Am I born again?
John 3. Jesus said: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, hecannot see the kingdom of God.
If Jesus left us with this we would even be more mislead bythe false teachers, who also claim to be “born again Christians”. FortunatelyNicodemus also had no idea what Jesus was talking about, so Jesus added this...
Verily, verily,I say unto thee, Except a man be born of waterand of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born ofthe flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that Isaid unto thee, Ye must be born again.
What is this born of WATER and SPIRIT? And so many falseteachers teach that this is H[SUB]2[/SUB]O the water we get in our rivers andthe oceans and dams and swimming-pools. Others think it is mom’s birth water. etc.But is it that water? Is there any other water that God knows about and teachesus about? Is there a more HEAVENLY gift of water?
What water is this....John 4 If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is thatsaith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he wouldhave given thee living water.
And what water is this.....He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of hisbelly shall flow rivers of living water.
Where can a person getthis water? Is there more than ONE SOURCE of this water of life? We know we canget it from Jesus, because He said to this woman at the well that HE would havegiven her living waters. And in Revelations Jesus confirms that HE can and willgive this to whosoever THIRST for it. Rev 21.. It is done. Iam Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that isathirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. FREELY!All we have to do is THRIST.
It looks like Godgives so much that it will actually FLOW out of our bellies... And we see thatJesus calls it a GIFT of God when he spoke to the woman at the well.... If thouknewest the gift of GOD! What is the gift of God? LIVING WATERS and HOLYSPIRIT! RE-BIRTH! Ah! We got it... God’s GIFT is Re-Birth. Birth of LIVINGWATER and HOLY SPIRIT! Do we know what Holy Spirit is, do you really? Holy Spiritis GOD! Please do not just hear this, KNOW this. Holy Spirit is GOD! If you sayyou have the Holy Spirit in you, YOU HAVE GOD IN YOU!
That means BOTH Christ Jesus andthe Father is IN YOU! Do you think that if they are in you that you are now asholy as they are holy? Remember there isno degree to holiness. You are either holy or you are not! I ask again, if God’sHoly Spirit is in you, are you holy or not? If God’s Spirit cannot make youholy, NOTHING can! And If He is in a person, can that person still be unholy?Well if that person can, that means God did not give effectively enough, so theHoly Spirit has to be given again, and even more than Him...more of Him to getthe person holy? Or does God not makepeople holy? Adam and Eve were holy, until they committed the sin, then theywere unholy! God speaks about HOLY MEN OF GOD (2 Peter 1:21) were they not asholy as God is holy? If they were not, why does God refer to them as “HOLY MEN”?Ok we get that now, holy is holy, and anything else is unholy.
Then Jesus gives the ultimate clearance on this subject...that which isborn of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of THE Spirit is Spirit. All thatis BORN OF THE SPIRIT, IS SPIRIT. Then Jesus makes it more clear what amazingcreatures this BORN AGAIN people are... Marvel not that I said untothee, Ye must be born again. Joh 3:8 The wind blowethwhere it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whenceit cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.WHO CONTROLS THE WIND? WHO CONTROLS ALL RE-BORN, HOLY PEOPLE?
2 Peter 1:21... but holy men of God spake as they were movedby the Holy Ghost. EVERY move is by the Holy Ghost ofGOD! That is what BORN AGAIN means! Is that why God teaches .... Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; forhis seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
That will only make sense if it is the Spirit of God thatcontrols every thought, move and word of the person who is BORN OF GOD! It wasvery evident in Jesus that the Holy Spirit CANNOT sin. And is that not he SEEDof God that HE puts in the person... The Holy Spirit producing only HOLYFRUIT.... God says, a tree can only bear one of two fruits... Good or bad.
Good fruit is Holy Spirit fruit, bad fruit is ANY OTHERspirits fruit. Jesus in the flesh of the Son of man, the Son of God, SHOWED uswhat life the Holy Spirit lives... ONE 100% in God’s will. And He can only livethat life. He also does it in EVERY PERSON BORN OF THAT SPIRIT.
God says clearly ...whosoever is BORN of God cannot sin, thatmeans the moment you are Born of God you are sinless! Not before. I sin so I amnot reborn!
I am NOT born again, Istill move myself that is why I sin. My seed still has to die. I kill it withrepentance! I hang it on the cross, and AFTER the cross, there is LIFEAGAIN.... God’s holy life is the only life for HIS BORN OF THE SPIRIT! Paul said it so beautiful.... I am crucifiedwith Christ, and only Jesus lives in me... Iam crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth inme:....
I am not crucified yet, but I am busy following Jesuswith my cross, who knows how long does it take? God knows.
May the Lord bless you all with Christ in you! Amen!