are you "Born" again?

servant Joseph · On-Fire Member

are you "Born" again?

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servant Joseph · On-Fire Member

I finally understand why it's so essential to read the bible every day and night that it's even more important than food.

Job 23:12- I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food

*bible verses at the bottom*

If you are a non-Christians or new Christians, please watch 1 and then 2.

If you are an old Christian, you might skip 1 and watch 2, though it's best to watch both (1 then 2).

The conclusion:

A "born" again Christian is one who

repents
confesses Jesus is his/her Lord and stands firm in temptations, trials and tribulations

For no.1- Analogy: imagine on sunday worship, a terrorist suddenly rushed into the church and threatened to kill all Christians! Will you be the one who confess Jesus is your Lord or will you say you are a "come and see" visitor? (Luke 17:33-34)

For no.2- Example: Can people notice you live a Christian life?

*Attention: We must always remember that actions prove how true our repentance is, Acts 26:20- "...I (Paul) preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds"

God bless us all Let us not stand still and continue to feed on God's words day by day.

p.s. reference

Luke 17:33-34- whoever tries to keep his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

The Parable of the Sower Mark 4:3-20

3"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."
9Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.
11He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables
12so that,
   " 'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
       and ever hearing but never understanding;
   otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'[1] "

Explanations:

13Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
14The farmer sows the word.
15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;
19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control..."

-- Edited by servant Joseph at 10:18, 2004-10-20

-- Edited by servant Joseph at 19:44, 2004-11-29

servant Joseph · On-Fire Member

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