You accept Christ as Lord and Saviour, become a disciple and follow his example and teaching. Christian = Christlike. Life without him is mere existence; you die to your old self and change into his likeness.
Its only when we get saved that we grow into what He intended us to be, not what the world / upbringing turned us into. I am truly a new creation: took a while but I went from being a suicidal depressive living in fear and dread, to knowing total peace, security and joy. No drug, psychotherapy, self help or false religion could achieve such a result - only divine healing and the precious Blood of Jesus that avails for all who believe. I will bless and praise him forever.
You accept Christ as Lord and Saviour, become a disciple and follow his example and teaching. Christian = Christlike. Life without him is mere existence; you die to your old self and change into his likeness.
This was the best and shortest Christian missionary elevator pitch I ever heard :-)
Bring
to the end of the whole pitch.
Then start printing stickers for the gas stations (right now everybody knows 'Joe did it' and we need better stickers to gather the weary).
Its only when we get saved that we grow into what He intended us to be, not what the world / upbringing turned us into. I am truly a new creation: took a while but I went from being a suicidal depressive living in fear and dread, to knowing total peace, security and joy. No drug, psychotherapy, self help or false religion could achieve such a result - only divine healing and the precious Blood of Jesus that avails for all who believe. I will bless and praise him forever.
I wish more Christians understood this instead of bickering over doctrine.