Becoming a Christian is the most incredible event that will ever take place in your life. You have found peace with your Creator. You have found everlasting life! Be assured-God will never leave you nor forsake you. He has brought you this far and He will complete the wonderful work He has begun in you. God knows your every thought, your every care and your deepest concerns.

Let's now look at some of those possible concerns. First, and of primary concern-do you have "assurance" of your salvation? The Bible says to "make your calling and election sure" (2 Peter 1:10, italics added), so, let's go through a short "check list" to make sure that you are truly saved:

1. Are you aware that God became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 3:16, KJV), and that He died for the sins of the world?
2. Did you come to the Savior because you had sinned?
3. Did you once and for all "repent" of your sins, and put your faith in Jesus (became born again)?
4. Are you convinced that He suffered and died on the Cross and that He rose again on the third day... so that your sins "fine" would be paid in full by his finished work on the cross?

God acquits us from the Courtroom of Eternal Justice on the grounds that Jesus Christ paid our fine. We are "justified" (made right with God) by His suffering death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was God's seal of approval of the fact that His precious blood was sufficient to pay the fine.

Think of it this way. You have violated the law and face a $50,000 fine. You tell the judge that you are truly sorry for your crime, but he answers, "So you should be-you have broken the law! Now, can you pay this fine?" He can only acquit you if the fine is paid. If someone else pays your fine, then he can let you go (justice is served), but he must have "grounds" on which to release you.

The reason we need a substitute (a Savior) to pay our moral "fine," is because we have broken God's Law. To see how much we have transgressed this Law (the Ten Commandments), we will go through some of them-Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen something? Have you ever lusted after another person? If you answered "Yes" to these questions, then you know that God sees you as a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart, and you have to face God on Judgment Day! If you have used His name in vain, then you are guilty of "blasphemy"-you've substituted God's holy Name for a curse word. Perhaps you've hated someone, then the Bible says that you are a murderer. You have violated God's holy Law, and you're in BIG trouble. On Judgment Day, you will be found guilty and end up in Hell eternally. That's why you need the Savior. That is why the message of the gospel is good news. Merely being sorry for your sins, or confessing them to God won't help you. You must turn from sin and its lifestyle, and then turn towards God's ways from now on, and your faith must be in Jesus Christ alone. He is the only "grounds" for which God can grant mercy towards you.

Ask God to forgive you of all your sins, admit you are a sinner and need him to cleanse you and give you a new heart and desires that are God-ward so that you can life a life that pleases and obey's God from now on. Ask Jesus to forgive you today because you are recieving/taking the payment Jesus paid to God on your behalf (when God poured out his wrath on Jesus, the punishment you deserved). Tell God that Jesus is your Savior because he paid your fine in full, and that you place your trust and faith in Jesus Christ. Ask God to be the Master of your life and help you to live according to His will from now on.

Once you have this "come clean" talk with God, You wont live by your own power but God's Spirit will live in you and guide you to obey what you learn by reading the Bible. And he will help you serve the Lord in your local church congregation and enable you to share your testimony and the gospel with others too.