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How To Be Born Again
INTRODUCTION: This lesson is specifically designed to show us the need of salvation and how to be born again.
- Notice that Jesus declared, "that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." John 3:6.
- Jesus is saying that there is a flesh birth, and all mankind are born into the world by this birth.
- Jesus also said that there is a spirit birth. This birth is available to all mankind. This is the second birth from which the term born again was derived.
- It is necessary to be born again because we are all sinners by nature.
- Sin entered into the world by Adam, and all mankind is born of his seed, Romans 5:12.
- God said, "...For there is not a just man upon the earth that doeth good and sinneth not,"
Ecclesiastes 7:20.
- The scriptures tell us, "...As it is written there is none righteous, no, not one," Romans 3:10.
- God also tells us that none are exempt from this condition, "...for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God," Romans 3:23.
- Being born again is necessary because all mankind has inherited Adam's sinful nature.
- It is essential to be born again to be acceptable to God.
- Jesus said to a very religious, moral man, "...marvel not that I said unto you ye must be born again," John 3:7.
- Notice Jesus emphatically stated that you must be born again. It is essential, for there is no other means of access to heaven.
- It is important to understand God's great gift.
- Be aware of what it cost the sinless son of God when he became sin offering for us, II Corinthians 5:21.
- Because of our sin we are responsible for the death of Christ. Notice I Peter 2:24, "...Who his ownself bore our sins in his own body on the tree.."
- Our sins are symptoms of our root problem, which is our sin nature.
- Our sins offend God; the scriptures reveal our desperate need to be forgiven. Notice that Acts 17:30 says, "God...commandeth all men everywhere to repent."
- This is not merely a request from God but it is a command because of the gravity of our condition.
- It is a command because he does not want anyone to go to hell.
- It is necessary to know how to be born again since it is vital to our eternal destiny, John 3:36.
- We must put total trust in Christ to be born again, Romans 10:10-13.
- A person is born again when he repents and asks Jesus to save him.
- After we are shown how to be born again, that is the time to accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour; "...behold, now is the accepted time, behold, now is the day of salvation," II Corinthians 6:2.
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