Jesus is Real
History and the Bible
tell us that Jesus Christ was a man who lived about
2000
years ago. He died when He was in his thirty’s, and
His
death brought amazing change to the first century
world. In
fact His death continues to change the world to this
day.
Jesus
is the Son of God
The Old Testament tells about His coming, and
the
life-changing difference that His life and death
would have
on the entire world.
Jesus
is Both God and Man
Much of the New Testament tells about the
life that
Jesus lived here on Earth. He preformed miracles,
He walked
on water, He cured diseases, He brought the dead
back to
life. Jesus did all these things to show He was
more then
just a man. He did these things to show that He was
God in
human flesh.
We need Jesus to fix our
greatest
problem. We
live everyday
falling short of what God would have for us. The
Bible
calls this sin. On our own we cannot defeat our own
tendency to sin, in fact this tendency to sin starts
early
and often controls us. It prevents us from doing
right, and
leads to pain, suffering, and eventually death.
Jesus Paid the Price for Our Sins
The sin we do everyday often feels good for a
moment, but
all those thoughts, words, actions, and deeds have
an awful
result. They cause personal suffering, broken
homes, grief,
and any number of woes. The worst of all is a
physical
separation from the God who created us, and wants to
have a
relationship with us.
Jesus was without sin, and then He came
to us to pay the penalty for our sin. He was
beaten, nailed
to a cross and died to make it possible for us to be
restored to God. God accepted His sacrifice, and
raised
Jesus from the dead so we could know that the debt
we owed
has been paid. We can be Forgiven
God, Jesus, and the Bible all state
that if
we believe in Him, we can have Jesus’ sacrifice take
away
our sin. Faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice
for sin
will guarantee that when we die we will go to Heaven
in the
presence of a wonderful heavenly father, and not a
place the
Bible calls Hell separated from God forever.
What does it
mean to
be “A Christian”
A Christian is a person that has asked
Jesus to be
their Lord and Savior. They believe that Jesus is
the Son
of God who lived a sinless life, died on the cross,
and rose
again to save men, women, and children from their
sin. A
Christian is a person who is free from the eternal
consequence of sin, working to get rid of sin in
their
everyday lives, and wait for God to bring us home to
Him so
that we will not struggle with sin anymore.
About Sin
Yes, you read it right. Just because
you are
a Christian that does not mean that you do not sin.
Jesus
frees us from the power that sin has on us, and we
have to
work more and more to sin less and less until we reach Heaven.
Being a
Christian we now have a relationship with God
through Jesus
Christ. Jesus will help us get rid of sin in our
life, and
when we find our self struggling with sin, all we
have to do
is ask for forgiveness and know that He will help us
through. A Christian is a person who has been
forgiven and
seeks to walk with God through a relationship with
Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
You can right now, right
where you are if you would like to.
It means turning
from
your old way of life and asking Jesus to forgive
you.
You can say
a simple
prayer right where you are and know that God will
hear if
you are sincere.
Admit that you
need Him
as your Savior, tell Him you believe that His death
on the
cross paid the price for your sin, and confess your
desire
to follow after Him.
After you have become a
Christian what do you do next? There are three very
good
things that you can do after becoming a follower of
Christ.
1. Read the Bible
Find a Bible in your home or at a
local
church or a local store. You can find a Bible just
about
everywhere. There are many different versions out
at this
time, it can get a little confusing, but for a first
time
reader we suggest a NIV. Many are available online
if you
want to do a search and find a version that works
for you.
In the future you will want to look for a good Study
Bible
that has notes and maps to help you understand what
you are
reading. If you find that you are not a good
reader, don’t
quit. Reading you Bible every day is the key even
if it is
only a few verses. After you find a Bible you like and
really understand, you might find that version on CD. I always recommend people start in
the
Gospel of John. It is the fourth book of the New
Testament. It gives a great picture of who Jesus
Christ
is.
2. Find a place to
Worship. There are Churches everywhere. Take
the time
to find one or two near where you live. Make it your
goal to
visit Churches until you find one that teaches the
Bible as
the Word of God, and seeks to help people understand
what it
means to follow Jesus Christ. There are a variety
of places
that teach the Bible and are willing to help
people. They
like different types of music, worship at different
times of
the day, and even different days of the week. Look
around
till you find one that works out for you. If you
live near
Nashua or Hudson New Hampshire you are always welcome at Cross
Pointe. See home page for our service times.
3. Make a change
to your
life.
After becoming a Christian you are a
new
person don’t go back to all your old ways. Try
listening to
some Christian music, look at work or at school for
other
Christian’s and introduce yourself to them, try
listening to
the local Christian radio station. Make a point to
tell
others about what you have learned recently. Take
the
time to read your Bible everyday, pray or talk to
God, and
listen to how He is directing your life.
Don’t stop thinking.
Read the Bible, check out the other links on our
site, ask
questions of other Christian’s you might know, try
out a
local Church, or send us an e-mail with your
question. We
are glad to be of service to all who have questions
or are
thinking about becoming a Christian.
