I would like this discussion to focus on just HOW REAL BORN AGAIN, really is.
Also Please describe how intimate your personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your LORD,
(which means MASTER), really is.
The reason I started this Thread, is over the past several years, I have noticed that there is an ever increasing number of people who claim to be Christian, who cannot explain Born Again, because it remains a mystery to them. This is happening, not by accident either, as I believe it is all part of the Lukewarmness of the final Church age. An age when they settle for an easy believism false gospel, which is far less than becoming BORN AGAIN, as our LORD stated:
John 3:3-7 (HCSB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
[SUP]4 [/SUP] “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[SUP]7 [/SUP] Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.
Perhaps it is our own fault for not sharing our personal BORN AGAIN testimony often enough. If we do not demonstrate just how extremely real BORN AGAIN really is, how are they ever going to know it is REAL? I know our relationship with Jesus Christ as our personal LORD and MASTER, is an intimate relationship, that we seldom talk about because it is so deeply personal. But have we forgotten that we are commanded to "Go and Tell" others what JESUS has really done for us?
Luke 8:30-32 (HCSB)
[SUP]30 [/SUP] “What is your name?” Jesus asked him. “Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.
[SUP]31 [/SUP] And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.
[SUP]32 [/SUP] A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8:38-39 (HCSB)
[SUP]38 [/SUP] The man from whom the demons had departed kept begging Him to be with Him. But He sent him away and said,
[SUP]39 [/SUP] “Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.
That PROOF TEXT for the Deity of Jesus Christ, just jumped off the page at me. I have read that dozens of times and never before saw it a PROOF that JESUS is GOD before.
I believe that command applies to every born again Christian. But have we really been telling ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US? I will post my personal testimony here later, but I do not want to make the opening post too long.
Also Please describe how intimate your personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your LORD,
(which means MASTER), really is.
The reason I started this Thread, is over the past several years, I have noticed that there is an ever increasing number of people who claim to be Christian, who cannot explain Born Again, because it remains a mystery to them. This is happening, not by accident either, as I believe it is all part of the Lukewarmness of the final Church age. An age when they settle for an easy believism false gospel, which is far less than becoming BORN AGAIN, as our LORD stated:
John 3:3-7 (HCSB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
[SUP]4 [/SUP] “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[SUP]7 [/SUP] Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.
Perhaps it is our own fault for not sharing our personal BORN AGAIN testimony often enough. If we do not demonstrate just how extremely real BORN AGAIN really is, how are they ever going to know it is REAL? I know our relationship with Jesus Christ as our personal LORD and MASTER, is an intimate relationship, that we seldom talk about because it is so deeply personal. But have we forgotten that we are commanded to "Go and Tell" others what JESUS has really done for us?
Luke 8:30-32 (HCSB)
[SUP]30 [/SUP] “What is your name?” Jesus asked him. “Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.
[SUP]31 [/SUP] And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.
[SUP]32 [/SUP] A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8:38-39 (HCSB)
[SUP]38 [/SUP] The man from whom the demons had departed kept begging Him to be with Him. But He sent him away and said,
[SUP]39 [/SUP] “Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.
That PROOF TEXT for the Deity of Jesus Christ, just jumped off the page at me. I have read that dozens of times and never before saw it a PROOF that JESUS is GOD before.
I believe that command applies to every born again Christian. But have we really been telling ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US? I will post my personal testimony here later, but I do not want to make the opening post too long.