Religion can’t help you!
John 3:3 (AMP)
“Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.”
Religious Person
Jesus is having a conversation with a very religious person. However, this person had come to the realization that his religion was not working for him. He prayed, went to his religious services, gave money, and helped people but he still felt empty! He realized that religion does not work.
Jesus did not come to establish a religion. Jesus came to establish a relationship between us and God the Father through His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary. We need to come to the point in our lives that we truly understand that we are lost and empty without Christ’s intervention. What is that intervention? It is called being born again. What does this mean? It means that we understand without Christ we are lost and empty. We understand that without God there is no hope! It means we give control of our lives over to God and ask him to forgive us of our sins. We ask God to come into our heart and make us BRAND NEW!
Saved at the Cross
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Cor. 5:17-21
Believe in Your Heart and Confess with your mouth! Rom. 10:9-10.
This is the formula for healing, salvation, deliverance, everything you need in Christ Jesus. He has already done it. He will not do anything new. Jesus is the Way, Truth, and Life!
• It does not happen by being a member of a church.
• It does not happen because you give to a charity.
• It does not happen because you help an old person cross the street.
• All of these things are good, but it does not meet the conditions of God to become His child.
Salvation is a Gift!
For by grace you are saved through faith; it is not of yourselves; it is a gift of God.
Eph. 2:8
Jesus is knocking on Your Heart!
When you are born again God comes to live in you. You are forgiven of your sins. God gives you the power to have an abundant life. An abundant life is having peace in the midst of the storm. Why? Because Jesus is our peace! God is a gentleman. He will not force you, but He will knock on the door of your heart asking you to open up and let Him in.
We are complete in Jesus!
In Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority. Col. 2:10
As He is, so also are we in this world. I Jn. 4:17
Walk in the Power of Jesus.
You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38