Tag: born again
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The Strangers
1 Peter 1:1-2 “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood . . .” If you are a Christian, you…
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A New Identity
Matthew 3:13-15 “Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all…
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On the Matter of Identity
Joshua 4:8-10 “And the people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, just as the Lord told Joshua. And they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged…
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A Wonderful Death
Colossians 3:3 “. . . for you died . . .” It’s so interesting that the statement above was written to people who were fully alive. It’s from Paul’s letter to the Colossian church. In these three words he’s telling them one of the greatest truths of the Christian faith. He’s telling them that the…
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Righting the Ship
Psalm 146:9 “The way of the wicked He turns upside down” I love the way Psalm 146:9 is rendered in the New Kings James Version, which is the translation provided in the words above. It’s a statement of fact about the lives of those who have rejected God, here called, “the wicked.” It says that…
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Have you been born again?
Luke 18:18 “And a ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” John 3:3-4 “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…
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Will you believe the truth?
John 3:3 “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” One of the marks of the Hebrew language that was spoken by the Jews when Jesus walked this earth was its use of repetition. It was a means of emphasizing a thought. We see it in the…
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Born Again!
John 3:7 “You must be born again.” One of the things everyone reading the above sentence has in common is that there was a time when they were born. Each one of us entered this world suddenly. We personally had nothing to do with it. We had no say in the matter. We didn’t decide…
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Uncle George
Acts 26:9-11 “I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished…
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Imitators of God
1 Thessalonians 2:14 “For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea.” One of the most incredible effects of the gospel of Jesus Christ is how it touches hearts in a uniform way wherever it does its work. In the verse above, the apostle Paul tells the Thessalonian believers,…
To Encourage You 