Prayer of Salvation - Our First Real Conversation With God
    The "prayer of salvation" is the most important prayer we'll ever pray. When
    we're ready to  become a Christian, we're
     ready to have our first real conversation
    with God, and these are its components:
      
    • We acknowledge that Jesus Christ is God; that He came to earth as a man
      in order to  live the sinless life that
      we cannot live; that He died in our
      place, so that we would not have to
      pay the penalty we deserve.
    • We confess our past life of sin --
      living for ourselves  and not
      obeying God      .
        
    • We ask Jesus to come into our heart,
      take  up residence there, and begin
      living through us.

    Prayer of Salvation - It Begins With Faith in God
     When we pray the prayer of salvation, we're
    letting God know we believe His Word
    is true. By the faith He has given us, we
    choose to believe in Him. The Bible tells
    us that "without faith it is impossible to
    please Him, for he who comes to God
    must believe that He is, and that He is a
    rewarder of those who diligently
    seek Him.    " (Hebrews 11:6)

    So, when we pray, asking God for the gift
    of salvation, we're exercising our free
    will to acknowledge that we believe in
    Him. That demonstration of faith
    pleases God, because we have freely
    chosen to know Him.
    Prayer of Salvation
    (Confessing Our Sin    )
    When we pray the prayer of salvation,
    we're admitting that we've sinned.
    As the Bible says of everyone, save
    Christ alone:

    "For all have sinned, and fall short of
    the glory of God    ." -  (Romans 3:23)

    To sin is simply to fall short of the mark,
    as an arrow that does not quite hit
    the bull's-eye. The glory of God that
    we fall short of is found only in
    Jesus Christ:

     "For it is the God who commanded
    light to shine out of darkness,
    who has shone in our hearts to give
    the light of the knowledge of the
    glory of God in the face of Jesus
    Christ.    " - (2 Corinthians 4:6)

    The prayer of salvation, then, recognizes
    that Jesus Christ is the only human
     who ever lived without sin.

     "For He made Him who knew no sin
    to be sin  for us, that we might
     become the righteousness of God
    in Him.    " -  (2 Corinthians 5:21)
    Prayer of Salvation - Professing Faith in Christ as Savior and Lord
    With Christ as our standard of
     perfection, we're now acknowledging
    faith in Him as God, agreeing with
    the Apostle John that:

    "In the beginning was the Word (Christ),
    and the Word was with God, and the
    Word was God. He was in the beginning
    with God. All things were made through
    Him, and without Him nothing was made
    that was made.    " -  (John 1:1-3)

    Because God could only accept a
    perfect, sinless sacrifice, and because
    He knew that we could not possibly
    accomplish that, He sent His Son to
    die for us and pay the eternal price.

    "For God so loved the world that
    He gave His only begotten Son, that
    whoever believes in Him should not
    perish but have everlasting
    life.    ." -  (John 3:16)

    Prayer of Salvation - Say It & Mean It Now!
    Do you agree with everything you have
    read so far? If you do, don't wait a
    moment longer to start your new
    life in Jesus Christ. Pray this with us:
      

    "Father, I know that I have broken your
    laws and my sins have separated me
    from you. I am truly sorry, and now I
    want to turn away from my past sinful
    life and toward you.

     Please forgive me, and help me avoid
    sinning again. I believe that your son,
    Jesus Christ died for my sins, was
    resurrected from the dead, is alive,
    and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to
    become the Lord of my life, to rule
    and reign in my heart from this day
    forward.

     Please send your Holy Spirit to help
    me obey You, and to do Your will
    for the  rest of my life.

     In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."
     

    Prayer of Salvation - I've Prayed It; Now What?
    If you've prayed this prayer of salvation
    with true conviction and heart, you are now
    a follower of Jesus.

    This is a fact, whether or not you feel
    any different.

    Religious systems may have led you
    to believe that you should feel
    something - a warm glow,  a
    tingle, or some other mystical
    experience.

     The fact is, you may, or you may not.

    If you have prayed the prayer of
    salvation and meant it, you are now a
    follower of Jesus.

    The Bible tells us that your eternal
    salvation is secure! "that if you confess
    with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
    believe in your heart that God has
    raised Him from the dead, you will be
    saved.    " - (Romans 10:9)

    Welcome to the family of God! We
    encourage you now to find a local church
    where you can be baptized, and grow
    in the knowledge of God through
    His Word, the Bible.