God's Simple Plan of Salvation

To become a Christian you should realize the following:

1.  God loves all persons.

• "But God commandeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." —Romans 5:8

• "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." —John 3:16

2.  Sin separates us from God.

• "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." —Romans 3:23

• "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." —Romans 6:23

3.  Your response is to repent of sin.

• "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
  —I John 1:9

4.  Believe on Jesus.

• "He that believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's wrath." —John 3:36

5.  Pray for Salvation.

• "God, have mercy on me, a sinner." —Luke 18:13

• I believe that you died for my sin and that God has raised you from the dead. I repent of my sin, and I ask You to forgive me and save me from my sin right now. Thank you for saving me and for giving me eternal life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen

First Steps of Obedience

1.  Publicly confess your faith.

• "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I deny before my Father which is in heaven." —Matthew 10:32-33

2.  Follow the Lord in baptism.

• "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and same day were added unto them about three thousand souls." —Act 2:41

3.  Join a Bible-believing church.

• "You can become a member of our church if you want to be among new Christian friends and grow in our life with Christ. Simply come to the front of the sanctuary and be seated on the first pew at the end of the minister's sermon."