Becoming a Christian (or a believer in Jesus Christ) involves a heart decision and a prayer to God. This is not a political alliance or a polarizing religious view. It’s a simple but profound heart decision. If your faith is real—if your heart is seeking Christ and believing on Him—the decision is easy enough to understand. Religion has nothing to do with it.
No beads, no penance, no pilgrimage, no money, no service… just a simple prayer of faith. Religion and its jargon have complicated faith in God. Christians who behave poorly, as their natural selves rather than their transformed selves (Romans 2:1-2), mar the term “Christian” and confuse non-Christians over the beliefs and lifestyles that the Bible prioritizes. With confusing traditions, denominational distinctions, and a horrific history, religion as an institution often blocks the most profound decision that any of us could ever make: should I become a believer or not? And if I should, how do I do it?
Below are several common questions and answers regarding how you become a Christian through salvation and faith in Jesus Christ.
When the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas that question (Acts 16:30-31), Paul answered, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” Paul explained to the Romans, “That 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 it with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” (Romans 10:9-10)
Becoming a Christian is a change of heart and belief. It’s a step of faith, accepting what the Bible says about God and Jesus as true and real. Faith is a transference of dependence on myself to dependence on God. Therefore, the goal of the “gospel” (the good news about Jesus Christ in Mark 16:15) is entering into faith and dependence on God alone for this life and the next. “Being saved” is simple believing in Jesus and accepting Him