A Christian Birth Certificate?

Yesterday at church, before the meeting began, someone was handing out "Birth Certificates". 
As it turned out, this certificate stated what a Christian was, and had a few bible verses on it.  Then there was room for a signature and a date.  And therein lies the problem.  Just because a person signs something does definitely not make them a Christian.

For the past few weeks there has been a man attending our church and sometimes he brings his son who is about 20.  They are not Christians but the man is getting to know his bible and has a lot of interest.  He has yet to make a profession of faith.   I had great concern that he would sign this certificate and think that he was saved, as might his son.

This is similar to what happened to one of my granddaughters who attended bible camp.  One day the leader said to them "stand up if you want to say you are saved",  and so she stood up and now she thinks that she is saved.  But salvation is believing that you are a sinner, and that the Lord Jesus went to the cross, shed his precious blood and took upon himself the penalty for your sin.  It is putting your trust in him.  If you do not believe the gospel and trust in Christ, no matter how many "birth certificates" you sign, or how many "decision cards" you sign, you are still lost in your sins.

I asked my husband to speak to the man who has been attending and let him know that signing the certificate meant nothing, and thankfully, they had a good discussion.

Why do people do these things?  I do not know, but I pray that it doesn't happen again.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved"

Romans 5:6,8-9 "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

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