THE NEW BIRTH

OBJECTIVE: TO IDENTIFY: 1. WHY EVERYONE NEEDS A NEW BIRTH 2. WHO BRINGS ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH 3. THE BLESSINGS OF THE NEW BIRTH

INTRODUCTION
WHEN WE ARE BORN IN THE NATURAL, GOD HAS ALREADY CREATED WITHIN US OUR SEX,THE SKIN PIGMENTATION, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, TEMPERAMENT, EVEN SOME HABITS AND DESIRES.

HOWEVER, TO BE BORN AGAIN MEANS TO ACQUIRE A SPIRITUAL LIFE AND MIND THAT WILL BECOME THE MIND OF CHRIST.

. BUT THE SPIRIT GIVES BIRTH TO SPIRIT.. (JOHN 3:6)

1. WHY EVERYONE NEEDS A NEW BIRTH

WHO CAN SAY, I HAVE KEPT MY HEART PURE; I AM CLEAN AND WITHOUT SIN?(PROV. 20:9)

IF JESUS HAD SPOKEN TO ZACCHAEUS (A THIEF), OR MARY MAGDALENE (A SINNER), OR A THIEF WHO HUNG NEXT TO HIM ON THE CROSS, SAYING HE WHO IS NOT BORN AGAIN, CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD, ONE COULD EASILY UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH BAD PEOPLE MUST CHANGE. HOWEVER IT WAS NO LIKE THIS.

HE SAID THIS TO NICODEMUS, A TEACHER OF THE LAW, WHO PRAYED 2 HOURS A DAY, FASTED TWICE A WEEK AND WAS JEALOUS IN MOSAIC DOCTRINE. THE IDEA OF MAN BEING ABLE TO REFORM HIMSELF IS THEREFORE, COMPLETELY WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

THE NEW BIRTH IS NOT AN INTELLECTUAL EVENT, BUT IT IS SPIRITUAL MIRACLE.

2. WHAT BRINGS ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH

A. THE WORD OF GOD HE CHOSE TO GIVE US BIRTH THROUGH THE WORD OF TRUTH, THAT WE MIGHT BE A KIND OF FIRSTFRUITS OF ALL HE CREATED. (JAMES 1:18)

THERE IS POWER IN THE WORD OF GOD. IT HAS POWER TO RENEW AND TO GIVE LIFE. IT HAS POWER TO RESURRECT AND BRING ABOUT DEEP AND REAL CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE MAN. THEN YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE. (JOHN 8:32)

THE TRUTH S JESUS AS HE SAID OF HIMSELF: I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. (JOHN 14:6)

B. THE HOLY SPIRIT

JOHN ALSO THOUGHT: THE SPIRIT GIVES LIFE; THE FLESH COUNTS FOR NOTHING. THE WORDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU ARE THE SPIRIT AND THEY ARE LIFE. (JOHN 14:6)

THE NEW BIRTH CAN ONLY HAPPEN BY RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE HIM YOU NEED TO DIE TO SIN. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HOLY AND HE WILL ONLY LIVE IN A LIFE THAT HAS BEEN REGENERATED BY THE BLOOD O JESUS.

3. THE BLESSINGS OF THE NEW BIRTH

ONLY SPIRITUAL MAN CAN SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD. HIS SPIRITUAL EYES ARE OPENED, AND HE CAN PERCIEVE ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HIDDEN TO THE NATURAL MAN.

WE CAN SUMMARIZE THE BLESSINGS OF THE NEW BIRTH AS FOLLOWS: A.) SPIRITUAL EYES ARE OPENED. -SIN BLINDS THE EYES , BUT WHEN WE ACCEPT JESUS, OUR SPIRITUAL EYES ARE OPENED.

B.) MOVING DARKNESS INTO LIGHT. - SIN TAKES US THROUGH DARK PATHS. CONVERSATION MAKES US TURN OUR BACKS ON DARKNESS AND DIRECTS OUR STEPS INTO A NEW WAY, THE PATH OF LIGHT. C.) CONVERSATION FROM SATANS DOMINION TO GOD. - SIN ENSLAVED US, KEEPING US UNDER SATANS DOMINION. WHEN WE WERE CONVERTED TO CHRIST, WE CAME UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD.

D.) PARDON FOR SIN. - FAITH BELIEVES THAT OUR SINS DESERVE PUNISHMENT, BUT THAT JESUS CARRIED THEM IN HIS BODY ON OUR BEHALF. E.) INHRITANCE WITH THE SAINTS. PAUL SAID: HE WHO DID NOT SPARE HIS OWN SON, BUT GAVE HIM UP FOR US ALL HOW WILL HE NOT ALSO, ALONG WITH HIM, GRACIOUSLY GIVE US ALL THINGS?