Lead

Apr 19 13 10:19 PM

Tags : :

114 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON GETS SAVED

II. COR. 5:17...THEREFORE IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATURE; OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW.

What actually happens when a person is born again? He repents of his sins, that is, he acknowledges to God that he is a sinner and that he needs a Savior. He accepts Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, and at that moment he is born again. His sins are forgiven. He receives eternal life from God.

I. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE BECOMES A CHILD OF GOD.

JOHN 1:12.. 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.

You can imagine how honored you would feel if you were the child of some world famous ruler.

How much greater honor it is to be the child of the mighty Maker of the universe, before whom angels bow.

GALATIANS 3:26..FOR YE ARE ALL THE CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS.

II. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE IS JUSTIFIED OF GOD. ROMANS 5:1; 8:30, 33..THEREFORE BEING JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (8:30) MOREOVER, WHOM HE DID PREDESTINATE, THEM HE ALSO CALLED; AND WHOM HE CALLED, THEN HE ALSO JUSTIFIED; AND WHO HE JUSTIFIED, THEM HE ALSO GLORIFIED. (8:33)WHO SHALL LAY ANY THING TO THE CHARGE OF GOD’S ELECT? IT IS GOD THAT JUSTIFIETH.

God, the judge, declares the believing sinner to be NOT GUILTY and looks upon him as if he had never sinned. Go and sin no more.

Thus the Christian stands without guilt in God’s sight, and he will never be punished for his sins if he contentious to live with out sin..

ROMAN 8:1.. THERE IS THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM WHICH ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT.

III. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN THE BELIEVER IS ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED ONE.

EPH. 1:6.. TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, WHEREIN HE HATH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED.

This means that he stands before God in all the acceptability of His beloved Son. God sees him in Christ.

II COR. 5:17.. THEREFORE IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATURE; OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW.

It also means that the Christian is welcome in God’s presence as long as Christ is welcome, and that is clearly forever.

EPH. 2:6-7.. AND HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER, AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS. THAT IS THE AGES TO COME HE MIGHT SHEW THE EXCEEDING RICHES OF HIS GRACE, IN HIS KINDNESS TOWARD US, THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.

IV. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE RECEIVES THE DIVINE NATURE. II PETER 1:4.. WHEREBY ARE GIVEN UNTO US EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES; THAT BY THESE YE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF THE DEVINE NATURE, HAVING ESCAPED THE CORRUPTION THAT IS IN THE WORLD THROUGH LUST.

He will soon notice that he has new desired, new ambitions, a new hatred of sin, and a new love for his fellow Christians.

When the divine nature is encouraged by the believer himself, he will become more and more like the Lord Jesus.

V. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE BECOMES INDWELT BY THE HOLY GHOST.

I COR. 6:19.. WHAT KNOW YE NOT THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS IN YOU, WHICH YE HAVE OF GOD, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN.

The Bible plainly teaches that God, the Holy ghost, when you receive it as a separate work, actually dwells within each believer.

I JOHN 4:13.. HEREBY KNOW WE THAT WE DWELL IN HIM, AND HE IN US, BECAUSE HE HATH GIVEN US OF HIS SPIRIT.

The body of the Christian is the temple of the Holy Ghost.

VI. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO ENJOY THE CONSTANT PROTECTION OF GOD.

ROMANS 8:28.. AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD, TO THEM WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

Nothing can happen to a Christian without God’s permission. In other words, there are no accidents in a believer’s life. Everything that does happen to a child of God is for his own good.

VII. WHEN HE IS BORN AGAIN HE BECOMES AN HEIR OF GOD. ROMANS 8:17.. AND IF CHILDREN, THEN HEIRS; HEIRS OF GOD, AND JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST; IF SO BE THAT WE SUFFER WITH HIM, THAT WE MAY BE ALSO GLORIFIED TOGETHER.

God is the Creator of the universe and He owns all things.

God’s children are promised that they will one day reign with Christ over all the earth, and the will then possess all things.