Many times we have true compassion for our friends and
family who desperately want peace with God but we don't know what to say
to them. We know that we have been born again in Christ but don't know
how to literally tell them what born again is. We are sure that God loves
them, has a wonderful plan for their life and that He came in the form of
Jesus Christ to tell them so. We know that Christianity is not just a
religion but being born again into the family of God. We want them to
know that they will be supernaturally transformed and set free when they choose to invite
Jesus Christ to come to live inside their hearts. (Revelation 3:20)
What do you believe really happens when someone is born again? Are
they the same person with the same nature but they are now going to Heaven?
Do they now have the old nature and a new nature? Is the old nature
now dead and they have a new divine nature? What becomes new?
Their soul or spirit? If the old man dies, exactly what passes away?
If you are born again, are you actually able to live the Christian life?
If some one wants to
invite
Jesus
to be
their Lord and Savior but asks,
"What happened to you when you prayed
this prayer?,"
what would you say?
I will not perish but have
eternal life = a new past and a new future. John 3:16
I am saved by grace totally
apart from my good works. Ephesians 2:8-9
I can be absolutely sure that
I am going to Heaven. 1 John 5:11-13
I have increasing faith as I
know the Word of God. Romans 10:17
I am adopted by God who my
Abba Father. Romans 8:15
I will automatically receive
righteousness as a gift. Romans 5:18, 21
I am totally forgiven and
cleansed of all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
Jesus makes me holy and
without blame before Him. Ephesians 1:4
I am given a new divine nature
by the Spirit of God. 2 Peter 1:4
I am born again in Spirit = I
become a spiritual creature. John 3:5
I know that I have life
because I have the Son of God inside. 1 John 5:12
My old nature dies, is buried
and I am raised to newness of life. Romans 6
I become a new creation in
Christ and all things are made new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
I am sealed with the Holy
Spirit of God. Ephesians 1:13
I have new hope and am not
ashamed because of God's love. Romans 5:5
I have no fear of
condemnation because I am in Christ. Romans 8:1
The Holy Spirit assures me
that I am a child of God. Romans 8:16
God gives me wisdom and
healing. James 1:5, James 5:16
I have life and life
abundantly because Jesus is the Life. John 10:10
He is my Shepherd; I am His
sheep who can hear His voice. John 10:16
I have the fruit of the Holy
Spirit who is inside me. Galatians 5:22
I ask believing according to
God's word and my prayer is answered. Mark 11:24
If I abide in Christ and His
Word, I will
be fruitful. John 15:5
I have peace with God, beyond my understanding. Philippians 4:7,
Romans 8:6
I am transformed by the
renewing of my mind. Romans 12:2
I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
I am loved
and accepted unconditionally in the family of God. Ephesians 1:6
I am finally complete in
Christ, lacking nothing. Colossians 2:10
I will be given everything I
need for life and godliness. 2 Peter 1:3
I have God's perfect love
that casts out all my fears. 1 John 4:18
I have love, power and a
sound mind instead of intimidation. 2 Timothy 1:7
God's Truth will make me
truly free from bondage. John 8:32, Romans 8:14-15
I can be sure that I will be
resurrected and go to Heaven. Romans 6:5
Jesus Christ in me, will live
the Christian life through me. Galatians 2:20
I can be filled with the Holy
Spirit and His gifts. 1 Corinthians 12, 14;Eph. 5:18
I can be one spirit with the
Holy Spirit, Jesus and God. 2 Cor. 6:17, John 17
You can know God personally!
Because of God's deep love for you, he has
already made all the necessary arrangements for you to enjoy His wonderful
plan for your life. We aren't born again by our own efforts
to reach God. We need a whole new heart or spirit that can have
fellowship with God. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you
can enjoy a personal relationship with God. Jesus made it possible to bridge the
chasm which separates us from God.
John 17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they may know
you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."
What prevents us from knowing
God personally? We are separated from God.
Romans 8:6-8 "The mind of sinful man is death, but the
mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile
to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled
by the sinful nature cannot please God."
A great gulf separates man from God. Man is continually
trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through
human efforts, such as living a good life, philosophy, or religion. But he
inevitably fails.
Jesus Christ is God's
ONLY provision for man's sin. Through him alone we can know God personally
and experience God's love.
Romans 5:8 "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
1 Corinthians 15:3-6 "Christ died for our sins... he was
buried... he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures... he
appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that he appeared to more than
five hundred..."
John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
We must
individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior; then we can know God personally and experience His love.
John 1:12 "As many as received him, to them he gave the
right to become children of God, even to those who believe in his name."
Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace that you have been
saved, through faith. This does not depend on anything you have achieved, it
is the free gift of God; and because it is not earned no one can boast about
it."
Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (a
spirit of repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive
us of our sins and make us what he wants us to be. Just to agree
intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that he died on the
cross for our sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional
experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of our will.
Jesus Christ is waiting for an invitation to come in to
your life. In fact, he says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if
anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in" (Revelation 3:20).
Perhaps you can sense Christ knocking at the door of
your heart. You can invite him in by faith right now. God knows your
heart so it doesn't matter exactly what words you use. Here's a suggested
prayer:
Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally.
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to
you and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life.
Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind
of person you want me to be. Amen
If this prayer expresses the
desire of your heart, pray it right now and Jesus Christ will come into your
life just as he has promised. Once you invite Christ into your life, he
promises to never leave you.
Hebrews 13:5 "God has said,
'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'"
To know God personally is the
greatest decision you will ever make. If you've just asked Jesus Christ into
your life, we would love to hear from you.
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