What is the “New Birth?” Part 2

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In the second and final part of this two part study, will cover the “new birth.” 

What does the new birth produce?

  • IT PRODUCES A SINLESS NATURE.  1 John 3:9 – Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him:  and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
  • IT PRODUCES A NATURE THAT CANNOT SIN.  1 John 3:9 – Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him:  and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
  • IT PRODUCES A RIGHTEOUS NATURE.  2 Corinthians 5:21 – For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
  • IT PRODUCES A DIVINE NATURE.  2 Peter 1:4 – Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:  that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 
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At left, we see the same Christian from Pilgrim’s Progress that we saw heavily burdened before.  With his attention fully on the Cross, his burden has fallen off and is rolling away.  This was a conscious choice that Christian made, when he decided in his heart that the One on the cross had paid the price for his heavy burden.  It was impossible for him to get free of the burden – without the cross.  Christian was still in his flesh – and the flesh never changes.  But he had a new Spirit dwelling within  him, a Spirit that also never changes.  Christian now has two natures:  the old nature from his birth according to the flesh; and the new nature from the birth according to the Spirit.  By the old birth, all are children of the flesh; by the new birth, we are children of God.  That is why . . .

John 3:7

Ye must be born again.

Christian:“Thus far did I come laden with my sin,
Nor could aught ease the grief that I was in,
Till I came hither. What a place is this!
Must here be the beginning of my bliss?
Must here the burden fall from off my back?
Must here the strings that bound it to me crack?
Blest cross! blest sepulchre! blest rather be
The Man that there was put to shame for me!”

John 3:3

Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

sage

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