The Godly Gazette (How Can I be Born Again?)

How Can I be Born Again?

John 3:3 - In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” NIV

When Jesus said - "You must be born again" he was not talking physically. He was talking about spiritual re-birth. The Bible say's that you are a three part being, consisting of spirit, soul, and body. You are a spirit, (which will live forever), you have a soul, (your mind, will, and emotions), and you live inside a body, (which the Bible calls your flesh).

1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV

Your first birth was when you came into this world physically as a baby. However, due to sin in your life, you became spiritually dead in God's eyes. You were not physically dead, but spiritually dead because of sin.

God paved the way for you to become spiritually alive by sending Jesus to die for your sins. When you put your faith in Jesus and received Him as your Lord and Savior, God forgave your sins, and you became alive in God's eyes as a new "born again" spirit.

Colossians 2:13 - When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins. NIV

Ephesians 2:1 - And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins. NKJV

I Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. NKJV

You are a spirit living inside the body of flesh. When your body dies, you - the spirit - will leave the body and live forever in one of two places. You will either be with Jesus in Heaven, or sent to the lake of fire for eternal damnation.

Remember - it is not just saying a prayer that saves you. You must truly believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, that He was buried, and that He rose from the dead on the third day. Then you must show your trust and belief, through faith.

Ephesians 2:8/9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. NKJV

When you decided to give your life to Jesus, and receive Him as your personal Lord and Savior, God gave you a renewed spirit. You are a new creation, a new person on the inside.

II Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away: behold, all things have become new. NKJV

Your newborn spirit is as a newborn baby, an infant longing to be nurtured. You must now start to feed your new spirit, according to God's Word. There are several disciplines you can put into practice that will help you to grow spiritually...

Spiritual Infancy

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