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| Are You Really Born Again? by Kei144(m): 4:10am On Dec 30, 2013 |
How do you know that you are born again? Do you claim to be born again because your pastor, priest or one preacher said so? What concrete evidence, backed by the Holy Bible, do you have that shows that you are really born again? Let us now see what make some people to believe that they are born again. Water baptism In many churches, including the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church, once you were baptized (even when you were baby), you are born again. That is the only evidence that they have that they are born again. But this is what the Holy Bible says: Jn. 3:4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!” Jn. 3:5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. The Holy Bible says that both water and Holy Spirit baptism are necessary in order to become born again. Apart from that, these baptisms must be done in agreement with the Bible. I came out in altar call Some people’s evidence of being born again is that they came out in altar call in a Pentecostal or Evangelical church and supposedly gave their lives to Christ. Others did sinner’s prayer somewhere when someone preached the gospel. The pastor or preacher told them that they are now born again and that they should not allow the devil to make them think otherwise. Where is the scriptural backing for this claim? Who in the early Church (the book of Acts) was born again this way? Or have today’s Christians invented a new gospel? I speak in tongues Pentecostal Christians believe that once a person can speak in tongues, the person is already born again. Blowing tongues is seen as a sign of being born again. So, all that the Holy Spirit knows to do in these people is to make them to blow tongues? What scriptures support this as an evidence of being born again? I am a tithe and offering member of my church A typical pastor would tell members of her/his church that any member that is faithful in the payment of tithe and offering, and in the sowing of seeds, will surely go to heaven. These are the true born-agains. This is obviously new gospel, invented in the latter part of 20th century. Biblical evidence We now come to scriptural evidence that a person is born again. Ro. 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, Ro. 14:18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. 1Jn. 3:9 No-one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. Clear evidence that a person is born again is when the person lives a holy life, for which reason the person’s life is filled with peace and joy, irrespective of the condition of things around her/him. That is the life of a person who believes that God is always with her/him and that God will definitely cause all things (no matter their appearance) to work together for her/his own good. Prosperity (eating and drinking) is not evidence that God is with a person. Going through life without much difficulties is not evidence that God is with a person; in fact, the contrary is the case. 1Co. 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. Mk. 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; Mk. 16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” So much of Christianity and other religions is about talking and talking. But being born again should be more about the demonstration of divine power. You that call yourself a born-again, how many of the signs of Mk 16:17-18 follow you? Or is your own born again all about talking and making claims that you cannot prove? It is high time people started taking Jesus’ word literarily and seriously. The Igbos have a saying that you have to see the crops in the farm before expecting to see the harvest in the barn. A lot of Christians talk about how they will be snatched up to heaven (rapture) by the power of God, but we never ever see evidence that the power of God is in them. How and when will that power appear? 1 Like |
| Re: Are You Really Born Again? by Kei144(m): 4:18am On Dec 30, 2013 |
The purpose of this thread is not to judge the people of God. Instead, this thread comes because end time will commence in the first half of 2014. www.nairaland.com/1447777/apocalyptic-end-time-begins-2014 It then becomes necessary for one to be very sure where s/he stands. During the end time, the gospel of the kingdom will be preached all over the world (Mt 24:14). The gospel of the kingdom of God is all about the demonstration of God's power. That is what Jesus' earthly ministry was all about. It is the demonstration of God's power that will save many Christians during the harsh years of end-time tribulations that commences in 2014. People will abandon talk-talk Christianity when end time begins. The aim of this thread is to start getting the people of God ready. |
| Re: Are You Really Born Again? by Kei144(m): 4:21am On Dec 30, 2013 |
If you want to see my understanding of how to be born again and how to live holy life and how to demonstrate God's power, visit the following site. http://ikesinenu1..com/2013/12/gospel-of-kingdom-of-god.html |
| Re: Are You Really Born Again? by Kei144(m): 8:05am On Dec 30, 2013 |
Does no person want to comment on this all-important topic? |
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