That Porcupine Tree song brings up an interesting thought for discussion
how do you know you are born again?
How you know you are born again...
If you can tell someone that you believe that Jesus Christ was born, he performed miracles,
raised the dead, died on the cross, and rose from the grave, is alive still but in Heaven
and will return again. If you can tell someone this without shame but that you truly believe it
in your heart, because you have faith that he really did all of these things,
some people actually don't believe any of this happened...
they go through life hopeless without meaning, without ever knowing the truth of the hope
that is there for them.
somewhere your heart your spirit inside of you has a revelation that Christ is indeed real,
because only the Holy Spirit can give revelations like this, he often does.
Being born again to me means, repenting, and repenting just means changing your mind
about how you view everything by the bible, or how the bible/word of God changed your view.
Example John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him
shall not perish but have everlasting life"
Reading this scripture shows us that, God gave up Jesus, so that if we only believe in Jesus have faith in him,
we will not perish but we are rescued from death, hell and the grave.
What a revelation! and that is renewing our minds, showing us, hope in Jesus.