How do I become a Christian? Answering the question every Christian parent wants to be asked

I was in the back of a car, where were you?

I’m referring to the time when I became a Christian. I was aged seven and travelling in a pale blue Ford Anglia with my parents on the Isle Wight where I was born and deciding that I really did need to make absolutely sure but I was going to heaven when I died.

I attended church with my family: three times on a Sunday including Sunday school prior to the 11:00 o’clock service. In our church we had a 6.30 Gospel service in the evening so preachers would typically outline the importance of choosing for Jesus. The choice of eternity in paradise with my family or eternal conscious torment in hell was a bit of a no brainer even for a seven year old! I don’t remember anything about what I said, but I remember telling God I was on his side and asking for Jesus to be my saviour.

Looking back I’m not sure I quite see things in quite the same way - especially my understanding of what hell may or may not be which is a bit more refined. But that’s a whole other article…

But earnest parents up and down the country, perhaps including you, are asking the question about the state of faith of their children. I appreciate that those who had their children christened may be less concerned, but even they are looking for signs that they are following the faith and that their ‘confirmation’ to be genuine.

And although you may be delighted to be asked ‘how’ by your child, how should you respond?