Being born again is one of the most important events in the life of every person who is born into this world. Firstly, one is born into the world, and automatically has a sinful nature. This nature comes from the fact that Adam sinned, therefore all sinned, and every curse that was pronounced as result of Adam and Eve’s sinning, becomes ours at birth.
God however did not give up on you and I despite the fact that Adam sinned and was cast out of the presence of God (the garden of Eden). Throughout your journey in life, God will continue to seek an opportunity for you to know Him again as Adam knew Him in the garden of Eden, and to have a personal relationship with Him, through the son Jesus Christ.
The gifts of the forgiveness of sins.The imputation of the gift of righteousness.The gift for an abundant life, also know as “Zoe”.
When you believe in Jesus Christ, your believing is not a waste as many would think, nor is it hoax. There are three spiritual things that happen as a result of being saved in Jesus Christ and no other.
The gifts of the forgiveness of sins.
The first of which is the forgiveness of the very sins you were born with because of Adam’s sin. God automatically removes those sins and curses from your life, and counts you worthy to be a partaker (participator) in His divine kingdom, and enjoy all the benefits (blessings) that come as a result of becoming a child of God, that is a believer.
The moment you believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and savior of your life, you automatically receive the forgiveness of sins. This is a gift in itself because, you did not do anything to deserve it. In Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV, it is clearly explained this way, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”
All you did was accept in your heart, and God’s spirit came in to dwell inside you and mark you for His eternal kingdom. You did not have to sweat for it, because Jesus Christ did it all for you. That is why Jesus died for you and I, it was to pay the price for our sins, otherwise we would still be living a condemned life.
John 3:16-18 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
Anytime you feel like you are a sinner but know that you beliebed in Jesus Christ, remember that your sins were paid for, and you were acquitted of all guilt. You now have to live in the grace you have received in Christ, and enjoy this gift from God, because in Him is not condemned anymore, Romans 8:1.
The imputation of the gift of righteousness.
When you get born again, and your life is now in Christ, you receive the gift of righteousness. Simply defined rightesouness is a right standing with God all the time, everyday. After the forgiveness of sins, God automatically counted you righteous before Him. This means that you are not guilty, even when you commit a sin, you are automaticaly not guilty. You might still pay the consequences of sinning, because you are here on earth, but the grace of God, has geanted you righteous life. This means God does not see you as a sinner.
In Romans 5:17 KJV the bible says, “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” The offence that is being explained is Adam’s offence, but Jesus Christ put an end to that offence, and therefore you are now a righteous being. When you believed in jesus Christ, your sins had to be first removed so that the Holy Spirit could dwell in you. Otherwise God’s spirit cannot dwell in you except the unrighteous acts (sin nature) of the devil was removed. That is why you must accept this gift, but whether you’re aware of it or not, by virture of believing in Jesus by faith, God counts you as a righteous one.
This happened to Abraham, and we see it explained in the word of God. Romans 4:2-3 KJV says, “For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” He believed by faith, just as you believed by faith in Jesus Christ.
The gift of righteousness helps you reign in life, living above sin, sickness or disease and poverty. It helps you to stand before God unblameable, and know that God can receive you anytime, and hear your prayers to Him. The righteous nature that has been imparted in you, gives you right to stand before God and communicate with Him unashamadly because all enimity between you and God as a resukt of sin, was removed, and thefore you were acquitted by faith in Jesus Chist the saviour, and you are now at peace with God, Romans 5:1-2.
The gift for an abundant life, also know as “Zoe”.
Jesus came in order that you and I might have life, and that life in all its fullness, John 10.10 GNT. The devil caused all forms of death, destruction and condemnation. However, Jesus Christ came to give life in its totality. When one is born again, they automatically receive the eternal life. A life in which one does not die. Your physical body will perish, yes, because this world, is still condemned until Jesus comes again, to take his church and those who died as Christians into a restored Kingdom in which God reigns as supreme over all, and the devils works are put to a stop once and for all. However, the death of the born again believer’s, is no longer possible when one is now in Christ.
When you are born again, you received the Holy Spirit. But this is not ordinary, because the Holy Spirit according to the bible, is not just any kind of spirit. It is Jesus Christ himself living inside of you. That is why in John 10:10 KJV, the word says, “He came in order that you might have life, and have life in abundance. Jesus described Him as the spirit of truth, because He was meant to guide us into all truth. Later, Apostle Paul, by revelation described Him as the spirit of Life.
In Romans 8:1-2 KJV, we see that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Life. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. “. You were made free from sin and death once and for all because, you received the Holy Spirit a gift from God by His grace, so that you may life life to the full. At the returning of Jesus Christ, you will ultimately receive a glorified body, rhat is not subject to the elements of this world, otherwise in your spirit, you are not only forgiven, made righteous, but you have life, that is summed up in alk that Jesus Christ is. This is why the in the epistle of John, he emphasizes our very being whilst here on earth. 1 John 4:17 KJV “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” When you are born again, and have received the gift of life, you are literally like what Jesus is like in your renewed (born again) spirit.
The eternal life is a pathway to the revelation ofthe glofy of God. The Holy Spirit is both the conveyor and administrator of the life of God in man. The greatest of the three graces mentioned above, is the grace for for the gift of eternal life. He gives eternal life, the very life that is invested in Him. Eternal life is the quality of life that makes you enjoy, wisdom, intelligence, vitality, power, and so much more. A life you can draw from anytime you have need, anytime you want to achieve something and anytime you question who you are in Christ.
The life that Jesus Christ came to give is not biological, it is Himself. This is how he is able to dwel in each everyone that believes in Him. It is through the Holy Spirit. Anything that does not resemble the totality of the life of God, in you, you have the power to reject it, because only righteousness can dwell with righteousness, and darkness cannot dwell with righteouness, 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 NIV.
God Bless
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