Being Born Again

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An intimate relationship, where He can express His love, goodness, mercy and kindness toward you. But until you trust the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, you will not experience that blessing.

  First: Acknowledge that you are condemned because of sin.

1. You are by nature a sinner:

"There is none righteous, no, not one." (Romans 3:10) "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)

2. Sin has separated you from God.

"But your iniquities have separated between you   

and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you that He will not hear." (Isaiah 50:2)

3. Penalty of sin is eternal punishment:

"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that they obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power?" (II Thessalonians 1:8-9)

 Second: Realize that you must be saved from sin.

1. You must be born again:

"Jesus answered and said unto him, 'Verily, verily 1 say unto thee except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)

2. You must become God's child:

"But as many as receive Him to them gave He the right to become the children of God, even to them that believe on His name." (John 1:12 ASV)

3. You must become a new person:

"Therefore If any man be in Christ, he is a new

creature; old things are passed away; behold, all

things are become new." (II Corinthians 5:17)

Third: Admit that you cannot save yourself from sin.

1. Your righteousness will not save you:

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us." (Titus 3:5)

2. Your religious deeds will not save you: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

3. Jesus alone can save you:

"Neither is there salvation In any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)

Fourth: Believe that Jesus died for your sin. 

1. Jesus' death paid the penalty for sin: "Who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose striped we are healed." (II Peter 2:24)

2. Jesus' blood cleanses from all sin: "In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:7)

3. Jesus' resurrection provides eternal life: "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept." (I Corinthians 15:20)

Fifth: Receive Jesus as your Savior from sin.

1. By believing on the Lord Jesus Christ: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." (Acts 16:31)

2. By asking God to forgive you:

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." (Isaiah 1:18) "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out." (Acts 3:19)

3. By asking God to save you:

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of

the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)

PRAYER OF SALVATION

Almighty and merciful God, I thank you for your Son
Jesus Christ who died for my sins and arose again
from the dead.
I am truly sorry for all I have done wrong
And I ask You to forgive me.
I come to you now to ask You to come into my heart,
Lord Jesus. In your precious name
Amen

"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life." (John 3:36)