In the Biblical truth, to be born again means to be “A begotten child of God”. This word “begotten” means “born from above.” It is also said that the word “begotten” stands for “fathered from above”. This informs us that another principle of New Birth involves “Creative Grace.” This is unmerited favour of God upon us that recreates us into worthy children of God. After become born again, our earthly fatherhood is detached from us and we become people fathered from above. Becoming Born Again or taking on the garment of New Birth, results in qualifying us children of God from above, connects us to the exchange of earthly spirit for the Holy Spirit. Creatively, we dropped being born of the flesh to being born of the Holy Spirit. Jesus made this clear in (John 3: 6 – 7).
The creative grace of God makes the one born again appreciating self as worthy person. Sin condemns us as wrecked people, but grace applauds our worthiness. It will be important to point out that principles of new birth involve Divine Washing. This washing is done in the Spirit realms, while we feel the worthiness of our new ways of life externally. When living a sinful life, our thoughts, our feelings about ourselves and our actions are full of self condemnations, because there are patches of vices in our inside. After we are born again, we can talk about the past dirty life without feeling being condemned any more. In fact, every deposit of sin in us vacates the mind.
Apostle Paul pointed this to his son Titus thus: “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful of one another.But after the kindness and love of God toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His Mercy He saved us by the washing of the regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost” (Titus 3: 5 KJV). As observed in the three days past, the principles of being born again support progressive maturity and not one-time process. We Christians have to dwell on this and allow ourselves walk up the ladders of Spiritual growth as well as being soft with those babies in the Lord while passing them through discipleship. Next series is about “Facts About Being Born Again.” Please follow us!
PRAYER:
LORD JESUS CHRIST, I have come to know today that feeling worthless on the inside is the work of evil spirit. Release the presence of the Holy Spirit into my heart today. I desire the Divine Washing of the regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
POSITIVE DECLARATION:
I overcome every thought of self condemnation in my life today. I see myself as being fathered from above from today henceforth.
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