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Why Become A Christian
There ARE Bad Reasons!
• To Impress A Spouse• To Grow A Business• To Please Your Family or Friends• To Receive Financial Assistance• To Enjoy Recreation
• It’s Not Bad To Enjoy The Blessings Associated With Being A Christian, But They Are Insufficient Religious Foundations.– Hebrews 11:6
Because Christianity Is True• The Bible Is True (2 Peter 1:16)
– Historical Accuracy– Fulfilled Prophecy
• God’s Love For Man Is True– Romans 5:8
• God’s Motivators Are All True– There Is A Real Hell, Worthy of our Fear
(Matthew 10:28)– There Is A Real Heaven, Worthy of our Hope
(John 14:2-3)– There Is A Real God, Worthy of our Relationship (Romans
1:20)
Because God Is Worthy
• God’s Praise– Revelation 4:11
• John’s Humility– Acts 13:25
• God is Worthy of Our Obedience
• God is Worthy of Our Glorification
• God is Worthy of Our Faith
Because Sin Never Satisfies• Christianity Fulfills Man’s Greatest Needs• Christianity Satisfies Both Intellectual Pursuits &
Heart-Felt Desires.– Isaiah 55:9– Philippians 4:7
• Christianity Provides Answers That Make Sense For Life’s Greatest Questions– Who Am I, What Am I Here For, Where Did I Come From…
• Christianity Supplies Wisdom For Life’s Greatest Challenges– Family, Finances, Friendships & Forgiveness…
Because We Have Separated Ourselves From God In Sin
• We Must Face The Reality of Our Sins.– Isaiah 59:2, Romans 3:23
• Salvation In Jesus Christ Is The Only Way To Obtain Forgiveness.– Acts 4:12
• Salvation In Jesus Christ Is Available To Everyone. – 1 Timothy 2:4
• The Choice Is Ours!
Will You Come to Christ? • “And having been made perfect, He became to
all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,” - Hebrews 5:9
• Faith (Hebrews 11:6)• Repentance (Luke 13:3)• Confess Christ (Matthew 10:32-33)• Be Baptized (1 Peter 3:21)• “Yet you do not know what your life will be like
tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.” - James 4:14
Why Become A Christian?