WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BORN AGAIN?

in #steemchurch6 years ago

John 3:3.

Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

In response to Jesus statement quoted above, Nicodemus asked;

How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?(John 3:4)

And Jesus told him in verse five of John chapter three;

Verily, verily I say unto the, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Water and spirit here refer to the word of God and the ministry of the holy spirit in convicting the sinner. Ephesians 5:26 tells us that no man can say that Jesus is lord except by the Holy Ghost.

Jesus saying about the holy ghost;

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.(John 16:8)

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At salvation, there is the ministry of the holy ghost that goes into operation to convict the sinner of the need for a saviour. The holy spirit does that on the platform of the word of God(which is water) that the person has heard. In John 6:63, Jesus said the word is spirit and life. The word is spirit, and hand in hand with the Holy Ghost,the two begin to operate in a man to rescue him from the dungeons of death. When this happens, the man becomes born again (born of the spirit).

Word baptism is coupled with the convicting ministry of the holy spirit. The Holy Ghost operates upon the word that is preached to get man saved. This is why Jesus told Nicodemus that "Except a man be born of water and of the spirit ", he cannot enter into the experience of the new birth.

New birth is not associating with a church, changing of your lifestyle of dressing, or carrying a bible everywhere you go. It is connection to the divine nature so that you can stop living a mere human life where you are helplessly subjected to situations and circumstances.

When you accept Jesus as your lord and saviour, you are born again, something significant happens to you. When this happens you consciously step out of Satan's fold! He comes into your heart and gives you a new life. Your old nature gives away and a new nature of Christ is born in you (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are then referred to as being " born again".

Therefore if any man be in christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new.

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The new birth is a spiritual initiation that re-establishes the divine nature in a man. When you come to Jesus, a spiritual rebirth, which necessitates a spiritual transfer, takes place, and a new growth (in the spiritual realm) starts off in you. New birth is not a religion, it is a translation, an initiation into a new realm of life..

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May I say this again; New birth is not joining a church, it is not carrying a new name, it is connecting to a new source, a divine source for a new order of life, walking in majesty, enjoying affluence, commanding influence on the earth as a child of God.

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All piece from this thread were gotten from me.

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I should thank you more for this wonderful homily at this time when sin and death abound.

Thanks for standing out to be our conscience...hope to read more of this.

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I should thank you more for this wonderful homily at this time when sin and death abound.

Thanks for standing out to be our conscience...hope to read more of this.

I'm @tomfreeman!

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