| Being Born
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There is far more to being a Christian
than simply saying "I believe Jesus is the Son of God," going
to church, reading the Bible, giving to the poor, and trying to live
righteous. All that is your self-righteousness, which looks good
on paper and sounds good rolling off your lips, or the lips of others
about you. On the other hand, that is, God Almighty's hand, He
sees it all as dung - meaningless. He says that it is as filthy rags.
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However, the Lord has a solution for
the purging of those filthy rags: His Son, Jesus. He sent
His Son so that you might have an abundant life, that is, a life rich in
holiness as He prescribes. An abundant life or a life of holiness
begins with being Born Again as the very first rung on the ladder of
spiritual triumph. "...Verily, verily, I
[Jesus] say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God" (John 3:3).
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Yet, you can only be truly Born Again
by first of all being sincerely regretful of your life of sin, and
second, by being willing to totally surrender your will to Jesus.
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| Are You Ready? |
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If this is where you are now,
with your hands lifted up toward Heaven, humbling yourself before the
Lord, pray this prayer:
Father
God, in Jesus’ mighty name I pray. I am a sinner who has made a mess
of my life, and am sorry for all the sins I have ever committed, first
against You, and then others (take
a moment here to reflect on past sins). I repent of all my sins,
and with Your help will never commit them again. Thank You for
forgiving me of all my sins and now please take charge of my life.
Jesus,
I believe that You were conceived by God's Holy Ghost and born of the
virgin Mary. I believe that You, who knew no sin, suffered, died and
was buried for my sins. I believe that on the third day You rose from
the dead and now is seated at the right-hand side of Our Father in
Heaven, and You will come again to rule and reign on earth. Thank You
Father in Jesus' mighty name. Amen.
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