Jan 01, 2019 follow jesus christ includes going to christian meetings with people of like faith and being baptised. Thats because we begin by confessing our need for christ to forgive our sins. How to experience the outpouring of gods love desiring god. There is no more important decision that you will have in all of your life. Before i received jesus into my life, the bible explains many things about my sad. I believe if there is anything we can say about accepting is that the father accepted jesus sacrifice on the cross on our behalf, otherwise, as i said before, we are totally without merit or cause to be saved. All that the father gives me will come to me verse 37. Often, the exhortation to ask jesus to come into your heart is used as a simple way to say, ask jesus to enter your life or allow the lord to take control. John the baptist said of jesus, he testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. When you accepted jesus as your savior, he forgave the sins you confessed.
On december 1980, one and one half years after accepting christ as our personal saviour, my mother and i were baptised. The purpose of life is to develop a deep, personal relationship with jesus and love him with all our hearts lk 10. Once you understand that we are and you are a sinner and that all have sinned, turn to the lord jesus christ for forgiveness by repenting, turning from your way to gods way. Prayer to receive jesus christ as savior ransomed heart. Accepting jesus in your heart is not the gospel david platt. This means to reject god is the same thing as rejecting jesus christ and this is also the same thing as rejecting the gospel of our lord jesus christ. I believe that your son, jesus christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. This prayer to accept jesus as savior and lord is also sometimes called the sinners prayer. The word draws is from a greek word that essentially means to drag, lead or impel thayers greek lexicon.
And thus by the spiritual sight of gods love in the work of christ, he pours that love into our hearts. Chapter 8 the babe of bethlehem pages 86103 birth of jesus christ. Its almost as if we say, okay, i guess ill accept you jesus, but we should rather say, god, thank you for accepting me because of what christ has done. The consequences of rejecting god jesus christ said in the book of john 15.
The lesson accepting jesus christ as savior discusses the most important decision the children will ever make in their lives. Many people view christianity as attending church, performing rituals, andor not committing certain sins. Why is accepting christ mentioned in evangelism when it. Please send your holy spirit to help me obey you, and to do your will for the rest of my life. Thank you jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I believe in everything that says in your holy word, my savior and my lord jesus christ. But the verse is staggering, and in it we come to understand what it means to receive jesus christ into our lives. Creation christ rebirth reconciliation past the past being born again accepting christ ambassadors comforting becoming more like christ faults attitude fruits of righteousness past. They think that there must be more to accepting jesus christ than what jesus says. God the son, or jesus christ, was god in human form. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. Jan 02, 2020 but before a person is invited to ask jesus into your heart, he or she should understand sin and its penalty, the payment christ made on the cross, and the reality of christs resurrection. My testimony of jesus christ changing my life from routine christian to true follower of christ duration. You must repent and be baptized in the name of the father, the son jesus christ, and the holy spirit as a sign of accepting him, for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the promised gift of the holy ghost.
In fact, referring to salvation as jesus coming into your heart might even help a person understand that the spirit of christ comes to. Find a bible and uncover what he has to offer for you. A prayer to receive jesus christ as savior the most important relationship for every one of us is our relationship with jesus christ. Jun 08, 2002 accepting jesus as lord, savior, and god for if you confess with your lips that jesus is lord, and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Being a part of the family of god saving faith mission, of jesus christ spiritual death broadness being a blessing coping with death god, suffering of only son of god eternal security faith, nature of hope for unbelievers love once saved always saved jesus role in salvation child sacrifice plaiting ability, of god to save christs relationship to god heart, divine knowing i am saved faith, as basis of salvation christ as the object of saving faith gifts love as a fruit of the spirit union. Each interaction you have with a nonbeliever can make an impact, and help them on their journey to accepting christ. If you prayed the prayer accepting christ as savior, this is what you did. What to do after accepting jesus next steps after becoming. Believe that jesus christ died for you on the cross. Not only has christ paid the price for our sins, but he has accepted the. Pdf prayer to receive jesus christ as savior pastor nate. True christianity is a personal relationship with jesus christ. By definition, a gift is not forcedbut it must be accepted.
Come reign in my heart, fill me with your love and your life, and help me to. Jul 15, 2012 proclaiming the love of christ is the natural overflow of sharing in the life of christ. And hes working all of these things toward a point when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the. Choosing to believe that he is who he claimed to bethe son of god and the only way to salvationand receiving him by faith as your lord and savior is the most vital act anyone will ever do. Please dont leave it to someone else to lead them to christ, you may be their only hope. This very moment i accept jesus christ as my own personal savior and according to his word, right now i am saved. Next steps after accepting jesus christ into your heart hello friends. Sometimes people come to hear the words of scripture and they think there must be more to it. I glorify you heavenly father for raising your son jesus christ from the dead on the 3rd day. These great men and women are the men and women who have had a great love for jesus. There have been many great men and great women in the history of the church of jesus christ.
All we can do is offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god through jesus christ 1st pet 2. I shall quote their words exactly i do not accept christ in the bottom of my heart as the only son of god, it is impossible for me to understand the profound. Before coming to christ, you were separated from god by sin and on your way. Each child will learn how to ask jesus into his or her heart and how to lead someone else to christ. Jesus said, follow me, and i will make you fishers of men matthew 4. For those who have yet to accept jesus into their hearts. Accepting jesus as your personal savior means placing your own personal faith and trust in him. Proclaiming the love of christ is the natural overflow of sharing in the life of christ. On the basis of the relation between verse 5 and verses 68 i say, the holy spirit takes the historical facts of the christs death and opens the eyes of our heart to see the allsatisfying divine beauty of the love of god in it. Aug 11, 2011 this prayer to accept jesus as savior and lord is also sometimes called the sinners prayer. Yesterday, we talked about how to become a christian.
The sinners prayer is a christian term for a prayer that is said when someone wants the salvation of jesus christ. First, you need to know that means you are headed in the right directionyou are bound for heaven. Steve gaines explains the biblical basis for accepting or asking jesus into your heart for salvation in a sermon preached at bellevue baptist church on sunday, may 6, 2012. Accepting the lord jesus christ as your savior is the best and most important. Knowing and loving god, jesus christ, and the holy spirit. The southern baptist blogosphere has erupted in conversation on whether its proper to use phrases like asking jesus into your heart, accepting christ, or methods like the sinners prayer when sharing the gospel. The holy spirit lives inside us when we accept christ and helps us grow closer to god. I invite jesus to become the lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward.
I asked myself why i didnt have a birth certificate commemorating the day i was born again. Someone must share the gospel with them, giving them the opportunity to invite jesus into their heart. Please come into my life and into my heart and change me. The lord placed in my heart the birth certificate you see. The most important relationship for every one of us is our relationship with jesus christ. Then there was a major uptick in the use of the actual phrase ask jesus into your heart in the 1970s, perhaps as childrens ministry became more formalized and leaders looked for simple ways to explain to children what a decision for christ would entail. Without question one of the most remarkable christian doctrines is that jesus christ himself through the presence of the holy spirit will actually.
None of the apostles ever told someone to ask jesus into your heart. Jul 05, 2016 what to do after accepting jesus next steps after becoming a christian, i. If you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that he rose from the dead you will be saved. Paul said, the wages of sin is death, but the gift of god is eternal life in christ jesus our lord romans 6. Now tell others that there is one christ jesus, the son of god, who is lord and savior for everyone who believes, repents and follows him. Nov 20, 20 accepting jesus as lord changed my life. Join us today as we explore what to do after accepting jesus christ into your heart and your life, i. Prayer to receive jesus christ as savior the most important relationship for every. Therefore if anyone is in christ, he is a new creature. Believe on the lord jesus christ, and thou shalt be saved. Jun 30, 2016 then there was a major uptick in the use of the actual phrase ask jesus into your heart in the 1970s, perhaps as childrens ministry became more formalized and leaders looked for simple ways to explain to children what a decision for christ would entail. Apr 01, 2020 now tell others that there is one christ jesus, the son of god, who is lord and savior for everyone who believes, repents and follows him. Basic bible course new life with jesus part 2 missionswerk.
Each time you trust god in the midst of trials, or respond with spiritfilled love to those who hurt you, you encourage nonbelievers to become christfollowers as well. Pdf why you should believe in jesus christ researchgate. Can anyone show me in the bible where someone accepted jesus into their heart. The lesson includes guided instructions for the teacher, including preparation, a script, and suggested activities to. May 16, 2012 the southern baptist blogosphere has erupted in conversation on whether its proper to use phrases like asking jesus into your heart, accepting christ, or methods like the sinners prayer when sharing the gospel. Receive through prayer, jesus into your heart and life. Like many online conversations, this one has tended to generate more heat than light, and i get the feeling that good folks on both sides of this issue may be. You acknowledged your sin, asked forgiveness, and accepted jesus as savior. Saying a salvation prayer is the first step in your relationship with god.
Prayer, care, and share jesus sharing the gospel scripture. With my heart, i believe that god raised jesus from the dead. What does it mean to accept jesus as your personal savior. Jesus christ taught that one must be specifically drawn to jesus christ by the father. After all, it was my birth day the day i was born again into a world of eternal life. God demonstrates his own love for us in that while we were yet sinners christ died for us. You prayed and asked jesus into your heart, but now you want to know what that actually means. And im convinced many people in our churches are simply missing the life of christ.
Feb 04, 2008 is accepting jesus into your heart biblical. This prayer to accept jesus is used at the time of conversion and personal commitment to follow christ or at the time of baptism. Finally, remember that you witness with your life as well as your words. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and. Visit and read in for a guide to help you repent properly and do your repentance.
He is the only way to god and the only way to be forgiven. Many people in our churches are missing the life of christ because weve sold them a false gospel based on a superstitious prayer of accept jesus into your heart or invite christ into your life. I receive you jesus christ as my personal lord and savior. Say a salvation prayer and receive jesus christ today. The bible teaches that the holy spirit is allpowerful and present everywhere. Follow jesus christ includes going to christian meetings with people of like faith and being baptised.
And a lot of it has to do with what weve sold them as the gospel, i. Assurance of salvation accepting the lord jesus christ as. I want to turn and live a new life with you as my lord and savior. I do not believe the phrase i have accepted jesus is biblical. The moment we receive christ as savior, the holy spirit comes to live in our hearts. A salvation prayer, known by many christians as a sinners prayer, is a prayer one would say to repent from sin, ask god for forgiveness, confess belief in jesus christ, and accept him as lord and savior. Jesus repeated this truth three other times in this discourse. The four examples below of the sinners prayer can help you communicate with god. Assurance of salvation accepting the lord jesus christ as your savior is the best and most important decision you have ever made in life. Jesus rose from the dead and now he lives in heaven with god his father. Some people infer this from verses here and there, and youre right, it doesnt fit with gods sovereignty. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but jesus christ, alone, died on the cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. If you prayed this prayer to receive jesus christ as your savior, congratulations. How to accept jesus christ salvation benny hinn ministries.
Recorded in the new testament the second major section of the bible is the good news message about jesus christ and the path one follows in becoming a. When you sincerely ask jesus christ to be your savior, he comes into your life spiritually, and you become a child of god. What the bible says about accepting jesus into your heart. Coming to know jesus christ is the most important decision that any person can make, and our church is excited that we may be able to help you with this. Sep 20, 2017 will you accept jesus into your heart today. Proclaiming the love of christ is the overflow of sharing in the life of christ. Chapter 9 the boy of nazareth pages 1041 jesus to be called a nazarene. Heart, divine knowing i am saved faith, as basis of salvation christ as the object of saving faith gifts love as a fruit of the spirit union with christ, nature of blessings, spiritual life through faith eternal life, nature of brokenhearted actions grace, and jesus christ generosity, gods sacrificing the firstborn fall of man, consequences of. Jesus christ is often noted as a good person, yet the bible declares he is much more. But before a person is invited to ask jesus into your heart, he or she should understand sin and its penalty, the payment christ made on the cross, and the reality of christs resurrection.