How do I start following Jesus?

You do not need a clean record, better vocabulary, or a church background. You need to turn around and trust someone. Romans 10:9 puts it plainly: confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved.

That is a small sentence and a large life. It means admitting you have gone your own way, believing that Jesus’ death and resurrection are enough to make you right with God, and beginning to follow him as Lord — not just as an idea.

Practically, three things help in the first week. Tell someone out loud; faith that stays secret stays theoretical. Read one Gospel slowly — John is a good start. Find a church where Scripture is taught and say, “I’m new to this.”

You will still have questions. You will still get things wrong. Following Jesus is not a test you pass once; it is a direction you keep walking. If you have just started, we would genuinely like to hear about it.

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That if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16