In this post, we will circle back to one of our very first subjects; that is making a decision to accept Christ.  I want us to do this because I know that some people have a sense that they are Christians, even though they have never made a specific decision to accept Jesus as their Lord.

The best reference I have for this was written by John Stott.  His classic Christian book, Basic Christianity, was written in the 50s.  I highly recommend it. 

The following is from chapter 10 of his book.

"That a decision is necessary in order to become a Christian is an idea quite foreign to many people.  Some imagine that they are already Christians because they were born in a Christian country.  'After all," they say, 'we are neither Jews, nor Mohammedans, nor Buddhists; so presumably we are Christians!' 

Others suppose that, having had a Christian upbringing, and having been taught to accept the Christian creed and Christian standards of behaviour, nothing further is required of them.  But whatever his parentage and upbringing, every responsible afult is obliged to make up his own mind for or against Christ.  We cannnot remain neutral.  Nor can we drift into Christianity. Nor can anybody else settle the matter for us.  We must decide for ourselves."

Next time we will address again the simplicity of accepting Christ, as we did in the very first entries in this blog.

Feel free to go back and reference those earliest discussions, beginning in October 2009.

Blessings,

Larry