ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?

COMMON RESPONSES

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN

I'M BASICALLY A GOOD PERSON

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING REALLY BAD

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHRISTIAN

I'VE BEEN BAPTIZED

I GO TO CHURCH (MIGHT BE A MEMBER?)

I BELIEVE IN GOD

I PRAYED THE SINNER'S PRAYER

I HAVE ASKED GOD TO FORGIVE ME

I CAN SPEAK IN TONGUES

I HAVE MADE JESUS THE LORD OF MY LIFE

I GAVE MY LIFE TO THE LORD

WHAT DO ALL THESE RESPONSES HAVE IN COMMON?

NONE OF THEM SATISFY GOD’S REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION AND ETERNAL LIFE.
THEY ARE EITHER “WORKS BASED” OR LACKING FAITH IN WHAT JESUS DID FOR US.
WHEN WE BECOME CHRISTIANS, WE OBTAIN ETERNAL LIFE THE INSTANT WE TRUST IN WHAT JESUS DID FOR US.
OUR FAITH IN HOW HE DIED FOR OUR SINS WAS BURIED AND ROSE AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY IS WHAT BRINGS TRUE SALVATION.
(1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-4)