The result of the new birth is a new heart, a new mind, a new nature, a new love for God and His people.
1st. A NEW heart.
A NEW heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26.
2nd. Passing FROM DEATH to life.
VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 5:24.
3rd. Putting on a NEW MAN.
AND that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Ephesians 4:24.
4th. Created ANEW, not made over.
THEREFORE if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; Behold, all things are become new.
II Corinthians 5:17.
5th. Washed white, not white-washed.
NOT by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.
Titus 3:5.
6th. VICTORY over sin.
WHOSOEVER is born of God doth not commit sin.
I John 3:9.
7th. Translated into a KINGDOM.
WHO hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
Colossians 1:13.
8th. Created to be useful (workers).
FOR we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works.
Ephesians 2:10.
Because we are born with an earthly nature and are sinners against God, we must have a heavenly nature, to be happy with God.
It is the carnal nature that sins. it is the God nature that does not sin.
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.
John 3:3.
THAT which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is BORN of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN.
John 3:6-7.
Have YOU been born of the Spirit?
It you are not sure, read the following Scriptures as they may assure you, or show you how you may be regenerated.
WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.
I John 5:1.
BUT as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:12-13
BEING born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
I Peter 1:23
WHEREBY are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
II Peter 1:4.
THIS is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Psalms 119:50
FOR in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
I Corinthians 4:15.
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