You were created to know God in a personal way—to have a relationship with Him, through His Son, Jesus Christ. How do you start a relationship with God?
God loves you and wants you to know Him.
God showed how much He loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him.
1 John 4:9
Everyone sinned.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:23
Sin has consequences
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.
James 2:10
Good works cannot earn our way to heaven
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
Jesus is God
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Colossians 1:15
Jesus died in our place
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
1 Peter 3:18
Jesus resurrected
He presented Himself alive to them after His suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:3
Jesus is the only way
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
God proves His love
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
Repent by turning away from our sinful lifestyle and turn to God
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.
Acts 3:19
Suggested prayer
Dear Lord Jesus, I know and confess that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I humbly accept your gift of salvation. Give me the grace to turn from my sins and surrender my whole life to You. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior from this day on. In Your Name, Amen.
Get to know God
Get to know God by reading the Bible daily
Respond
Respond to God in prayer
Obey
Obey God moment by moment
Walk
Walk by faith – 2 Corinthians 5:7
Tell others
Tell others about Jesus through your life and words
Have fellowship
Have fellowship with other Christians,
attend a Bible-believing church and a bible study.
