Category: Being Born Again

Acts 16:29-31 (NKJV) 29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Sometimes salvation (being born again) can be made to seem very complicated.

This is not God’s way, though. It is man’s way.

Most times this is not intentional. It just kind of happens as unnecessary “noise” gets added to the message.

It’s important for us all to understand that Jesus has already done the hard work; His voluntary surrender to the Father’s will and giving Himself to die on the cross in our place.

He did this for you and for me.

So, what do we need to do? How do we “get saved” (become born again)?

Paul stated it very simply, above; Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

And what does it mean to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?

Here it is in its most simple form.

We acknowledge that He is the son of God. We understand that he died for our sins. And then we repent for our own sins, asking Him to forgive us and cleanse us from our sin.

That’s it. It’s that simple.

Notice that Paul didn’t go into a long dissertation when asked what to do to be saved. He stated very plain and directly, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

And so, we say to you today, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.

Trust Him with your life, here on earth and for eternity in heaven. Let Him wash away your sins with His precious blood that was shed for you and for me on the cross.

Put your faith in Him and let Him into your life.

We won’t promise you that your life will suddenly be trouble-free and that nothing bad will ever happen to you again.

But we will promise you that as you walk with Him, He will walk with you and lead you as you allow Him to.

And as you are faithful to Him, He will stick by your side, closer than a brother, leading you one step at a time through whatever you face in your life.

And, most importantly, you will now be a child of God, knowing that you will spend eternity in heaven. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJV) 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

In keeping with the devotional from Monday, which discussed being born again, let’s talk more today about salvation in Christ.

While the scripture above never specifically mentions salvation or being born again, Peter is speaking to those who have already been born again, set free from their sinful former selves through the blood of Christ.

What he is telling them is very important for all of us to understand. Let’s take a look.

First, they (we) were not redeemed (set free from sin and tradition) by corruptible (tangible, material) things.

Their (our) freedom from sin was not bought with gold, silver or other material items. It was, instead, bought and paid for by the blood of Christ. It is a spiritual redemption, not a physical redemption.

The application of His blood to our lives on a personal level breaks the chains of sin in our lives, setting us free.

This is a perfect parallel illustration of being set free from slavery in the natural.

Slaves in the days when Peter wrote this book could be redeemed (set free from slavery to another human being) by way of payment of silver or gold to their master.

That single payment bought them their freedom, allowing them to live the rest of their lives as free men and women.

Likewise, the blood of Christ, if personally applied to our lives, sets us free from the bonds of sin.

In the case of a human slave, the payment for their freedom is made with corruptible (imperfect), tangible things.

In the case of redemption in Christ, His precious blood frees us with perfection because Jesus was without spot or blemish (without sin).

This was/is the only way that we could ever be bought (redeemed) from the chains of our sin. And because of Christ’s perfection, His blood over our lives has made us clean and holy before God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

John 3:3 (NKJV) 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Before we ever worry about a single thing related to God, we need to be sure to tend to this one thing; being born again.

You see, without being born again (born of the Spirit), nothing else matters.

That may sound blunt, but it’s the truth.

Jesus Himself said, “unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.

There is no room for negotiating or bargaining. It is an absolute.

We need to understand that emotion isn’t part of this. Intellect isn’t part of this. It is 100% spiritual in nature. This is why the word also refers to it as being “born of the Spirit”.

As Jesus spoke with Nicodemus, who had approached Jesus in the night so as not to be seen by others, He told Nicodemus that he must be born again. When Nicodemus questioned this, Jesus spoke further.

John 3:5 (NKJV) 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Again, Jesus was absolute in His statement. He didn’t offer alternative ways whereby one can enter the kingdom of God.

Now, to make it clear, being born again, or being born of the Spirit, does not require a certain set of steps. Nor does it require a ceremony of any kind.

It is 100% personal, between you and God.

And it does not require any special prayer or special words to be uttered.

What it requires is a sincerely repentant heart that is seeking God and His truth.

That truth lies in Jesus.

John 14:6 (NKJV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

In Him and Him alone can we find salvation; forgiveness for our sins and eternal life with the Father.

So, in all of our seeking, let us be sure to seek first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). Without that, nothing else matters.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

John 3:3 (NKJV) 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Being born again is a spiritual birth from above. It’s not a second biological birth. We must be born again or we cannot see the kingdom of God.

Being born again is a gift from God. It is what will save us from sin, which comes from within our hearts. Our heart is wicked without God.

Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?

Not seeing the kingdom of God unless we are born again is not something we should take lightly or just skim over. It is a fact, and God will not make any exceptions.

When we have been born again, we must not ignore that there are others that God will bring onto our path for us to share our experience with.

Know that just because we have been born again our job is not over. On the contrary, it has really just begun.

Be ready to share the good news if God prompts us to do so, for it is by us sharing the truth with others that they will be set free.

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Now, do people always want to hear about it from us?

Some may not at first. But we must share it anyway. Be ready in season and out of season to speak God’s truth.

Today, people are looking for the truth more than ever. They are desperate. Will we be ready to be God’s spokesperson or will we shy away, hoping someone else will do it?

2 Timothy 4:2 (NJKV) 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Be ready children of God, those who are born again. Be ready to stand up and speak the truth when needed. Wait for it and God will lead.

We must be born again in order to see the kingdom of God. There’s no other way. Repent and turn to Jesus for Salvation today. His arms will always be open for us if we truly believe.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780