Born Again: A Transformed Life

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April 28, 2019 • 07:30

Born Again: A Transformed Life

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
–2CORINTHIANS 5:17

One of the most popular topics in the churches might be discussions about the “new birth through Jesus Christ.”

Born again.

“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 3:3

A new birth: a Spirit-based birth–as opposed to the physical birth which brings a soul into this world.

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
–1PETER 1:23

The transformed life of a believer.

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
–Romans 12:2

So many claim to be born again, but it is fairly obvious that these people do NOT live a transformed life. There is NO evidence of their being reborn spiritually into the kingdom of heaven. There is NO proof that they even know what being re-born spiritually means.

Which is why so many who congregate in the churches live lives they THINK are Christian lives. BUT then, they say and do things which prove they are still of this world.

Some live lives they think others will believe to be “Christian.” Many times, these lives are nit-picking, humorless lives filled with strict attention to detail–and the detail is mostly NOT biblical.

SO, what does it mean to be born again?

Quite a few things could be written about the transformed life, but the scope of this piece is cover only a few of these.

1- The present world is not very important, other than for the believer to do the tasks commanded by Jesus Christ and God’s Word.

To one who is born again, this world and the things of this world become very unimportant. One way to tell counterfeit Christians who claim to be born again: they claim to be born again spiritually, but their focus is on this world and the things of this world. The world and the things of the world are what they find important. It is what they talk about.

The things of the world are the focus of their lives.

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
–1JOHN 2:15-16

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2- Those who have been born again enjoy the peace of God almost immediately.

The man who is reborn spiritually through Jesus Christ will almost immediately notice a total and encompassing peace. Sleep come easily and naturally. Sleep is restful and as long as is needed. Time not spent sleeping is time useful for the tasks commanded by God’s Word.

This peace is effective.

This peace is sudden.

This peace is complete.

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
–Philippians 4:7

3- The new believer will notice that many bad behaviors immediately cease.

There is no “willpower” needed. It is like someone else is doing it all for you.

And someone else IS doing it for the believer: God’s Holy Spirit.

4- There is a change in the way one regards God’s Word.

“For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”
–Psalm 119:89

There are many who CLAIM to believe the Bible.

There are few who actually believe it.

When one is a heathen, one SAYS he believes the Bible–especially around others of a like mind.

It’s just sort of the “thing to say.”

But looking back, when one was a heathen, one did not REALLY believe the Bible. If science and the Bible disagreed, then one sided with science. If what one was taught in school and the Bible disagreed, then one sided with what was taught in school. If the latest publications and research disagreed with the Bible, then one believed the latest publications and research.

ONLY after being born again does a man get the whole perspective and TRULY believe the Bible.

This is the doing of the Holy Spirit, who will lead the believer into all truth–and God’s Word is the only source of truth in today’s deceptive world.

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
–John 16:13

5- Regardless of how often or seldom one consulted or studied God’s Word previously, after being born again, one has a hunger to study and KNOW God’s Word.

Within days, one will get a yearning to study and know God’s Word. This desire to know the Bible is noticed as something new: it was NOT present before.

Within days, one will also get a desire to seek out others who are of a like mind. Naturally, new believers tend to gravitate towards one of the churches–until it becomes obvious that the churches are NOT of God.

These are a few of the visible results a man who has experienced the transformed life will experience.

There are other; many, many others.

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It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: April 24, 2019.]

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