Are You Born Again?
Are you interested in accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?
I hope so! If you have never accepted Christ…the good news is that you can make sure you will spend eternity with Jesus in Heaven. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done. Jesus loves YOU personally very much. He even died so YOU can have eternal life, then He rose from the dead to prove it!
What do you treasure the most in your life?
Your job, family, house, car, bank account, or how about…your soul? Everyone’s number one priority should be to see about our soul’s salvation. Matthew 16:26 says “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Hebrews 9:27 says “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” and Romans 14:12 says “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Excuses you may give for not accepting Jesus:
* I am a good person anyway, why do I need Jesus? Romans 3:12 – “There is none that doeth good, no not one.” Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” Isaiah 64:6 – “We are all as an unclean thing, all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags”
* I am too bad to be saved Matthew 9:13 – “I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” 1 Timothy 1:15 – “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” * There are too many hypocrites in the church Romans 14:12 – “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God”
* I can’t live that kind of life Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
* I go to church, isn’t that good enough? Ephesians 2:8,9 – “for by grace are ye saved through faith… it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast. Titus 3:5 – Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His mercy he saved us
* I need to get some things straightened out before I get saved. Proverbs 27:1 – “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Corinthians 6:2 – “Now is the day of salvation” 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” The Lord is not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9 So how do you get eternal life with Jesus? It is not difficult. The Bible teaches that you must: 1) Recognize we are sinners and need forgiveness 2) Then, admit our sins to Jesus, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) 3) John 1:12 says we must personally receive Him, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become the sons of God.” This means your life is going to change! “He who has the son of God (Jesus) has the life; He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.” 4) Romans 10:9-10 says “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raiseth him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
If you are sincere and want to be ready to meet Jesus, pray this simple prayer from your heart: Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner. I need forgiveness. I am sorry for my sins and I don’t want to sin against You anymore. I believe You are the Son of God and You died on the cross for MY sins. I also believe that you rose from the dead so that I, too, may have victory over the grave. Please forgive me now Lord and cleanse me. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding your blood for me and for hearing and answering my prayer. Amen Luke 15:10 says: “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
Now that you asked Jesus to be your Savoir…
Ok, I’ve prayed the prayer and asked Jesus to be my savior, so what do I do now?”
John 1:12 says “As many as received him (Jesus), to them gave he the power to become Sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
Galatians 4:4-7 – “God sent forth His Son…that we might receive the adoption of sons…and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
Revelation 21:7 – “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son”
2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.”
WOW!
To be a child of God…and you are! If you believe that Jesus died for your sins and asked Jesus to forgive your sins and be your savior, you have been adopted as a son by Almighty God! You are a new creature in God’s eyes! ALL things have passed away and ALL things have become as new. Jesus compared the new birth experience to the wind, which can be heard and felt, but not seen. We do not see God, nor do we see our sins being taken away and forgotten, but when we sincerely repent and confess our sins to Jesus and by faith believe that He has forgiven us, what a feeling of relief!
The next thing you need to do is confess it to someone with your mouth. Tell somebody! Romans 10:9 says “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” Tell someone “I am saved!”
It also says in the Bible that you need to be Baptized. It is how you symbolize being taken into the grave with Jesus and rising with Him cleansed from your sins!
“What’s this about baptism and why do I need to do it?”
Well, first of all, in Acts 2:38 after Peter spoke he was asked by the crowd “what should we do?” and he replied “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”
Notice that you have the first one down… you have repented of your sins and asked Jesus to forgive your sins. Now it’s time to get baptized. This is a wonderful experience, too! You are proclaiming to everyone that you have made the decision to follow Jesus.
Baptism is the re-enactment of going down into the grave with Jesus (when He died for you) and then rising again cleansed from sin and unrighteousness (just like when He rose from the dead). Colossians 2:12 says “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”
When you read through the book of Acts, everywhere you see someone get saved, they get baptized right after. Acts 2:41, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:35-36, Acts 8:38-39, Acts 16:29-33
Jesus told the disciples in Matthew 28:19 to preach the gospel to all nations and baptize them.
Since the Bible talks so much about baptism, we should probably take notice. While there is nothing that you can “do” that will save your soul, the Bible, which is God’s Word, makes it clear that we should be baptized. This symbolizes that you are identified with Christ and the family of God.
Most any church would be happy to baptize you and help you proclaim your salvation.