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 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.