What Does It Mean To Be

 This is What The Bible Tells Us:

    Your heart tends to run from God and rebel against Him.  The
         bible calls this "sin".  Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and
         fall short of the glory of God.

    Yet, God loves you and wants to save you from sin, to offer you a
        new life of hope.  John 10:10 says, "I have come that you may have
        new life, and it to the fullest".

    To give you this gift of salvation, God made a way through His
        Son, Jesus Christ.  Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates His
        own love for us in this; While we were all sinners, Christ died for us".

    You receive this gift by faith alone.  Ephesians 2:8 says, "For it is
        by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not form
        yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can
        boast".

    Faith is a decision of your heart, demonstrated by the actions of
        your life.  Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth,
        'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised Him
        from the dead, you will be saved".

    If you are choosing right now to believe Jesus died for your sins
        and to receive new life through Him, pray a simple prayer similar
        to this to thank Him for your new life.
 

Dear God, I know I am a sinner.  I believe Jesus died to forgive me of my sins.  I now accept Your offer of eternal life.  Thank you for forgiving me of all my sin.  Thank you for my new life.  From this day forward, I will choose to follow You.

If this expresses the prayer of your heart, we want to help you grow as a new Christian.  Please e-mail us with your name and "snail mail" address, so that we can send you some information to help you live a successful Christian life.