Obeying the Gospel: How (and Why) to Become a Christian Gary Henry

After having refused His rule, the saved are those who have returned to their rightful King, sought His forgiveness, and sworn allegiance to Him from now on. Christ is truly their head -- not just legally or theoretically, but in the way they live. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

If we view God wrongly, we're going to have wrong beliefs about the reality of sin and the question of our fellowship with God. The gospel will mean little if our concept of God is such that we see no need for what Christ made possible at the cross. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

Jesus makes possible our reconciliation with God because he "gave himself as a ransom for all." In other words, He paid the price for us to be released from our condemnation, dying in our place and thereby atoning for our sins (Romans 3:25,26). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

In Christ, we begin to know God, and we have what might be considered a foretaste of eternal life -- or a down payment on it (Ephesians 1:14) -- but the fullness of that life is something that will be ours only in eternity (Titus 1:2; 1 Peter 1:3,4). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

We may "know" that Jesus died for us, but in too many cases, the significance of what we know hasn't really sunk in. The devil is perfectly content for us to "remember" Christ's death as long as the true implications of that event never dawn on us. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

If the gospel of Christ is true, we're not in good spiritual health if we're not in a right relationship with the God who is our Creator -- and that requires the actual forgiveness of our sins through obedience to the message of salvation in Christ. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com