How to Become a Christian
The ABCs of Salvation
FBC Coushatta|P.O. Box 465|2000 Alonzo St.|Coushatta, LA 71019|318-932-4023
​God's plan of salvation is simple enough for everyone to understand.  Here are the ABCs of salvation.
ADMIT
Admit to God that you are a sinner.  All persons need salvation.  Each of us has a problem the Bible calls sin.  Sin is refusal to acknowledge God's authority over our lives.  Everyone who does not live a life of perfect obedience to the Lord is guilty of sin.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23 Since none of us is perfect, all of us are sinners (Romans 3:10-18)

The result of sin is spiritual death - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" Romans 6:23.  Spiritual death means eternal separation from God.  By God's perfect standard, we are guilty of sin and therefore subject to the punishment for sin - death.  Admitting you are a sinner and separated from God is the first step of repentance, which is turning from sin and self and turning toward God.
BELIEVE
Believe in Jesus Christ as God's Son and receive His gift of forgiveness from sin.  God loves each of us.  God offers us salvation.  Although we have done nothing to deserve His love and salvation, God wants to save us.  In the death of Jesus on the cross, God provided salvation for all who would repent of their sins and believe in Jesus.  "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in His shall not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
CONFESS
Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.  After you have received Jesus Christ into your life, share your decision with another person.  Tell your pastor or a Christian friend about your decision.  Following Christ's example, as for baptism by immersion in your local church as a public expression of your faith.  "If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  "For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10