Durham Memorial Baptist Church - A strong heritage, a bright future

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Durham Memorial
Baptist Church
133 Robbins Rd
Durham, NC 27703

Tel: 919-596-7350
Fax: 919-596-2871

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How to Be Saved

The Gospel of Jesus Christ

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is "Good News" to humankind... and to you! The word Gospel actually means good news. While there are many things that might be considered good news in this world, the Gospel is the Good News message from God to each of us.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is that God has sent His only Son, Jesus, to Earth to preach the Good News and to die on the cross for our sins which separate us from God. God, our Heavenly Father, then raised Jesus from the dead to be in heaven. By doing this He provided the way for us to return to a proper relationship with God.

Becoming a "born again" Christian, then, is trusting (having faith in) Jesus' work on the cross as the complete payment for our sins. This puts us in right standing with God. His resurrection is proof of God's work in the process. It also was necessary for Jesus to send the Holy Spirit to fill us as believers. The Spirit continues Jesus' ministry in and through us, teaching us, leading us, and changing us into children who are godly in action as well as in faith.

If Christianity is new to you, the following terms may help:

  • God is the holy (without sin or evil) and infinite Creator of all things.
  • Jesus came to Earth fully divine (God) and fully man (human).
  • The cross was a wooden, roughly T-shaped structure used by the Roman Empire to execute criminals. Death was usually caused by suffocation. "Born again" comes from John, Chapter 3, where Jesus makes it clear that in order to enter the Kingdom of God a person must be reborn spiritually. Faith is trusting in Jesus' work on the cross as God's provision for our salvation.
  • To become a Christian, simply ask Christ to forgive your sin and to be your Lord and Savior, believing that He is the perfect Son of God who died on a cross for you and rose again, and repent of your sin (or turn away from it).

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