Converting from one religion (or no religion at all) to another is a personal, spiritual decision. Choosing to become a Christian is a matter of faith. Faith in the God of the Bible and in Jesus Christ. If you have come to a point where you want to choose Christianity, here is what to do.
- First of all, realize that becoming a Christian is not simply about joining a church. Christianity is a personal faith and a relationship with God, not a membership.
- Realize that God loves you. However, you are separated from God because no matter how good of a person you are, you still do wrong things. God calls this sin, and it separates you from him (Romans 3:23).
- This sin and separation will keep you from having a relationship with God. By yourself, there is nothing you can do to escape this. You can't be perfect no matter how hard you try.
- Because God loves you, he wants a relationship with you, so he made a way. He sent Jesus Christ to die for your sins. The Bible says that "while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8)." Christ didn't die for the good people, because no one can be good enough. He died for all sinners, especially you.
- Through the sacrifice of Jesus and through his resurrection from the dead, he paid the price for your sins. Those who believe in Jesus will never have their sins counted against them by God (Romans 4:8).
- If you believe that God loves you; if you believe that he wants a relationship with you; if you believe that you are a sinner and Jesus died for those sins, there is only one more thing you need to do - confess this all to God.
The Bible 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 (Romans 10:9)."
- Pray a prayer something like this, "God, thank your for loving me. I know I am a sinner, and I believe that you sent Jesus to take the place for my sins. I accept the sacrifice that he made on my behalf. Please forgive my sins and come into my life."
- If you have prayed that prayer, find another Christian to share your new faith with. Ask that person to help you to further understand who God is and how he can make a difference in your life.
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You also need to understand that baptism is essential for salvation, the way to enter the kingdom of God is by faith. This involves belief in the Bible and obedience to its requirements that men and women confess their sins, repent, be baptized and follow Jesus faithfully. Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned."
Baptism is a necessary step to becoming a follower of Jesus, it signifies that the believer has made a concious decision to change their life and enter into a relationship with God. It is the "answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:21)
God Bless!
Are you sure about your explanation of Sin? Is it wrong things that you 'do', or is it a deeper concept than that? One place to start looking may be Romans 1:18-32 -- were God's people given over to improper acts before or after they sinned?
Water baptism is not essential for salvation. May be it's essential to a church membership. Water baptism was practice for remission of sins. If you read Ephesians 2:8-9, faith alone will make you saved from hell.
If you insist that water baptism is "part" of salvation, try to analyze the theif hanged on the cross with Jesus Christ. Did he went to heaven? Yes, because Jesus says so, according to the Bible. Was he baptised in the water? No. What made him saved is just his faith in the Lord Jesus.