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A New Beginning

Ray Evans • March 2, 2020
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the term "Born Again."

What is it?  What does it mean? 

The short answer, it's a new beginning...all your past sins are forgiven and God gives you the opportunity to live a changed life.  In essence, God wipes your "sin" slate clean.

A lot of preachers say everyone who believes in Jesus is "born again," but its not true; churches are filled with "believers" whose lives haven't changed. 

Belief and baptism are separate events; even devils believe in God (James 2:19)  And, Jesus said, "Not everyone that saith to me Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 7:21)

The Bible says, "As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." (John 1:12)  The word "power" is "Exousia," it means "privilege."  When you accept Jesus, you are given the opportunity to "become" a son (or daughter) of God.  It's a privilege...that shouldn't be taken lightly.

Just because you "believe" in God, doesn't mean you have been reborn Spiritually (born again).  Spiritual birth, like natural birth, is an experience. 

Your experience may be different, but the result is the same...your thinking changes.  You will have an insatiable hunger and thirst for God and his word...and an innate desire to please him. 

If this doesn't describe your life, you haven't been reborn Spiritually and I urge you to get down on your knees, repent of your sins, and pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, "God, if you're real, I want to know." 

Do Not Be Deceived: You may be religious, go to church, tithe, even call yourself a "Christian;" but unless your thinking has changed; unless obedience to God is the priority of your life, you have not been "born again."

Before I was illuminated I rarely thought about God...afterward, I could stop thinking about him.

It is truly a new beginning...a chance to start over; more than that, it is the opportunity to know, without a doubt, God is real.

Until you are reborn Spiritually, until you know, without a doubt, God is real...nothing else matters.

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