Hello everybody, it's minister tall23 back to the video. This is another video on the basic
doctrines of the Bible. Today I want to talk about the subject of rebirth in
Christ or the concept of being born again. So we believe in the doctrine of
being born again as part of salvation, that there is a new birth when somebody
believes on the Lord Jesus Christ and without this new birth there is no
entrance into the kingdom of heaven. As it is written in John chapter 3 verse 3
to 7, Jesus answered and said unto him, verily verily I say unto thee, except a
man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him,
how can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb and be born? Jesus answered, verily verily I say unto thee, except a man
be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter to the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is
Spirit. Marvell not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again. He is preaching unto a
Jew by the name of Nicodemus and says unto him that in order to enter
into the kingdom of God you must be born again. We were already born once and that
is being born of the flesh or being born of water when we are brought into this
world by our mother and father, that is the first birth. However because of the
corrupt and sinful nature of the flesh it is necessary that somebody who will
enter into the kingdom of heaven must also be born of the Spirit. Now how does
that happen? The scriptures explain in 1st Peter chapter 1 verse 23, being born
again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the Word of God which
liveth and abideth forever. One is born again by the Word of God. Through the
Word of God the gospel is preached unto us and through the hearing of the Word
of God cometh faith as it teaches in Romans chapter 10 verse 17. When we
believe on Christ we are saved but we are also born of God as it is written
1st John chapter 5 verse 4 to 5, for whatsoever is born of God overcometh the
world and this is the victory that overcometh the world even our faith. Who
is he that overcometh the world but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of
God. We are born of God we overcome the world by our faith that Jesus is the Son
of God as it is written also in John chapter 1 verse 12 to 13, but as many as
received him to them gave you power to become the sons of God even if them that
believe on his name which are born not of blood nor the will of the flesh nor
the will of man but of God. Thus we are born again or born of the Spirit or born
of God simply by believing in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ just as for
justification and salvation. When we are born of God we become the children of
God as it says here in John 1 but it's also written in Galatians chapter 3
verse 26, for ye are all children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. So when we
receive the Spirit of God which will be discussed further in a future video that
is the sign of us being born again or born of the Spirit the Spirit which
indwells us bears witness unto us that we are the children of God and that this
inward rebirth and regeneration has taken place as it is written in Romans
chapter 8 verse 14 to 17 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are
the sons of God for you have not received the spirit of adopt or spirit
of bondage again to fear but you have received the spirit of adoption whereby
we cry Abba Father the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we
are the children of God and if children then heirs heirs of God and joint-ears
with Christ us when we are saved we are not just made just in the eyes of God by
the righteousness of Christ we are not just delivered from hell but we are also
made into the sons of God we are made a new creature as it says in second
Corinthians 5 17 the result of becoming this new creature is that the law is
written within our hearts as was promised in the Old Testament prophecy
in the book of Ezekiel chapter 36 it's written in 1st John chapter 3 verse 9
whosoever is born of God does not commit sin for a seed remaineth in him and he
cannot sin because he is born of God as stated by Jesus this new birth of being
born of God is a birth of the Spirit it is a change of the Spirit no changes
done at our salvation to our flesh but is rather an inward change of the Spirit
as Paul explains in Romans chapter 7 verse 17 to 18 now then it is no more I
that do it but sin that dwelleth in me for I know that in me that is in my
flesh dwelleth no good thing for to will is present with me but how to perform
that which is good I find not in Romans 7 25 it says so then with the mind I
myself serve the law of God but with the flesh the law of sin therefore being
born again as an act done by the Holy Ghost when we believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ it's an inward change which our spirit is made alive and made into a new
creature which serves the law of God and is the Son of God after our salvation we
have two natures we have both the spirit and the flesh and it will be that way
until the return of Jesus Christ so thank you buddy for watching and goodbye