𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓑𝓮 𝓑𝓸𝓻𝓷 𝓐𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷: 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓽 𝓦𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓛𝓲𝓯𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓪 𝓣𝓻𝓾𝓮 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪𝓷

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𝕽𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 & 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖍

All that makes a person a true Christian is the work of the Holy Spirit—beginning with the miracle of the new birth (John 3:3) “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” (John 3:5–8) “Jesus answered, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.” The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.’” (Titus 3:5) “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,”

It is the Holy Spirit who awakens us, convicts us, regenerates us, and empowers us to do the will of God. (1 Corinthians 12:3) “Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.” (John 16:8) “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:” (Romans 8:13–14) “For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” (Galatians 5:16) “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”

Without being born again, a person may believe facts about Jesus, speak His name, and know information about Him—yet still lack a living relationship with Him. (James 2:19) “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!” (Matthew 7:21–23) “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you.'"

Jesus Himself declared this with divine authority: “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again’” (John 3:7). This is not a suggestion. It is a requirement.

In John 3, the Spirit draws our attention to the words of Christ. Jesus speaks with heaven’s certainty about the only way back to God. He is the One sent from above to save; the One who brings us to the Father through faith. Scripture testifies: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). And again: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life” (John 3:36).

Faith in the Death of Jesus is Not Enough to Get to Heaven

You Must Be Born Again by the Holy Spirit

Yet in the same passage, Jesus reveals a further necessity: the new birth. He says plainly, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3), and “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). Then He repeats it for emphasis: “You must be born again” (John 3:7).

This is the prophetic weight of the message: it is possible to profess belief and still remain unchanged. Salvation is not merely agreeing that Jesus is real—it is receiving the life of God by the Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not merely inform us; He transforms us. “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5). And “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Therefore, hear the word of the Lord clearly: being born again is not optional. It is essential. It is the doorway into the Kingdom, the beginning of true fellowship with God, and the evidence of the Spirit’s saving work in a person’s life.

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𝓓𝓸 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝓪𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓘 𝓼𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾, ‘𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓫𝓮 𝓫𝓸𝓻𝓷 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷.’

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𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓘𝓶𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓢𝓪𝓵𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓙𝓮𝓼𝓾𝓼, 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱

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𝓡𝓔𝓒𝓔𝓘𝓥𝓔 𝓣𝓗𝓔 𝓗𝓞𝓛𝓨 𝓢𝓟𝓘𝓡𝓘𝓣

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𝖂𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖊𝖓𝖉 𝕬𝖒𝖊𝖓

© From Jesus To You — Darrin Pegram

All Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version (NKJV) unless otherwise noted. This message may be freely shared for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

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