Post by foxjj on Apr 12, 2021 20:05:33 GMT
Born Again.
In John chapter 3 verse 3, Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." To this statement, the natural response would be, "What do you mean born again? This does not make sense. We are born, live our lives and then die. End of story." However, Jesus is speaking of a life changing spiritual experience. He went on to explain in verses 7 & 8 "You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." To have this experience is unique. To be born again is to have had the wind of The Holy Spirit blow new spiritual life into our old sinful life.
We are at peace with God when we have accepted the forgiveness and new life that Jesus offers. How do we come to this experience? In chapter 10 of the letter to the Romans, we find this instruction from Paul; "If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." In the following verse Paul makes this wonderful promise: "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." When we confess the Lordship of Jesus, we are saying to the world that we have passed into a saving relationship with Him as our Saviour and Lord. We have had a spiritual rebirth.
Do you have a personal relationship with the living Lord of the universe – Jesus, the one who died for your sin, and rose again for your justification on the third day? For each one of us who has by faith confessed Jesus as our Lord, there is the wonderful experience of living a new life in Christ Jesus, because we have been Born Again.
Today, let us thank our Heavenly Father for Spiritual Rebirth.
John Joseph Fox.
In John chapter 3 verse 3, Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." To this statement, the natural response would be, "What do you mean born again? This does not make sense. We are born, live our lives and then die. End of story." However, Jesus is speaking of a life changing spiritual experience. He went on to explain in verses 7 & 8 "You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." To have this experience is unique. To be born again is to have had the wind of The Holy Spirit blow new spiritual life into our old sinful life.
We are at peace with God when we have accepted the forgiveness and new life that Jesus offers. How do we come to this experience? In chapter 10 of the letter to the Romans, we find this instruction from Paul; "If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." In the following verse Paul makes this wonderful promise: "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." When we confess the Lordship of Jesus, we are saying to the world that we have passed into a saving relationship with Him as our Saviour and Lord. We have had a spiritual rebirth.
Do you have a personal relationship with the living Lord of the universe – Jesus, the one who died for your sin, and rose again for your justification on the third day? For each one of us who has by faith confessed Jesus as our Lord, there is the wonderful experience of living a new life in Christ Jesus, because we have been Born Again.
Today, let us thank our Heavenly Father for Spiritual Rebirth.
John Joseph Fox.