It seems like everyone from Oprah to Obama has the answer to spiritual bliss. Both have stated that all faiths worship the same God so why on earth be a Christian?

Recent surveys reveal that most people in the United States consider themselves Christian but can't define in simple terms exactly what being a Christian is. (Imagine if you said you were a plumber but couldn't define what it means to be a plumber.) Why say you're a Christian when you can't even define it? What's the point?

Jesus came to give stark clarity to a dying world. He came to explain the situation the people were in regarding their relationship to God, the One True God. He told them clearly they were in trouble and needed to understand how much trouble they were in. Later, his apostles expounded on this at great length.

Jesus didn't just lay out the problem; he solved the problem. By his death and resurrection he made it possible for man to be reconciled to God.

In my opinion, the number one reason for becoming a Christian is to be certain you'll be spending your eternity with God. Otherwise you'll be spending it with the devil and his angels. You pick.

The number two reason would be to spend your eternity with God. Want to hear my number three reason?

While we're on earth waiting to be eternally with God we can help others have the same hope. It's pretty simple to offer people this hope. Not all accept it and that's up to them. But it isn't difficult to offer the hope we have to others. And, that's a pretty good reason for being a Christian.