Do You Know Christ?

In order to be ‘saved’ you have to ask, “saved from what?” We are sinners in the sight of God, no matter how “good” a life we lead it is not enough to stand before our God who demands perfection under His law.

Only through the work of the Holy Spirit, God’s gift to us, can we see that we are in need of a Savior. Only through the gift of Christ, freely given to us, can we be seen as righteous – sinless, blameless – in the eyes of God.

How can you be saved?

First:

Confess that you are a sinner and that you cannot save yourself. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23). This means that even though you try to do your best, you still fall short because you are a sinner. Romans 6:23 says that “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Salvation is the gift of God to you. That’s the way He planned it.

Second:

Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, He is the Son of God, and that He alone can save you. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men–the testimony given at its proper time” (1 Timothy 2:5-6). Isaiah 53:6 says that “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Jesus took our sins upon Himself when He died on the cross. He paid the penalty for our sins so that we would not have to. He was raised from the dead, showing that He has victory of sin and death. Romans 10:9 says that “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.”

Third:

Acknowledge that salvation will be yours if you put your faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8 says that “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.” This clearly indicates that God gives the gift of faith first. Then you take the faith He has given you and place it in Christ you will be saved by faith alone–there is nothing more for you to do.

Fourth:

Ask Jesus Christ to come into your life and be your Savior and Lord from this day forward, and forever. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” This is what is known as “new life in Christ,” or as John 3:3 puts it, being “born again.”

Accepting Christ is the beginning. As we learn in Colossians 2:6-7, “Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” After accepting Him, be obedient by following Him in baptism and by uniting with the church. When you do, you will find that life truly does have new purpose and meaning.

So, Christian…

If you DO have a relationship with our Lord and Savior, do you know who you are in him?

“You are… ( go ahead… read these out loud… )

…a child of God (Romans 8:16) ..redeemed from the hand of the enemy (Psalms 107:2) ..forgiven (Colossians 1:13-14) ..saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8) ..justified (Romans 5:1) ..sanctified (I Corinthians 6:11) ..a new creature (II Corinthians 5:17) ..a partaker of His divine nature (II Peter 1:4) ..redeemed from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13) ..delivered from the powers of darkness (Colossians 1:13) ..led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8:14) ..a son of God (Romans 8:14) ..kept in safety wherever I go (Psalms 91:11) ..getting all my needs met by Jesus (Philippians 4:19) ..casting all my cares on Jesus (I Peter 5:7) ..strong in the Lord and in the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10) ..doing all things through Christ Who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13) ..observing and doing the Lord’s commandments (Deuteronomy 28:12) ..an heir of God and a joint heir of Jesus (Romans 8:17) ..heir to the blessing of Abraham (Galatians 3:13-14) ..blessed coming in and blessed going out (Deuteronomy 28:12) ..an inheritor of eternal life (I John 5:11-12) ..blessed with all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3) ..healed by His stripes (I Peter 2:24) ..exercising my authority over the enemy (Luke 10:19) ..above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13) ..more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37) ..establishing God’s Word here on the earth (Matthew 16:19) ..an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelations 12:11) ..daily overcoming the devil (I John 4:4) ..not moved by what I see (II Corinthians 4:18) ..walking by faith and not by sight (II Corinthians 5:7) ..casting down vain imaginations (II Corinthians 10:5) ..bringing every thought into captivity (II Corinthians 10:5) ..being transformed by a renewed mind (Romans 12:1-2) ..a laborer together with God ( I Corinthians 3:9) ..the righteousness of God in Christ (II Corinthians 5:21) ..an imitator of Jesus (Ephesians 5:1) ..the light of the world (Matthew 5:14) ..abiding in the Vine, Jesus (John 15:4) ..surrounded by favor as with a shield (Psalm 5:12) ..letting the peace of God rule in my heart (Colossians 3:15) ..like a tree that is planted by the rivers of water (Psalm 1:3) ..sheltered under the wings of God (Psalm 91:4) ..kept (garrisoned round about by squadrons of angels) by the power of God (1 Peter 1:5) ..washed whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7) ..acknowledging God in all my ways, and He is directing my paths (Proverbs 3:6) ..dead to sin, but alive to God (Romans 6:11) ..made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27)..not of this world (John 17:14-16)..filled with all joy and peace in believing (Romans 15:13).”