What is salvation and the new
birth?
Let us start by saying that the Bible calls it
being “born again”.
During Jesus’ ministry here
on earth, a teacher of Jewish law named Nicodemus came
to interview Jesus at night and stated, “we all know
that God has sent you to teach us, your miracles alone
are proof enough of this.“ Jesus then told him, “That
unless a person is born again (anew, from above) he
cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with and
experience) the Kingdom of God” Nicodemus then said to
Jesus, “how can a man be born when he is old? Can he
enter his mother’s womb again and be born?” Jesus
answered, “I tell you, unless a man is born of water and
(even) the Spirit (Holy Spirit), he cannot (ever) enter
the Kingdom of God. What is born of (from) the flesh is
flesh (of the physical is physical) and what is born of
the Spirit is Spirit”, John 3:2-6.
This is the
new birth, what is referred to as being “born again”.
Jesus Christ paid a great price (His life) by suffering
and dying on the cross to pay the price for every sin
that mankind had committed up till then and every sin
humanity would commit in the future to open the way of
salvation, the “new birth”.
How do you receive salvation (the
new birth)?
In Romans 10:9-11, the
Apostle Paul teaches, “Because if you acknowledge and
confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your
heart believe (adhere to, trust in and rely on the
truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved. For with the heart a person believes (adheres to,
trusts in and relies on Christ) and so is justified
(declared righteous, acceptable to God) and with the
mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out
freely his faith) and confirms (his) salvation”.
What is
the promise of salvation (the new birth)? It is that
when anyone receives Jesus as Lord, they receive the
assurance of Romans 10:11 which says, “No man who
believes in Him (adheres to, relies on and trusts in
Him) will (ever) be put to shame or be disappointed”.
And then the apostle John further confirms, “But to as
many as did receive and welcome Him, He (the Father)
gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become
the children of God, that is, to those who believe in
(adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name”. God
becomes Father and we are His children.
A Prayer for
Salvation
Heavenly
Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. Your Word
says, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be saved" (Acts 2:21). I am calling on You. I pray
and ask Jesus to come into my heart and be Lord over my
life according to Romans 10:9-10. "If thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved." I do that now. I confess that Jesus is
Lord, and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from
the dead. I am now reborn! I am a Christian - a child of
Almighty God! I am saved!
Continue with the blessing God has
given you and pray each day. You'll never be the same!
Find a good Word of God preaching church, and become a
part of a church family who will love and care for you
as you love and care for them. We need to be hooked up
to each other. It increases our strength in God. It's
God's plan for us.
What
part does belief have in salvation (the new
birth)?
Jesus said in John
3:15-16, ”everyone who believes in Him (who cleaves to
Him, trusts Him and relies on Him) may not perish but
have eternal life and (actually) live forever. For God
so greatly loved the world that He gave up His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in (trusts in,
clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish, come to
destruction, be lost but have eternal everlasting life”.
Jesus said in verse 17, ”for God did not send
the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to
condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the
world might find salvation through
Him”.
Prayer and Spiritual Help
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Are you a Good Person?? Why do I
really need salvation?? Is Hell real?! - Special
Interactive Presentation
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clicking the link below you will be taken to a special
interactive presentation (approx. 5 minutes) asking you
to examine yourself in light of God's free offer of
salvation to all who come and ask.
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