In John 3:3 and 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus that he must be born again to enter the kingdom of God. To be born again is to repent of one's heart attitude of self-centeredness and to call upon, that is, to pray to God, to confess one's sins, and to invite Jesus Christ into one's heart as Lord and Savior. It is to decide to revere and obey God throughout one's life.
What happens inside the person who is born again?
The person becomes a totally new creation. The old has passed away and the new has come (II Corinthians 5:17). He or she has got a total transformation inside out. It is a literally new birth, not physically, but spiritually.
The born-again individual is a new Christian. He has now got new
-Family: God's Family
-Brothers and sisters-in-Christ
-Motivation
-Desires
-Destination and Destiny: Heaven
-Goal and purpose in his or her earthly life: to make disciples of Christ of all nations and people groups
-Interests: to please, obey, love and honor God; to love others
What a blessing to be born again in Christ Jesus, the Lord!
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