Prayers to become Christian

may He bless you abundantly, friend. you become a Christian by putting your faith in Him... that's it. then, let Him lead you. study the Bible daily, beginning with the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John... this will give you a good overview of Jesus' teachings, and will enable you to find a good Bible-based church. stay in prayer without ceasing, as the Bible instructs. as the Holy Ghost (Spirit) indwells, you will be convicted of sins to give up. let Him lead; He will help you. God bless you very much.

RSchlap said:

The title says it all. I want to be a Christian. I don't know how to be myself and be a Christian. I see all these good Christian people and I feel like I could never be like that. I need help overcoming this block so I can be whole.

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Only God is good! If you see "good Christian people," those people only seem good because God is doing good things in their lives.

Look at this verse: 2 Corinthians 4:7 – We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

God loves to welcome broken, fragile, imperfect, even bad people into His family. He is happy when you come to Him!

How to become a Christian is simply a matter of belief, confession of sins, and then becoming a new person in Christ.

You don't have to change who you are before you can be saved. Jesus will change you if you trust Him.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

John 14

5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really know me, you will knowb my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

8Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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And check out this story from Luke 7... A woman who was called a "sinful woman," some say a prostitute, came to Jesus and anointed his feet and wiped them with her hair. When people criticized her and Jesus for letting her do that, He basically said, "This woman believes in me, and I forgive her of her sins. Because she has been forgiven of much, she loves me very much."


Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

36When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,c and the other fifty. 42Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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I hope that provided a little clarity!

Start by reading the Bible. Then take it from there.

Bless yer heart, there are no "good" Christians. It is only by His inexplicable grace that there may be evidence of anything "good" and that comes from God alone, through His Holy Spirit flowing through us and prompting us to do those "good" things.

Praying, dear heart, that He mooooves in your heart, mind, and soul as only He can do, and draws you to Himself. Father may it be so, in Jesus name, amen. (((hug)))

Romans 3:23-24

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

lifting you today to the Lord Jesus for faith and understanding may He bless you with such. thank you, Lord Jesus.

Try praying. Find a quiet, private place. Turn off everything, especially your phone. Then just talk to God. You can even do it out loud. Tell him your hopes, dreams and fears. Ask him to forgive you when you hurt yourself or others. Then ask him to fill you with his love, mercy and Spirit. Begin to trust in him and your life will never be the same again.
I'll pray for you too.

godsgraceispatient said:

Only God is good! If you see "good Christian people," those people only seem good because God is doing good things in their lives.

Look at this verse: 2 Corinthians 4:7 – We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

God loves to welcome broken, fragile, imperfect, even bad people into His family. He is happy when you come to Him!

How to become a Christian is simply a matter of belief, confession of sins, and then becoming a new person in Christ.

You don't have to change who you are before you can be saved. Jesus will change you if you trust Him.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

John 14

5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really know me, you will knowb my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

8Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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And check out this story from Luke 7... A woman who was called a "sinful woman," some say a prostitute, came to Jesus and anointed his feet and wiped them with her hair. When people criticized her and Jesus for letting her do that, He basically said, "This woman believes in me, and I forgive her of her sins. Because she has been forgiven of much, she loves me very much."


Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

36When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,c and the other fifty. 42Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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I hope that provided a little clarity!

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Impressive job of presenting a kindly condensed Christian catechism .Mind if I plagiarize U & print UR sermon in a Bible tract ? UR clear enuff even a stoner could grasp it. W/respect & blessing 2 U.. marty

RSchlap said:

The title says it all. I want to be a Christian. I don't know how to be myself and be a Christian. I see all these good Christian people and I feel like I could never be like that. I need help overcoming this block so I can be whole.

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"Christian" can mean various things these days. Originally it meant someone who has actually received God's Spirit thereby receiving a new Life - I saw this when I saw God's nature in pmy peers. Prviously I had tried to be "Christian" but wasn't attaining to the contentment , confidence and joy that these people had.

Long story short I called on God for what all the disciples received in Acts 2.

Having a Christian faith community to be a part of will help guide you in your spiritual journey.
God bless you

That's what's awesome about being a Christian! Salvation has nothing to do with our works because if it were then we all would be doomed. It has to do with accepting the invitation that God freely gives us. Those good Christian people aren't doing good things to earn salvation, they are doing good things because they have salvation and the Holy Spirit working in them. I mess up all the time, but my salvation and God's love isn't contingent upon that, but I also understand that my response to that is repentance because of the Holy Spirit working in me. I hope this helps, thanks for sharing!

RSchlap said:

The title says it all. I want to be a Christian. I don't know how to be myself and be a Christian. I see all these good Christian people and I feel like I could never be like that. I need help overcoming this block so I can be whole.

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Jesus is real. The gospel is .. The God of Abraham Issac and Jacob sent His only son in the flesh to take YOUR place. See He loved you SOOOOOOOOOOO much that unless He did something He would lose you for...forever. That hurt Him.. and He would not let that happen. So He took your place on that cross. Then died and rose and is seated at the right hand of the Father.. that LOVES YOU SO MUCH! Believe this.. (John 3:16) and repent of the past and yeah thats it.. your FREE. Sin and death no longer have a hold on you. If you sin.. repent turn away and keep going. He DOES NOT judge or condemn you.. It is finished.

Granted thats not the exact way its written but.. no one is better then the other... I give you this.. there will come a time when you know He loves you so much.. you know you mean so much to Him.. you know everything He made was JUST FOR YOU! Only you.. really. You will be standing with BILLIONS infront of Him and you KNOW He is only looking ...seeing you. Yet you also know everyone around knows the same. I do not understand how He can or does this.. yet you know you are the most important thing to Him. Yet you know everyone else feels the same.. and YOU LOVE IT! wow..

This good you see in others is Christ.. some at times forget this .. but its Him you see. If you asked them.. they would tell you ..its ALL Him. All good things come from Him..

Oh welcome home

RSchlap said:

The title says it all. I want to be a Christian. I don't know how to be myself and be a Christian. I see all these good Christian people and I feel like I could never be like that. I need help overcoming this block so I can be whole.

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The most wonderful thing, is to be a Christian.

Praying for you ... for this most wonderful thing!

RSchlap said:

The title says it all. I want to be a Christian. I don't know how to be myself and be a Christian. I see all these good Christian people and I feel like I could never be like that. I need help overcoming this block so I can be whole.

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Becoming a follower of JESUS is easy,staying 1,becoming a better 1; takes effort & prayer. But if 11 ( I don't count Judas ) ignorant,illiterate,smelly fishermen could make the grade,have faith kiddo,(the secret is if U put in the tiny bit U got, GOD will fill-in the rest) any other questions ? Peace&love.....marty

Accept Christ as your saviour; after that God will take the wheel.

Father I pray blessings on this request and salvation in Jesus name I pray. Salvation is very easy... All you need to do is believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9

Father I also pray in the name of Jesus for the proper spiritual light and energies to burn brightly in the hearts of all who reads this post and that they may carry these energies to the church of their choice and out in the world to be a blessing to humanity!

godsgraceispatient said:

Only God is good! If you see "good Christian people," those people only seem good because God is doing good things in their lives.

Look at this verse: 2 Corinthians 4:7 – We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

God loves to welcome broken, fragile, imperfect, even bad people into His family. He is happy when you come to Him!

How to become a Christian is simply a matter of belief, confession of sins, and then becoming a new person in Christ.

You don't have to change who you are before you can be saved. Jesus will change you if you trust Him.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

John 14

5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really know me, you will knowb my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

8Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

_____

And check out this story from Luke 7... A woman who was called a "sinful woman," some say a prostitute, came to Jesus and anointed his feet and wiped them with her hair. When people criticized her and Jesus for letting her do that, He basically said, "This woman believes in me, and I forgive her of her sins. Because she has been forgiven of much, she loves me very much."


Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

36When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,c and the other fifty. 42Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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I hope that provided a little clarity!

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Jesus Christ Loves you more for sharing His WORDS! HALLELUJAH! AMEEEEENNN!!!

Jesus is calling out to you right now and all you have to do is answer pray to Him, and believe that He is listening, and He has always loved you, and will forgive of your sins and will always take care of you. Believe this with all your heart and you are in for a life changing journey. I am so excited for you. God Bless and carry on

LiberatedByHim said:

Jesus is calling out to you right now and all you have to do is answer pray to Him, and believe that He is listening, and He has always loved you, and will forgive of your sins and will always take care of you. Believe this with all your heart and you are in for a life changing journey. I am so excited for you. God Bless and carry on

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In Jesus' Name, HALLELUJAH!!! AMEEEENNN!!!