The new birth is the centerpiece of God's plan of salvation for mankind. The LORD Jesus declared: "ye must be born again". This is a spiritual birth not physical. You already exist as a fallen descendant of Adam in this present world. The LORD wants to move you from death to life by making you a new creature in Christ Jesus by the regenerating work in you of the Holy Spirit of God. You are not becoming a "new creation" as false bibles state because you already exist as an eternal soul. You become a new creature when you are born again. Your new life is His life...eternal life and it is hid with Christ Jesus until our redemption is complete with the resurrection of our new immortal earthly bodies.
As you trust the LORD Jehovah and His words, you come to Him as the only SAVIOUR to receive the gift of His Son, the LORD Jesus Christ who died in your place, taking your penalty for sin upon Himself on the cross, which is death. The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost all share in the redemption of mankind. The Father sent the Son to be Saviour of the world as the Lamb of God and provide the sacrificial payment on the cross. The Holy Ghost applies the work of salvation to each of us individually as we exercise saving faith in the LORD Jesus Christ, the eternal God manifest in the flesh for us. Nothing can be added to or taken away from His work for us. Our faith must be in Him alone, not our "good" works, our giving, our ritual religious actions or any other person or religious system. He alone is the way, the truth and the life.
Death does not mean ceasing to exist, but eternal separation from God because He is holy and cannot allow sin into His presence. We have a choice in the matter...to stand face to face before God as the righteous judge of all of the universe who must execute perfect justice in His wrath against sin..consigning us to eternal separation in the Lake of Fire...or to face Him as our LORD and SAVIOUR...our KING of Kings and LORD of Lords.
We, thereby choose one of two ends... to exist forever as objects of His wrath (for our God is a consuming fire according Hebrews 12:29) or live forever in His love, mercy, grace and goodness including the creative expressions of His power for at His right hand are fulness of joy and pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11)
Christ Jesus died for us! But we must receive this truth and believe on Him as our only hope. He is our sacrificial "Lamb of God" which taketh away the sin of the world. But this is only applied to you personally if you call upon the name of the LORD and receive this great gift of salvation, redemption, reconciliation and peace with God through His only begotten Son. The provision has been made! Will you receive it as your very own?
You must ask and invite Him to come and be your God and Saviour!
Repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ are what the scriptures declare unto us. This is simply turning to the LORD and His truth and placing your complete trust in the LORD Jesus Christ and His work on your behalf. The LORD is truth.
Jesus not only declared, "I am the way, the truth and the life." He also declared "No man cometh to the Father but by me". (John's Gospel account in Chapter 14).
This is an exclusive statement. Don;t be deceived by those who say that there are many paths to God.
The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth and He guides us into all truth as we get saved, born again and grow in the grace and knowledge of the LORD Jesus Christ.
Call upon the name of the LORD confessing your sin condition and your need to be saved...then openly confess your trust only in the LORD Jesus and His work on the cross... and He will do exactly as He has promised...to SAVE YOU right here and now.
This moment in your life is a transaction being accomplished y the LORD Himself.
It is called being BORN AGAIN of the SPIRIT OF GOD. The Holy Spirit wants to come in and cleanse you, make you whole, make you a new child of God, taking up permanent residence with you to seal you until the completion of the work - the redemption of your body...a perfect, sinless and immortal resurrected earthly body that will conjoin to your Spirit-Soul at the resurrection of all of the saints who are saved, born again and a part of the "Bride" of the LORD Jesus Christ, our "Bridegroom" . He is coming back for us to take us to the Father's house (John 14).
If you have never asked the LORD Jesus to save you, don't delay. Do so right now. Just bow your head, humble your heart and have the faith of a little child to call upon the LORD Jehovah-Jesus to save you, forgive you, cleanse you and make you His child.
(LRS - 7-5-2011)
