BORN AGAIN! Pt. 1

You have been born ·again [or anew], and this new life did not come from ·something that dies [a perishable seed], but from ·something that cannot die [an imperishable seed]. You were born ·again [or anew] through ·God’s living message that continues forever [the living and abiding/enduring word of God]. 1 Peter 1:23 Expanded Bible (EXB)

Compiled from Dave Berg's writings 3/84

1. JESUS CAME TO TRY TO MAKE SALVATION AS EASY AS HE POSSIBLY COULD!--And that's why they crucified Him, that's why they killed Him, because the Church System of the day as good as said it couldn't be done without them, without following all of their complicated laws, traditions & religious rigmarole!

2. BUT JESUS CAME & SHOWED THEM THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY--or Saturday or Friday or any other day of the week! They didn't have to follow the Church laws & rules & regulations & the Ten Commandments & all the rest. All they had to do was simply confess that they were sinners & needed Salvation & ask Jesus to give it to them!

3. THE WHOLE IDEA IS SO SIMPLE & SO CHILDLIKE THAT JESUS SAID THAT YOU MUST BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD to enter His spiritual Kingdom of love, joy & happiness here & now in this life--as well as a beautiful, wonderful & thrilling Eternity in His Heavenly Kingdom in the next life! He said, "Except ye be converted, & become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven!" & "Except a man be born again, he cannot even see or understand the Kingdom of God!" (Mat.18:3; John 3:3)

4. OF COURSE, NOBODY CAN REALLY FULLY UNDERSTAND SALVATION. That's why Jesus said that you must be like a little child & just accept it by faith! The Bible says that the love & peace of God "passeth all understanding." (Eph.3:19; Phil.4:7) It's a love which passes your understanding & lands right down in your heart! It is something you don't have to understand. In fact, you can't understand it, it's impossible to understand God's Love!--All you can do is receive it!

5. DOES A BABY UNDERSTAND THE LOVE OF ITS MOTHER? Does a little child understand the love of its father?--No, he just feels it, knows it, accepts it & receives it! Even before he understands language, before he even learns to talk, he understands love, he feels love & he trusts His parents because they love him. He hasn't read it in the Bible, he hasn't read love letters from his mother, he simply feels it in her love & sees it in her actions. So you don't have to understand all about God to know His wonderful love & Salvation in Jesus.--All you have to do is receive it!

6. DON'T TRY TO FIGURE HIM OUT--JUST LET HIM IN! It's just that simple! All you have to do is receive Jesus, God's Son, as your Saviour by asking Him into your heart! You can do it right now, if you want God's answer to all of your problems & His love & happiness to fill your heart & life with joy & with a new plan & purpose in living! He'll meet all your needs & solve all your problems! He's just that wonderful, & it's all just that simple! Why not try Him?

7. JESUS SAID, "I AM THE DOOR"--into His Father's House, the Kingdom of God--"by Me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved." (John 10:9) Therefore, if you want to get to Heaven, you have to walk through Jesus, the open Door. All you have to do is believe in the Door, walk through it by faith, receive Jesus, & you're saved!-- You've entered the Heavenly sphere of Salvation, Heaven on Earth, the Kingdom of God, just by walking through the open Door, Jesus!

8. THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT "GOD IS LOVE"! (1John 4:8) And what did God do to prove that He is Love, that He loves us?-- "God so loved the World"--you & I--"that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)




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