How To Get Born Again
Jesus said that if you do not get born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God:
John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
A man without God is like a fish out of the water. He is out of his natural environment. It’s very stressful and soon he will die. However, in God, there is life and peace.
STEP 1: GOD’S PURPOSE: PEACE AND LIFE
God loves you and wants you to experience peace and eternal life.
The Bible says:
“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
-Romans 5:1
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
-John 3:16
What keeps us from having the life God planned for us?
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STEP 2: THE PROBLEM: OUR SEPARATION FROM GOD
God created us in His image. He gave us a will and the freedom of choice; we choose to disobey Him and go our own way. This separates us from God.
The Bible says:
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
-Romans 3:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
-Romans 6:23
People have tried to bridge this gap between themselves and God.
The Bible says:
“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.”
-Proverbs 14:12
“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.”
-Isaiah 59:2
No bridge reaches God … except one.
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STEP 3: GOD’S BRIDGE: THE CROSS
Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between us and God.
The Bible says:
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.”
-1 Timothy 2:5
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”
-1 Peter 3:18
God has provided the only way back to Him. You must make a choice.
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STEP 4: OUR RESPONSE: RECEIVE CHRIST
We must trust and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
The Bible says:
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
-John 1:12
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
-Romans 10:9
Which side are you on? The side with Christ or without Him?
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Romans 10:9 “That 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.”
Here is how you can accept Christ into your life:
- Admit your need. (I am a sinner)
- Be willing to turn from your sins. (Repent)
- Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave.
- Through prayer out loud (confess this out loud with your mouth), invite Jesus Christ to control your life. (Receive him as Lord and Savior)
- Pray the following prayer out loud (based on Romans 10:9)
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God.
I believe He died in my place to save me from my sins and eternal seperation from God and that God raised Him from the dead.
I believe He’s alive today.
I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day.
Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again.
From this day I follow Jesus with all my life and I reject the life of evil.
Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”