John 3:3 NKJV
“Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.””
Let’s look at the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus; Nicodemus came to Jesus at night and they were having a discussion and Jesus to him; the only way to see GOD is to be born again.
And then Nicodemus went further to ask, how?
John 3:4 NKJV
“Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?””
And this is the purpose of this blog; as the PERSON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD teaches us; to know through the scripture what it truly means to be born again.
Jesus made it plain that a man’s first birth does not assure him of the kingdom of God; being born again gives this assurance.
So what does it mean to be born again?
To be born again
John 3:6 NKJV
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the SPIRIT OF GOD is spirit.”
John 3:6 was Jesus’s answer to what it meant to be born again, to be born of the SPIRIT
Being born again is of the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD. Your first birth, when you came from a woman’s womb is your first birth, of the flesh; to be born again is of the HOLY SPIRIT, born of GOD. It’s not a physical birth, it is a spiritual birth.
I Peter 1:23 NKJV
“having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,”
Why do I need Spiritual birth?
Because we all start out life spiritually dead.
We were brought into the world through the perishable seed of our earthly parents, which is subject to death. We were born into this world through works of the flesh. We were born dead in trespasses and sins and estranged from God.
By nature, naturally we aren’t members of God’s family, and we don’t have any right to inherit eternal life. The reason is because of our sin, because we were conceived in sin (the first born of woman).
We have rebelled against God, and because of that, the Bible says, we are “separated from the life of God … due to the hardening of (our) hearts” (Ephesians 4:18).
And that’s why we need to be born again, To be born again means to be spiritually remade, from being a child of wrath to being adopted as a child of God.
Ephesians 2:1 NKJV
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,”
So How can I be born again, of the SPIRIT OF GOD?
So How can I be born again, of the SPIRIT OF GOD?
A born-again Christian is someone who has repented of their sins and turned to Christ for their salvation.
Jesus Christ came to save us and to make us part of His family forever! He did this by dying for our sins on the cross and by conquering death through His resurrection.
You see, as a human being you were born into a family—and nothing can ever change that. But when we come to Christ we are spiritually reborn into another family—the family of God. The Bible says to Christ’s followers, “You have been born again … through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Peter 1:23).
John 3:16-17 NKJV
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
What should I Believe?
That JESUS CHRIST is the son of GOD sent to this world to die for my sins, your sins, our sins. That I have sinned, I am a sinner and that JESUS CHRIST that was without one sin took and bore all the punishment for all my sins and died on the cross of Calvary to save me; I believe in this and I am thankful to you JESUS. I therefore repent from all my sins and look to you JESUS to save me, I accept your finished work of redemption in my life, I accept you as my LORD and my personal saviour and proclaim that now; I have been saved and redeemed and I am now born again, a child of GOD. THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST.
When one is saved, he has been born again, spiritually renewed, and is now a child of God by right of that new birth. Faith in Jesus Christ, the One who paid the penalty of sin when He died on the cross, is the means by which one is born again. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
And what’s the result of this? We become part of God’s family forever.
What’s the implication of being born again?
Being born again is becoming a child of God through trust, believe and acceptance in the finished work of Jesus Christ. It’s not a physical birth, it is a spiritual birth. All this takes place as God’s Spirit works in our lives.
JESUS CHRIST was the only begotten of GOD, the father:
John 1:14 NKJV
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Numerous times, Jesus is declared to be the firstborn of God (Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15, 18; Hebrews 1:6; 12:23; Revelation 1:5).
But now; we have been spiritually reborn and now; we are children of GOD, JESUS moved from being the only begotten to the first begotten; first begotten; why? Cos we are also begotten of the FATHER now through the finished work of JESUS CHRIST on the Cross.
Romans 8:16-17 NKJV
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”
Know this for sure even as Romans 8:16-17 says that GOD himself, HIS HOLY SPIRIT now bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
We have been given a new nature as part of our new life in Christ. We have been made part of God's new creation and positioned in Him.
Why did Jesus begin talking about the wind in relation to being born again?
John 3:8 NKJV
“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.””
The Greek word for “wind” is pneuma, the same word used for “SPIRIT.” When wind blows, we cannot see it, but we see where it has been. Tree leaves move, plants bend, and we feel the wind touch our faces. Yet no one can catch it or restrain it. When wind blows, it changes everything it touches. So it is with the Spirit. Spiritual birth is an act of the Holy Spirit. He is invisible, yet whenever He moves, there are definite changes.
Neither persuasive words nor intellectual agreements have the power to make someone “born of God.” Only the Holy Spirit can perform that transformation in a repentant heart.
We have believed and received JESUS CHRIST into our lives and now, we have a right by the mercy and grace of GOD to be a child of GOD and to see HIS kingdom.
Only GOD’s children will see HIS kingdom.
John 1:12-13 NKJV
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
Even as Ephesians 2:1 says;
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,”
I Peter 1:3-5 NKJV
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
So let’s ask ourselves the key question here; Are you born again? Like JESUS said; to be born again is the only way to spend eternity with GOD and see the kingdom of GOD.
You are either born of GOD of the devil; you have to choose who’ll you serve and whose child you are; that will determine what kingdom you’d spend eternity in.
you may not see yourself as a bad person (and you probably aren’t)—but in God’s eyes even one sin is enough to keep you out of heaven, we were conceived in sin and we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of GOD; for this reason the son of GOD; PRECIOUS JESUS was made manifest, to die for our sin and redeem us.
So if you want your sins to be forgiven and be a new creature; GOD is inviting you to say this prayer of repentance:
Prayer
Thank you JESUS for your word today, thank you for enlightening me on the true meaning of life, to be born again; that YOU are the SON of the LIVING GOD, JESUS CHRIST that was sent by GOD to this earth to die for my sins. I acknowledge that I am a sinner and need to be born again; I acknowledge that I cannot save myself, I acknowledge and believe that YOU died on the cross of Calvary for all my sins; I acknowledge and believe that YOU bare the punishment of all my sins; I accept YOU as my only LORD and PERSONAL SAVIOUR, and all my sins have been forgiven. I say Thank YOU JESUS and I receive the new life YOU have given me, YOUR LIFE, MY LORD JESUS.
And so I shout THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME, THANK YOU JESUS COS ALL MY SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, THANKING YOU JESUS COS I AM SAVED, AND VICTORIOUS IN YOU. THANK UOU JESUS COS I AM NOW A CHILD OF GOD; HALLELUJAH, AMEN!
Now let’s pray together family;
Oh LORD, we thank you for always teaching us your word; thank you for enlighten us on the need and what it means to be born again, even as we have been taught LORD, I pray that this words which we now know won’t be use against us on the day of judgement.
Thank you because we are yours and YOU are ours, I pray that even as we are born again, you give us the strength, grace, power to work in our new birth, identity in you; give us the grace to live a holy and pleasing life acceptable to you LORD, you are our GOD and we are your children; give us the grace LORD to continue to know you more and more and to grow in knowledge of you LORD.
To continually abide in you LORD JESUS, for in YOU and YOU only we have life abundantly. We say thank YOU and love YOU LORD JESUS, BLESSED SWEET PERSON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, ALMIGHTY GOD; BLESSED Trinity; for eternity and more LORD🙏
This we pray in JESUS name, Amen and Amen🙏
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