When you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior and to forgive
Oct. 17th 08:16 PM 2011
your sins, you are accepting Christ as your savior. The Bible says “As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name.†So when you accept Christ as your Savior, you become a child of God. Your sins are forgiven and God says you have the gift of eternal life in heaven. You can thank God every day for His wonderful gift of new life in Jesus Christ. "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1: 12,13You are not a Christian because you are perfect, because in this life we unfortunately will not be perfect. You are not a Christian because you go to church, although you should definitely go to church if you can. But you are a Christian because you have sincerely asked Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior and have asked forgiveness for your sins. God loves you and wants you to be His child now and forever. "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." John 17: 3