How Do We Respond?
When we understand our need and God’s love, we must respond with faith—trusting Jesus and reorienting our lives around Him. Faith is not just simply trust and believing the facts. Faith is trust, loyalty, and faithfulness. God provides Jesus and the gospel as an expression of Grace. It is a free gift that we accept by faith.
Faith shows up in four initial steps:
- Confess – We state, as an expression of allegiance, that we are making Jesus our Savior, Lord, and King.
- Repent – We make the decision to turn away from what Scripture teaches are sinful lifestyles as we turn to Jesus as Savior and King.
- Be Baptized – As Acts 2:38 says, we express our repentant faith in Jesus as a personal commitment through water baptism, so that we will receive the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
- Commitment to discipleship in Jesus – In our baptism, we are also making the decision to follow Jesus, to be changed by Jesus, and to join the mission of Jesus. This is the best decision you will ever make.
“When we understand our need and God’s love, we must respond with faith—trusting Jesus and reorienting our lives around Him.”
You will enter God’s kingdom here and now—and then, when King Jesus returns and brings history to its conclusion, you will experience the renewal of all things in the new heaven and new earth. This is why the gospel is not just good advice. It is the best news a human being will ever hear.
If you are ready to commit to Jesus, have questions or need more information, contact Jim, Jim@lakeshorechristian.org
Special thanks goes to Bobby Harrington for providing permission to share this video and information from www.renew.org.