How to Become a Christian
Life-Changing
You must be ready to change your life. You must repent and commit to a new life in Christ, leaving the old life behind. You must believe that Jesus Christ is the true Saviour, that He died on the cross for all our sins, and that He rose from the dead on the third day. Becoming a Christian is life-changing in this life and life-changing in the next, where it will mean the difference between heaven and hell.
The Step
So, how do you take the step? Well, it’s a step of faith. Does God want you to? Oh yes, He does. Repent and believe the Gospel is what Jesus said (Mark 1:15). He is waiting, and welcomes all who come to Him (John 6:37). The format of how you do it is not the important thing but your seriousness about taking the step. You need to be serious, sincere, and determined. You must be genuine and repentant in your heart.
Prayer
You could pray in your own words or you could read a sinner’s prayer, or someone could help you by leading you in a prayer. You could pray on your own, or do it with someone else, or with a group at church. You could do it in your room, at the front of a church, or with a pastor. You could pray on your knees or standing up. The important thing is that you mean it and believe it!
Faith
When you take the step, you are asking God for His forgiveness. Believe that He will forgive you. You are asking God to save you—believe that He will. You are asking Christ to come into your life and change you—believe that He will. You are asking Him to receive your repentance and your new commitment to Him—believe He will receive that commitment.
Follow Through
Now, it’s important to follow through on that commitment. It must be a daily walk of following Christ. He will lead and guide you. Finding a good Bible-believing church, praying, and reading the Bible is so important. You will also want to get baptised according to Jesus’ commandment (Mark 16:16).
Romans 1:17 KJV
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Ephesians 2:8
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”
Mark 16:15-16
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
John 3:16
“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.”
1 John 1:7
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
Romans 10:9
“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.”
Romans 10:13
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
John 6:37
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”