Bible Answers for Bible Christians

1. Humble yourself and admit to yourself and God that you are a sinner.
2. Be willing to turn from your sins and turn your life to God.
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for your sins and that He rose from the dead to give you eternal life.
4. By praying, ask Jesus Christ to come into your life, forgive your sins, save you, and take control by the Holy Spirit.

     Congratulations on taking your first step towards asking Jesus into your life!!  The most important thing to know is that salvation can not be earned... it is a free gift from God!!  "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us..." (Titus 3:5) "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" (Eph 2:8).

     Did you notice those wonderful words in the Scriptures above? "Grace", "Mercy", "Gift", and "Faith".  It is by God's grace and mercy that you have the opportunity to be saved.  It is by your faith that you can accept this salvation.  Salvation is the gift of God.... will you make the choice to accept it today?  If you said "yes", please read the rest of this short letter very carefully!!

     The first thing you must do is acknowledge you are a sinner, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23).  Everyone has fallen short of the glory of God, all are sinners before they accept Christ.  Every human is born into sin, and the end result of sin is (spiritual) death, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23).  As long as we live in our sin, our spirit is dead... but read that Scripture again... the good news is that Eternal Life lies in God's gift of salvation!!

     "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water (physical birth) and of the Spirit (spiritual birth), he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:3-5).  Jesus makes it very clear, one must be "born again" in order to be saved.  You have already been born physically, but you still must be born spiritually, or "Born Again".  By accepting God's Salvation, you will be spiritually born, or "Born Again".

     "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6).  There is only one way to salvation, and that one way is through Jesus.

     "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10).  Are you willing to confess that Jesus is Lord?  Do you believe in your heart that Jesus was raised from the dead by God?  If you say yes to both, you can be saved!!  "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

     Are you ready to ask Jesus into your heart today?  If you are, please continue!!  What I am going to ask you to do is say a prayer that is similar to the one below.  It is meaningless to pray this if you do not mean it... you must believe in your heart!!  If you believe, then please continue...

     "Jesus, I am inviting you into my heart.  I am a sinner in need of you as my saviour.  I confess that you are Lord, and I believe it in my heart. I believe that you were crucified for my sins, and I believe that God raised you from the dead.  I ask you now to become my Lord and My Savior.  Forgive me, and wash away my former sin.  I want to be saved, I want to go to heaven and have the eternal life that you paid for with your blood at Calvary.  Make me a new creature.  In Jesus name I pray, amen."