MY SEARCH

PART 5:How do you become a Christian?

I also began to realize that someone had surrounded me with Christians. 

My college roommate, teammates, and families from my hometown all

reported that they were believers.  At this point in my life, I was amazed

by such incredible coincidences. All the closest people in my life that I

knew and respected claimed to be “Christians”.  Through our discussions,

I learned that a Christian believed in FOUR BASIC CONCEPTS:

 

1.  God exists, loves you, and has a plan for your life.

 

2.  God gave us a choice, and our pride has made us run

from God.  Sin is the term used for any thought or action

that turns our eyes away from God. “We are sinful

and separated from God.  Thus we cannot know and

experience God’s love and plan for our life.”

(quote from the four laws)

 

3.  God gave a way to bridge the infinite chasm between

Him that we have made by our sins.  Jesus became human

and died as a sacrifice for all the thoughts and actions

that turn our backs on Him so that we could have an

intimate relationship with Him.  This is the only way to God.

 

4.  You must believe in Jesus Christ as God and as the one

who bridged the gap between God and man’s sin.  Once you believe in Him, you are eternally with Him. 

(“Hell” does exist; it is for those who turn their backs on God, don’t

receive His free gift, and when they die, their spirits live

forever apart from God.)