How do I get started with Christianity?

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How do I start with Christianity? This is such a great question. When I was in high school, I went to church because a girl invited me. Now, although I didn't understand any of the messages, they did tons of things for high schoolers, like sending me to a summer camp on the lake with jet skis, rock walls, and a really great food. And one night, after a day playing on the lake, they put on this awesome music event. And at the end, this guy stands up, and he starts to talk about Jesus, asking if we understood how to get into heaven, saying that a lot of people think you have to do all of these good things in order to be okay with God and get into heaven. He goes on to say, "According to the Bible, those things can't save us. It says, 'For it is by grace you have been saved.' Grace is giving us something we don't deserve. 'For it is by grace you've been saved through faith,' which is trusting God. 'And this is not from yourselves. It is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.' Saying that we can be saved as a gift by trusting in God that didn't make sense to me. As if reading my mind, he said this, 'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.' So, God is offering it to me because he loves us. I mean, I get that cuz I heard parents love their kids without them needing to ever do anything. Cool information, but how do you receive this gift? How do you start this Christianity thing? Then he touched on this final verse, 'If you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.' And then he gave people the opportunity in the room to take a moment and make a decision if they were going to trust that God sent himself in human form as Jesus to take on all of our mistakes, all of our bad decisions, and die for us. And then, believing that God had raised him from the dead, proving not only is he who he says he is, but that also he loves us as much as he says he does. And he said something like, "If you're choosing to believe that, confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and you will be saved." And so, I made that decision. Now, I know for many people it's not that easy. We want to do some more digging, get a little bit more proof. If you're somebody that's like that, yes, I recommend start reading the Bible, talking to others in church. But there's also a lot of people that can point you to proof that not only was Jesus real, but that the events happened exactly as they say in scripture, which is crazy, right? So, look up this guy named Wes Huff. He's been on the Joe Rogan podcast, Diary of a CEO. Do your research, but also bring it up to God. Now, if you want to make that decision today, you can. You don't need to wait to get to church or get your life in order. God loves you now. Start there, and just see what he'll do. Praying for you today, friends. God bless.