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Clear gospel from John 3.

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Startled, the council member asked, “How can a man be born when he is old? Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”2 Jesus’ response—“Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit”3 stated again that one must experience a spiritual rebirth in order to enter heaven —“You must be born again.”4

A Very Personal Question

Have you been born again? Have you experienced the spiritual rebirth Jesus said was absolutely necessary for entrance into heaven? This is the one thing, according to the Word of God, that will determine your eternal destiny.

If you really want to know how to be born again, here is the answer from God’s Word.

We must recognize the fact that we are sinners, that we’ve violated God’s laws—and we all have. God says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God....There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.”5

We must repent of our sins. The Bible says God “commands all people everywhere to repent.”6 Jesus said, “Unless you repent, you too will all perish.”7

It was for our sins—yours and mine—that Jesus, the Son of God, left heaven and came to earth to give up His life that we might be forgiven. “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.”8 Then Jesus rose from the dead, proving His victory over sin and death.

We must receive Christ into our lives as our Savior from sin. We read in the Bible, speaking of Jesus Christ, “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”9

The Promise of God

The moment we open our hearts to Jesus Christ and place our complete trust in Him—and Him alone—as our Savior, God promises to forgive our sins, save our soul, and reserve us a home in heaven.

The apostle John said, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”10 Jesus promises, “Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”11

You can be born again simply by praying and asking Jesus Christ to work this miracle in your life. Although it’s your heart’s attitude that counts, here’s a suggested prayer to help guide you:

God, I am willing to repent of my sins and receive Jesus as my Savior. I do believe He died for me and was raised again to give me new, spiritual life. Thank you, God, for saving me.

If you truly believe, you will be born again and you will begin an exciting, eternal journey, one that can take you through the pressures of this life like nothing you’ve ever experienced before!

Art DeMoss, Phil Landrum, Kenneth Linsley

Bible references: (l) John 3:3, (2) John 3:4, (3) John 3:6, (4) John 3:7, (5) Romans 3:23, Ecclesiastes 7:20, (6) Acts 17:30, (7) Luke 13:3, (8) 1 John 3:16, (9) John 1:12, (10) 1 John 5:13, (11) John 5:24.