Do you know what it means to be "BORN AGAIN"?
At the First Baptist Church of Crescent, our staff and congregation would like to minister to your needs and provide you with the answer to this question..
We believe being BORN AGAIN gives everyone HOPE through Jesus Christ.
We would like to ask you this question: If you were to die today, where would you spend eternity?
The following scriptures, from God's Word, will tell you how to become a Christian and to be "Born Again", and guide you to the peace of knowing Christ as your Lord and Savior.
The Bible records that Jesus used the phrase "born again" in a conversation with a man named Nicodemus.
Nicodemus approached Jesus at night. He was curious about Jesus and the kingdom of God. Jesus told him: "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3, KJV).
Nicodemus responded, "How can a man be born when he is old?" (John 3:4, KJV).
Nicodemus was a highly moral man who obeyed God's law. He was a respected leader of the Jewish community. No doubt he was a fine man. Yet something was lacking. Like Nicodemus, many people today confuse religion with new birth in Christ. Phrases like " I pray regularly", " I believe there is a God" or "I have gone to _______ Church" often are confused with a real new-birth experience.
New birth begins with the Holy Spirit convicting a person that the person is a sinner. Because of sin, we are spiritually dead. For this reason, spiritual birth, as Jesus described it, is necessary. God loves us and gives us spiritual birth when we ask Him for it.
The Bible says all persons are sinners (Romans 3:23). Jesus died on a cross and was raised from the dead to save sinners. To be born again means that a person admits to God that he or she is a sinner, repents of sin, believes in or trusts Christ, and confesses faith in Christ as Savior and Lord. Jesus told Nicodemus that everyone who believes in (places faith in) Christ would not perish (John 3:16). Jesus is the only One who can save us (John 14:6).
To believe in Jesus is to be born again. Confess your sins and ask Jesus right now to save you. "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Acts 2:21).
You can do this by talking to God and saying to Him, from your heart, these words or something similar:
"Dear heavenly Father, I know I am a sinner and deserve the penalty of sin; but today I am asking that You would extend Your grace to me and forgive me of my sin. I know Jesus died on the cross for me, and Jesus, I ask You to come into my heart right now; I give You full control of my life, I will do whatever You direct me to do. You are my Lord."
If you truly meant the words you just said to God with all your heart, Jesus heard and answered your prayer and you can continue in prayer and say to Him,
"Thank You, Jesus for saving me today. Amen."
After you have received Jesus Christ into your life, share your decision with another person, and following Christ's example, ask for baptism by immersion in your local church as a public expression of your faith, then live out the new life you have received from Jesus. (Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:6).
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