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you confess and are saved... Everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved"(Romans10:9-10, 13)
5. A simple prayer for salvation is following.- "Lord
Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner. I believe that you died for
my sins and that God has raised You from the died. I repent of my sin,
and I ask You to forgive me and save me from sin right now. Thank you
for saving me and for giving me eternal life. In Your name I pray. Amen"
(a)
Publicly share your faith-
"Whosoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge
him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I
will disown him before my Father in heaven" (Matthew
10:32-3).
(b)
Follow the Lord in baptism.-
"Those who accepted His message were baptized, and about three
thousand were added to their number that day" (Acts
2:41).
(c)
Join a Bible believing church.-
Every new Christian needs
to become a member of a Bible believing church where he/she can find
new Christian friends and grow in the new life in Christ. We invite
you to consider joining Metropolitan Baptist Church if you live in our
neighborhood.
(d)
Spend time with God daily.
- Every Christian needs to have daily devotional time with God. This
time with God should include:
1)Reading
the Bible and meditating on what God may be saying to you from the
passage. 2)
Praying...i.e. talking to God, thanking Him for His blessings, praying
for others, telling Him of your needs, seeking His direction for your
life.