Born Again---it's a catch phrase for Christians. It sometimes stirs up thoughts of holy rollers and bigots who hate. That is not what it is meant to express. It is simple a term used by Jesus to describe the transition of those who put their trust in Him for salvation.
Here's Mom's thoughts.
To be saved-
Turn away from sin.
Believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Receive Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life.
Repent-
Consider your life, turn away from everything that is contrary to what God wants.
Acknowledge-
Jesus Christ died on the Cross to cleanse you of sin. Take Him as your Savior, as the substitute who paid the price for your sin.
Matthew 3:7-10
7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize,[a] he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. 9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Romans 5:9-10
9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
Titus 2:14
14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
Ask Jesus to be the Lord of your life. Acknowledge openly and verbally that Jesus is your Savior and Lord.
1 John 2:23
23 Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
New Birth - Born again
John 3:1-16
3 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.[b] 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.[c] 7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You[d] must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? 11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. 12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[e] has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.[f]
16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave[g] his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
By faith, pray and receive eternal life in Jesus Christ.
To know Jesus as our Lord and Savior, pray this way--
"Ask Him to forgive you for the wrongs you have done. Ask Jesus to be in charge of your life, as Lord and give your life to Him"
Believe when you pray this way Jesus saves your and makes you His own.
I know, a lot of Scripture in here. Not a bad thing!! Take the time to read it and meditate and pray about it. The Bible says that all of us have sinned, we've all done things wrong and are not perfect. But God still loves us and wants to have a relationship with us. Through Jesus that is possible. God is perfect and to approach Him we too must be perfect. We cannot achieve this on our own, that is why we need a Savior. And that is why God is so amazing. Because He Himself became flesh in the person of Christ to be that Savior. As we celebrate Christmas, the coming of Messiah, Christ the Lord, think about why He came. He came for YOU. Over the manager where the baby Jesus lay, was the shadow of the Cross...the reason He was here...to make us holy in the Father's sight by way of His death on the Cross. In a world where truth is twisted and turned, thrown away when inconvenient, the truth of God's love and His plan for our salvation remains unchanging, whether it is believed or not, and it is a secure foundation for our lives, both here and for eternity. Thank You for such a great salvation Lord.
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