What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?

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My life was a whirlwind of chaos and uncertainty, constantly on the edge of out of control. Growing up in church, I had heard about Jesus Christ, God, and the Bible countless times and loved God. Yet despite all the well-intentioned voices that spoke to me, I couldn’t grasp the true meaning of their message. It felt like a puzzle with missing pieces and scattered fragments that failed to convey a complete picture. However, looking back at my journey, I realize that my transformation can be likened to an intricate chain of numerous linked moments. From the age of five until my twenty-sixth year on this earth, seeds were planted within me – seeds of faith and hope. And one glorious day, God entered God entered my life and made me new! Born again—I finally understood what it truly meant to choose Him above all else.

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It became glaringly obvious that if I wanted deliverance from the hole I had found myself in—the dark pit paved by drugs, alcoholism, and unrelenting sin—I needed to embrace God’s unconditional love and follow His righteous path instead. Accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior didn’t magically eliminate every problem or hardship from existence; however, it gifted me with something far more profound: the Holy Spirit—a guiding force equipped specifically for navigating through life’s trials. Yet perhaps the real treasure is that I now know that I will be spending eternity in heaven, and Jesus cleansed me from my sins by dying for my sins on the cross and resurrecting from the dead to make it possible for me to have a new life. (to be Born Again). ~ Bill Greguska

John 3:4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

 

 

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I Was Born Again When I Saw That Jesus Changed Me!


 

 

 


How Do I Know If I Am Born Again?


 

Are You Born Again?

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If you haven’t been born again, today is the day.

But the real question is, can a person enter heaven without being born again? The straightforward answer to that question is found in John 3:3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.

Before I was Born Again, I understood who God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit were from back in Catholic grade school. Later on, when I was born again, I learned that God was real and that He loved me and had a plan for my life, a better experience than I was living, which I was all for in my life. I remember asking myself the question years ago, in grade school, “Why do I need to be Born Again?” I only got an answer to that question when I was in my 20s when Shawn O’Gorman told me at his gas station one summer afternoon when I was coming home from Hart Park playing basketball. Shawn was one of the first significant links in the chain of people God put in my life to lead me to find Jesus Christ in my life.

I had a born-again experience at the age of 33. As a result, I found a church where I felt I was being fed properly. I don’t say that as a reflection on Catholicism. But once I was born again, I got an evangelical spirit. ~ Bill McCartney

 

 


 

Does A Person Need To Be Born Again? NeedEncouragement.com

The choice is yours to be born again or not. God’s word instructs us to do so. John 3:7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’

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After I started to understand more about the Bible, the Bible began to make a lot of sense.  The next thing I needed to do was figure out how to put my newfound faith in being born again into practice with help from the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and some Christian friends. It was not until later that I knew I had assurance for my salvation; it took caring people to help me understand the scriptures and what that meant. God’s Word did not take root in my life until 1986, when I surrendered my life to the care of God.

God did not clean up my behavior like a magic wand, but I took an enormous step in faith. I could tell the difference, and so could others! Being born again was the most significant decision I ever made. Are you born again? Being raised in the Catholic church, I had some general understanding, but when I chose to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, in other words, to be born again, I started seeing things in a different light. ~ Bill Greguska

 

 

 

 


 

 

Do You Think You Have Been Born Again?


 

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Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

John 3:3 ESV

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

John 3:1-8 ESV 

Now, there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

 


 

 

 

What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?


 

More Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

1 Peter 1:23 ESV 

Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;

John 3:1-36 ESV 

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 

John 3:36 ESV

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

John 3:16 ESV 

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 6:23 ESV 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 


 

 

What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?


 

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