This question is oriented towards Christians, if you wish to reply on your knowledge of Christianity then feel free to do so. If you do not think that seeking forgiveness from Christ is enough, please explain why.
Jesus makes the point clear, if you are unwilling to sacrifice for him and unwilling to surrender this life for his cause, then when you stand before him again, he will deny you. A person must be willing to stand regardless the situation. A person should strive to keep away from sin, though they will faulter, but not use this as an excuse to fail. A person should speak the word and approach all men and women with love.
It's more than just a thought or a prayer. It's a life style.
Jesus forgiving your sins is not enough for salvation. you have a part to play, Jesus died for your sins, He rose from the dead. you have to believe in what Jesus has done for you on the cross in other to be saved. Jesus died for your sins because He loves you, for Him to die because of your sins means He has already forgiven you, all you need to do is accept Hm as your Lord and Savior. please read Romans 10:9-10.
June 1, 2000 Watchtower: "12 The disciple Jude wanted to write to early Christians about “the salvation [they held] in common.” However, the prevailing bad moral climate obliged him to counsel his brothers to “put up a hard fight for the faith.” Yes, to gain salvation it is not enough to have faith, to stick to the true Christian faith, and to obey when everything is going along smoothly. Our devotion to Jehovah must be strong enough to help us resist temptations and immoral influences. Yet, sexual excesses and perversions, disrespect for authority, divisions, and doubts were taking a toll on the spirit of the first-century congregation. To help them combat such tendencies, Jude urged fellow Christians to keep clearly in mind their objective: “Beloved ones, by building up yourselves on your most holy faith, and praying with holy spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love, while you are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view.” (Jude 3, 4, 8, 19-21) The hope of gaining salvation could strengthen them in their fight to remain morally clean.
13 Jehovah God expects exemplary moral conduct on the part of those to whom he will grant salvation. (1*Corinthians 6:9, 10) Holding to God’s moral standards, however, does not mean becoming judgmental of others. We are not the ones to decide the eternal destiny of our fellow humans. Rather, God will do so, as Paul told the Greeks in Athens: “He has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed”—Jesus Christ. (Acts 17:31; John 5:22) If we are living by faith in Jesus’ ransom we have no need to fear a coming day of judgment. (Hebrews 10:38, 39) The important thing is that we must never “accept the undeserved kindness of God [our reconciliation to him through the ransom] and miss its purpose” by allowing ourselves to be tempted into wrong thinking and conduct. (2*Corinthians 6:1) Additionally, by helping others to gain salvation, we show that we have not missed the purpose of God’s mercy. How can we help them?"