All who live in Christian family or members of the Christian Church are called Christians. But all are not Christian in the true sense. ‘Christian’ means ‘follower of Jesus Christ’. We find that not all Christians follows Jesus Christ truly. In other words, ‘Christian’ is those who have life in Jesus Christ or who have the life of Jesus Christ. A true Christian is one who believes in God and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
There are many Christians who do not ask and accepted Jesus Christ to be his or her. Lord and Saviour. They live in Christian Society, live in Christian family and are members of Christian Church, but never call on Jesus and ask to forgive their sin. Some even don’t know whether they are sinner. Many Christian consider one is sinner he or she committed sin – is drunkard, adultery, murderer, a thief and non-believer. They do not know that it is a sin against God if he or she does not ‘believe that Jesus is the Son of God and is the Christ (Messiah), They do not know that Jesus died on the Cross to deliver on behalf of us, to deliver us from the eternal death penalty we ought to have due to sin. They do not ask forgiveness of God as they do not truly understand. They did not confess their sin against God and called on Jesus, did not accept Him as their personal Lord and Saviour. These Christians are nominal Christian.
The Bible tells us that all have sin against God and have to die eternally. God loves us so much that He does not want us to die forever. He, therefore, sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to die for our sins. The Bible says,
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
When you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and to be your Lord and Savior, you are accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.
Again, the Bible tells us saying, "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12-13)
Therefore, you become a child of God, when you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior,. Your sins are forgiven by God and accepted you as His adopted child and gives you have the right to have eternal life in heaven. He has given you a new life in Jesus Christ to live a blessed life even here on earth.
You are not a Christian because you are a good, perfect, member of the Church or live in Christian family. You are a Christian because you have sincerely asked forgiveness for your sins to God and asked Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior and have accepted Him as the Lord and Saviour, to control you of your life. This is why the Bible says in John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."
Write ‘Amen’ if you call on Jesus and accepted Him as Lord and Saviour and become ‘God’s child. May God bless you.
