LENTEN Reflection day 21

 New birth by Grace. JOHN 3:1-18

How can a person be born again?

1. Being born again is by faith in Jesus Christ alone. When we encounter the Gospel, the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin and warns us about God’s judgement ( John 16:5--9) We come to understand that even if we are a religious person like Necodemus, we have fallen short of God’s glory and face eternal death because of our sins. However, God offers us a gift of eternal through the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf. (Romans 3:23, 6:23) When we repent and believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection for the forgiveness of our sins, God puts His Holy Spirit in us, who cleanses from sin and gives us new life when we believe in Jesus.( John 3:5-6)

2. The HolySpirit guarantees new life. Ephesians 1:13--14.N.b. The Holy Spirit not only gives us new life, but also “seals” us for that new life. This means that the Holy Spirit acts as a guarantee that this new life whicn has begun by faith will one day be fulfilled in heaven.

3. Being Born again is a gift of God. We can’t inherit eternal life from our parents ,they are all humans born with sin Romans 5:12,Religious rules only help us understand God’s righteousness but cannot save us Romans 3:20. Baptism is a symbol of our being cleansed from guilt but the water itself cannot make us clean 1peter 3:21 and living a good life is the fruit of being born again but it doesn’t make us alive. Only the gift of God’s grace saves us when we put our faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection Ephesians 2:8--9.

4. When we are born again as a new life 2Corinthians 5:17. The old is gone and the new has come. When a person is in Christ, you becomea new person with new life under the Lordship of Christ Jesus.You get new life with a new Spirit, a new hope, a new mind and a new allegiance us birthed. We call this our new identity in Christ. We become new people who have a growing desire to Know Christ and walk in His ways.

Challenge!!

1. Have you been born again? Share your story

2. How should your life as a new creation be different from your old life? Oluyimba 289. Yesu yajja alokole. Mu kisiibo kino webuuze nalokoka oba neebuzaabuza?!! Alina omwana Yesu alina obulamu obutaggwaawo.  Oba oyagala okulokoka kati yatula nti NDOKOSE. Feel free to call 0779305521 or go to your church leader. Blessings.

Rev. Samuel Muwonge.