I'M BORN AGAIN, HALLELUJAH !
Lord Almighty, thank-you for the many blessings, and thank-you for the breath of life in us today. May Your Holy Spirit be with us as we continue to study and treasure Your written Word, Amen.
What exactly is being Born Again? Is that even possible? The short answer is YES, it is not only possible, it is mandatory. Jesus was asked the same question one evening. A well respected teacher and member of the Jewish ruling council named Nicodemus received the following reply from Christ;
(Joh 3:6-7) Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'
Here is how I understand being Born Again; Remember Adam? His choice to disobey God resulted in SIN and DEATH being unleashed upon the world. Every single person born of a woman from that moment on came from the seed of Adam. In the seed was sin and death, sort of a long fused death sentence. When you are born, you are already a full blown sinner on death row. Only one thing changes that...BEING BORN again, but this time, from sinless seed. Jesus is the second Adam. Jesus was SINLESS.
(Rom 8:1-4) Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
By accepting the precious gift from Christ Jesus, we are cleaned of all our sins, Filled with the Holy Spirit, and promised eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Through our FAITH and with the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ, He took our place and was executed. He agreed to die for each of us, and take away all of our sin with Him, through His blood, forever. We become new, the old sinful self dies with Christ. After Christ died on the cross, Father God lifted Him up to life again, and That, my dear brother and sister is my understanding of being BORN AGAIN.
Here is our closing Scripture for today:
(Joh 3:3) Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."
(Joh 3:7) You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'
(1Pe 1:23) For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
CLOSING PRAYER; Holy Spirit, you are always welcome here and we truly cherish Your kind guidance and Godly council as we read our Bibles. Blessed is our Creator, our God, our Lord and our Savior, Amen.
HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?
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