A true Christian is a person who has put faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including His death on the cross as payment for sins and His resurrection on the third day. John 1:12 tells us, “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
Mkristo wa kweli ni mtu aliyeweka imani na tumaini lake lote ndani ya utu wa Yesu kristo na kukubali ya kwamba alikufa msalabani kwa fidia ya dhambi zetu na akafufuka tena siku ya tatu kupata ushindi dhidi ya kifo ili awape uzima wa milele wote wamwaminio. Yohana 1:12 inatuambia ya kwamba “wote waliomwamini aliwapa uwezo kuwa wana wa mungu, kwa wale waliaminio jina lake.” Mkristo wa kweli ni mwana wa Mungu halisi, sehemu ya jamii halisi ya mungu na aliyepewa maisha mapya ndani ya kristo.