If You Don't Stand in Jesus Christ, You Don't Stand a Chance.
What you choose to do with this man, Jesus Christ, is the most important decision you'll ever make. That may sound like a stretch to you, but it is true. He is presented in the Bible as the only Savior of sinners and the Judge of sin.

In Jesus Christ, perfect righteousness and unsurpassed love meet in one person. God's righteousness demands that sinners be punished; however, His love means He does not enjoy punishing the guilty. God the Father solved this dilemma in His Son, Jesus Christ. As the unique Son of God, Jesus is Himself both God and man. As God, He understands completely what satisfies God's righteousness. As man, He understands us and our human condition. He knows what it is like to be rejected. He knows what it's like to feel humiliated; to feel alone; to be unjustly accused. Whatever your life is like, it can be truly said of Jesus that He's been there, yet did not sin.

When Jesus came the first time, He came as the Savior of sinners. When He comes again, He'll come as the Judge of the Earth to establish God's eternal Kingdom. Each and every person ever born will stand before Him to account for his or her life. In that moment, each person who has not trusted Jesus' work as their Savior will be cast into eternal Hell by Him as their Judge.

Now it gets personal: The Bible says that each person is a sinner--including you. You can repent of your sins and submit to Him as your savior now, or you can remain in your sins and stand before Him as your Judge after you die.​

Ready for the Good News?​
Let's review: You are born a sinner, totally unable to satisfy God's righteousness and Jesus will either be your Savior or your Judge. How do you bridge the gap? How does a person move from the kingdoms of this world to the Kingdom of God?
  • Acknowledge that you are a helpless sinner in God's sight and in desperate need of a Savior. The Bible calls this repentance. It means you stop making excuses for your sin, and agree with God that you have done what is wrong in His sight. (Mark 1:15; Romans 3:23)
  • Believe what the Bible says about Jesus that He died on the cross as the only substitute for God's judgement on sinners such as yourself. (Romans 10:9-10; I Peter 3:18)
  • Confess this belief with your words by calling to God in prayer for mercy in Jesus. Tell Him that you understand that you cannot do enough to make up for the wrong you have done and ask Him for the forgiveness He offers freely to all who ask through His Son, Jesus. (John 1:1, 12 and John 3:1-21)

What Now?​
If you have sincerely done this before God (remember, He can't be fooled!), then welcome to the Kingdom of Light! This is a new start, a new direction for you as you follow the Lord Jesus. Being a Christian is like marriage: You make a commitment to each other to stay together no matter what and then you work the rest of your life to build that relationship. As in marriage, you must talk to your spouse. We call this, "prayer." It's just talking to God in any way that is comfortable to you. And He talks back to you through His Word, the Bible.

At first, it may seem odd talking to an invisible person, but know for sure that He is there. He has also established the church where those of us who call on the Name of the Lord meet for encouragement, fellowship and growth in our understanding of this great thing God is doing in each of our lives.

We'd love to hear from you if you've made this decision. We'll do our best to answer your questions and direct you to a church where you can begin growing in your walk with God.