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5 Birthmarks of the Built-in Again Christian

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5 Birthmarks of the Born Again Christian

What is a Born Once again Christian?

While the entire Bible stresses certainty and assurance for Christians who are born-over again, there'southward one section of Scripture that stakes out this theme as its central focus—the letter of 1 John.

Every bit nosotros carefully read through 1 John, nosotros notice a 5-fold argument for the assurance of salvation—v of the birthmarks of the Christian. These are characteristics and traits of someone who is built-in again through religion in Jesus Christ.

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we accept seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our easily have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Give-and-take of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to yous the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to united states of america. We proclaim to y'all what nosotros accept seen and heard, so that yous as well may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. Nosotros write this to make our joy complete." 1 John 1:1-4

Let'due south have a look at the 5 signs of those who are born again Christians

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i. Built-in Again Christian: The Birthmark of Confession

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The showtime is the birthmark of confession, described in i John five:1: "Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." Before yous tin have assurance of salvation, you accept to believe and be saved. Y'all accept to confess Jesus Christ equally Lord. Some people assume they are saved because they grew up in a Christian culture, or they take gone to church all their lives, or they have been baptized, or they take tried to live a good life. Nonetheless they've never distinctly and personally confessed Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

The Bible teaches that we are sinners, separated from God by a sinful nature. We tin never earn, buy, or climb our fashion into heaven. By our own efforts or goodness, we can never be saved. That's why God became a human who lived a wholly righteous life, died on the cross, shed His blood for us, and rose from the dead. He paid our penalization, took our judgment upon Himself, and He offers us the opportunity to be born again.

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2. Born Again Christian: The Birthmark of Modify

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If the offset birthmark is our confession of Christ as our Savior and Lord, the second is a inverse life, as we see in 1 John two:29: "Everyone who practices righteousness is built-in of Him." When Jesus truly saves united states, information technology makes a difference in how we think, act, speak, and conduct ourselves. The Bible says, "If anyoneisin Christ,he isa new cosmos; old things have passed away; behold, all things take become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Equally we brainstorm learning to practice righteousness, our habits change. We will not exist sinlessly perfect while we're on this planet; but if we're Christians, we demand to conduct like Christians. If we say we're saved but nothing has inverse about u.s., something is wrong. We are not savedbygood works, only we are savedforgood works, and the Gospel is a transforming amanuensis in our lives.

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3. Built-in Over again Christian: The Birthmark of Compassion

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Those who are truly saved also bear the birthmark of compassion. How can you know that you are a Christian? By what you believe, by how y'all live, and by whom you love. Love is a recurring theme in 1 John, and the campaigner leaves no doubt about how information technology permeates the lives of true Christians. "Beloved," he wrote, "permit us love one another, for love is of God; and anybody who loves is born of God and knows God. . . . We know that nosotros take passed from death to life, because we love the brethren" (one John 4:7; iii:14).

Do you lot love your brothers and sisters in the family of God? Those who are truly saved are those who enjoy and bless the household of religion, the family unit of God.

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4. Built-in Again Christian: The Birthmark of Conflict

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A fourth sign of being truly saved is conflict. Co-ordinate to 1 John v:4, "Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." The discussionovercomeimplies a struggle. We're faced with an adversary whom nosotros must overcome. Our adversary is identified in one John 2:14 as the wicked i: "I take written to you, young men, because yous are strong, and the word of God abides in yous, and you have overcome the wicked one." John went on in the adjacent verses to say: "Do not beloved the world or the things in the world. . . . For all thatisin the globe—the lust of the flesh, the animalism of the eyes, and the pride of life—is non of the Father just is of the earth" (1 John 2:15-17).

When you're genuinely born of God, you'll exist growing to be an overcomer as you lot bargain with the temptations around you—the globe, the mankind, and the devil. You may not be victorious over every temptation every time, but you'll make progress in gaining more victories and losing less battles as you grow stronger in Christ and in the power of the constant Discussion of God.

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5. Built-in Again Christian: The Birthmark of Comport

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That leads to the final signal I desire to brand: We tin run into evidence for the validity of salvation in our want to deport ourselves in a way that pleases God. According to one John 3:9, "Whoever has been built-in of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."

If we're not careful, we might translate this verse to teach that anyone who is born of God never sins. That would conflict with other passages in the Bible that describe u.s. as fallible and ofttimes failing.

In 1 John 3:nine, the word for sin is a present active infinitive and information technology describes a continuous activity. John is not saying that whoever sins one time is not built-in of God. That would disqualify all of us. Information technology would certainly disqualify me. But John is saying, in effect, "Whoever keeps on willfully sinning, violating God's law with stubborn disregard and ongoing wickedness, cannot accept assurance of salvation."

If nosotros are truly saved, we will grieve over our sins, confess them, and seek God's grace to do better.

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You tin can accept assurance of conservancy today.

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His grace is inexhaustible and His salvation is irreversible. Make sure y'all have confessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and then trust Him with your eternal future. He will never go out you or forsake you. His Discussion was given that you might know Jesus Christ as your Savior and that yous might know that you lot have eternal life.

Article excerpted and edited with permission fromDr. David Jeremiah's volume, Ten Questions Christians are Asking.

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