Step 1) God loves you!!
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16
The bible says that there is only one way to get into heaven, and it is through Jesus Christ.
How do you get into heaven? In the Bible Jesus said that "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." -John 3:3 Well, what is being "born again"? And how do we do that? ...Read on further to find out:
Step 2) Acknowledge to God that you have sinned.
This may come as a shock to some but the prerequisite to becoming a true Christian is that we first must be a sinner! The Bible says that Jesus Christ died for the sinners and for the ungodly. Romans 5:6-8
I'm not saying that you should go out and commit a bunch of sin. I am only stressing the fact that in order for a person to truly be saved they must humble themselves and admit to God that they have sinned.
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." -James 4:6
This is the first step. God already knows that we have broken His rules, He just wants us to admit it.
"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." -1 John 1:10
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" -Romans 3:23
If a person doesn't think that they have sinned and they call their self a Christian, then they are lying!
"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" -1John 1:6
It is not enough to be a "good" person! Neither is it enough to join a denomination or a church!
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;" -Isaiah 64:6
Step 3) Our sin has separated us from God.
"23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." -Romans 6:23
"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." -John 3:17
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8
Step 4) Repent!
What do we do about this sin that has separated us from God? We must repent! This means to turn to God with all of our heart, mind, and strength, and turn from the sinful lifestyle we were living in.
Then we put all of our trust in Him to save us!
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." -Acts 2:38
Step 5) Believe and Receive!
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." -Mark 1:15
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" -John 1:12
"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." -Mark 16:16
We also must believe the things that the bible says about Jesus.
"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." -John 7:38
This is what the scripture says:
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God born of a virgin. He suffered for us and died on a cross; shedding His blood to save us from our sins. Then after three days of being buried in a tomb, He came back to life because He is our God and savior. He physically rose from the grave. Then He ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty!
Step 6) Pray!
To accept Jesus as your personal savior, you can pray something like this:
Heavenly Father, I come before you in prayer acknowledging that I am a sinner. I confess to you that I am guilty. I am asking that you would please forgive me of all of my sins, and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.
I choose to believe in you now, and I repent and turn from my sin toward you with all of my heart.
I believe that you love me and gave yourself for me on the cross so that I may be saved.
I now accept what you did for me by suffering, shedding your blood, and dying on the cross. I believe you also rose from the grave to give me new life in you.
I now believe in my heart that you do forgive me of all my sins, and I accept you Lord Jesus as my personal savior!
Thank you Lord God for cleaning up my soul and for giving me eternal life through Jesus Christ your Son. Thank you for salvation! Thank you for your love! And, thank you for filling me with your precious Holy Spirit.
In Jesus name I pray. Amen!
Don't stop here. Now begin to develop a prayer life. Continue to pray to God all the time as much as you can now that you have started a new relationship with Him. Also, you must begin reading the Holy Bible everyday so that your new spirit can begin to grow in Jesus Christ.
Another thing you can do is get baptized in a bible believing church.
Learn about communion and how to take it.
Forgive everyone who ever hurt you!
"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:" -Matthew 6:14
Congratulations! And welcome to the true family of God! If you just accepted Jesus Christ by praying this prayer, you may email me if you want and let me know about it here: WoTmin@gmail.com
