Why Become A Christian. There ARE Bad Reasons! To Impress A Spouse To Grow A Business To Please Your Family or Friends To Receive Financial Assistance.

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Why Become A Christian

There ARE Bad Reasons! To Impress A Spouse To Grow A Business To Please Your Family or Friends To Receive Financial Assistance To Enjoy Recreation It’s Not Bad To Enjoy The Blessings Associated With Being A Christian, But They Are Insufficient Religious Foundations. –Hebrews 11:6

Because Christianity Is True The Bible Is True (2 Peter 1:16) –Historical Accuracy –Fulfilled Prophecy God’s Love For Man Is True –Romans 5:8 God’s Motivators Are All True –There Is A Real Hell, Worthy of our Fear (Matthew 10:28) –There Is A Real Heaven, Worthy of our Hope (John 14:2-3) –There Is A Real God, Worthy of our Relationship (Romans 1:20)

Because God Is Worthy God’s Praise –Revelation 4:11 John’s Humility –Acts 13:25 God is Worthy of Our Obedience God is Worthy of Our Glorification God is Worthy of Our Faith

Because Sin Never Satisfies Christianity Fulfills Man’s Greatest Needs Christianity Satisfies Both Intellectual Pursuits & Heart-Felt Desires. –Isaiah 55:9 –Philippians 4:7 Christianity Provides Answers That Make Sense For Life’s Greatest Questions –Who Am I, What Am I Here For, Where Did I Come From… Christianity Supplies Wisdom For Life’s Greatest Challenges –Family, Finances, Friendships & Forgiveness…

Because We Have Separated Ourselves From God In Sin We Must Face The Reality of Our Sins. –Isaiah 59:2, Romans 3:23 Salvation In Jesus Christ Is The Only Way To Obtain Forgiveness. –Acts 4:12 Salvation In Jesus Christ Is Available To Everyone. –1 Timothy 2:4 The Choice Is Ours!

Will You Come to Christ? “And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,” - Hebrews 5:9 Faith (Hebrews 11:6) Repentance (Luke 13:3) Confess Christ (Matthew 10:32-33) Be Baptized (1 Peter 3:21) “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.” - James 4:14

Why Become A Christian?