Admit that God has not been first place in your life and ask him to forgive your sins.
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from every wrong."
- 1 John 1:9 (AP)
Believe that Jesus died to pay for your sins, that he rose again and is alive today.
"If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is your Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
- Romans 10:9 (NIV84)
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name [Jesus] . . . by which we must be saved.
- Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Accept God’s free gift of salvation. Don’t try to earn it.
"For it is by grace you are saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. "
- Ephesians 2:8–9 (NIV84)
Invite Jesus Christ to come into your life and to be the Lord of your life.
“To all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God. All they needed to do was to trust him to save them. All those who believe this are reborn!—not a physical rebirth resulting from human passion or plan—but from the will of God.”
- John 1:12–13 (TLB)
- John 1:12–13 (TLB)
[Jesus says,] “Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in.”
- Revelation 3:20 (HCSB)
Prayer of committment
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for making me and loving me, even when I’ve ignored you and gone my own way. I realize I need you in my life, and I’m sorry for my sins. I ask you to forgive me. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Please help me to understand it more. As much as I know how, I want to follow you from now on. Please come into my life and make me a new person inside. I accept your gift of salvation. Please help me grow now as a Christian.
In Jesus’ name,
Thank you for making me and loving me, even when I’ve ignored you and gone my own way. I realize I need you in my life, and I’m sorry for my sins. I ask you to forgive me. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Please help me to understand it more. As much as I know how, I want to follow you from now on. Please come into my life and make me a new person inside. I accept your gift of salvation. Please help me grow now as a Christian.
In Jesus’ name,