I WANT TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST
We Receive Jesus Christ through Personal Invitation
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him" (Revelation 3:20).
Receiving Jesus Christ involves repentance, turning from sins, and placing our faith in Him. We must come to realize how extremely sinful we are. Remember, we are separated from God because of our sins. God is so holy that He cannot even look at sin. We cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we are made righteous by God through our faith in Jesus Christ.
In order to be saved, we must place our whole faith in Jesus Christ. We must believe with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength that He is the Son of God, the only Savior, and that He died in our place at the Cross, bearing our sin and penalty, and paid a mighty and dear price for us to have the way to salvation and eternal life.
However, this act of faith is not a mere assent of our mind to the truths. It is not a mere consenting of our own will to accept the doctrine of Jesus Christ, but, rather, it is the result of the Holy Spirit's working in our heart and soul, regenerating us, changing us by His power that we may receive Jesus Christ as He is offered to us in the Gospel. "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.'[Isaiah 54:13] Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to me." (John 6:44-45)
How do I receive Jesus Christ?
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
Humble yourself before God and pray. We communicate to God through prayer.
How Do I Pray?
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." (Matthew 6:5-8)
We should always pray directly to God Himself, not to Angels or saints or anything or anyone else that God created, for even they must pray to God. No matter what anyone may have told you, you only pray to the Creator, NOT to the creation. We do not need intercessors; God hears us perfectly.
If you are unsure on how to pray or what to say to God, below is a sample prayer that may guide you through. If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, I encourage you to pray this. Add to this prayer anything that is in your heart.
Lord Jesus, I am a sinner and need you in my life. Please wash me and cleanse me of my sins. I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Lord and Savior. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Today I gave my bad habits to GOD I m tired of what makes me unhappy and i want to become the lady GOD wants me to become...please pray for me.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it odd that if the Baptists and evangelicals are correct that their "born again experience" is the true and ONLY means of salvation, the term "born again" is only mentioned three times in the King James Bible? If "making a decision for Christ" is the only means of salvation, why doesn't God mention it more often in his Word? Why only THREE times? Isn't that REALLY, REALLY odd?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the Apostle Paul, the author of much of the New Testament, NEVER uses this term? Why is this term never used in the Book of Acts to describe the many mentioned Christian conversions? Why is this term only used by Jesus in a late night conversation with Nicodemus, and by Peter once in just one letter to Christians in Asia Minor?
If you attend a Baptist/evangelical worship service what will you hear? You will hear this: "You must be born again: you must make a decision for Christ. You must ask Jesus into your heart. You must pray to God and ask him to forgive you of your sins, come into your heart, and be your Lord and Savior (the Sinner's Prayer). You must be an older child or adult who has the mental capacity to make a decision to believe, to make a decision to repent, and to make a decision to ask Jesus into your heart."
It is very strange, however, that other than "you must be born again" none of this terminology is anywhere to be found in the Bible! Why do Baptists and evangelicals use this non-biblical terminology when discussing salvation?
Maybe it's because...making a "decision" for Christ is NOT the manner in which sinners are saved!
Gary
Luther, Baptists, and Evangelicals