HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
By Elder H. J. Farman
"BELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." "But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he [God] is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ is simply to rely on his promises as an accomplished work for us, as did the nobleman when he came to have Christ come and heal his child. "Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth." John 4:49–51. By this we see that the child was healed as soon as the man believed. So it is with us; when Jesus says, "Thy sins be forgiven thee," that moment it is done, if we believe and have confessed our sins. For he says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Reader, do you believe this promise? and have you experienced its fulfillment in your case? If not, why not now? "Behold," says Jesus, "I stand at the door, and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Reader, will you do this? Jesus is soon coming to take his children to himself; and all who have accepted him by faith and are looking for him, to them will he appear the second time without sin unto salvation, saying, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."