Being Born Again!
The Bible speaks to us concerning the importance of being born again.
This new birth is a miraculous work accomplished by the Holy Spirit.

John 3:1-7 "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 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 into the kingdom of God. 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. "

Are you going to go to heaven when you die?
Are you 100% sure?
Would you like to be sure? Read on:

Did you know that......
God loves you and wants you to live with Him in heaven?

John 3:16&17- "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

1 John 5:11&12- "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

The Bible teaches us that we are all sinners? Have you ever said, done or thought anything wrong?

Romans 3:10-"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"

Romans 3:23-"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"

Isaiah 53:6-"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."

Romans 6:23-"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

James 1:15-"...and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."

John 5:40-"And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life."

John 3:18&19-"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."

Being honest, truthful, kind, loving, trying to keep the Ten Commandments, being baptized, and even going to church will not get you into heaven?

Proverbs 14:12-"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

Isaiah 64:6-"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

James 2:10-"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."

You, like everyone else, will have to face a judgement day?

Hebrews 9:27-"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"

Revelation 20:12-15"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

I know this all sounds hopeless but please, read on... Did you know that......
God loves you and has made a way for you to get to heaven through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ?

Romans 5:8&9-"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

Ephesians 2 8&9-"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Acts 4:12-"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

Romans 6:23-"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Titus 3:5-7-"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; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."

You can go to heaven no matter how bad your sin is and no matter what you have done?

Matthew 9:13-"for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

Luke 19:10-"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Isaiah 1:18-"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

John 3:14&15-"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life."

Isaiah 53:4&5-"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

John 1:29-"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

God wants you to repent (be sorry and turn away) from your sins?

Mark 1:15-"... The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."

Acts 3:19-"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"

Acts 20:20&21-"And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ."

God wants you to believe and place all of your faith and trust in Jesus Christ to save you?

Acts 16:30&31-The Phillipian jailer questioning Paul and Silas:"Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

Romans 10:9&10-"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

Romans 10:13-"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Being born again is essential to salavation? The new birth is what the Holy Spirit produces in the life of a person who truly repents and places his or her faith in Jesus Christ under the conviction and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:5-8-"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 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. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."

II Corintians 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."

Galatians 6:14, 15-"But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature."

You may be asking, "What can I do to show that I believe and have faith?"

You can bow your head right now, right where you are, and pray a prayer like this and mean it with all of your heart:

Dear Lord God, I know that I am a sinner. Please forgive me for my sins. I believe that your Son the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for my sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Please have mercy on me a sinner, and save me from my sins.
Thank you Lord God.
Amen.

If you prayed to turn away from your sins and placed your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ to save you, and meant it with all of your heart...then you can be sure that you will go to heaven!

John 14:1-3-"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

1 John 5:13-"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."

John 5:24-"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."