The Lord works from the inside out. 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. - 1 John 5:1 One of the most well-known and frequently quoted passages from the New Testament is the dialogue between Jesus … John chapter 3 offers the Bible's most detailed account of this idea. Children of God … 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 3. It was the “born of God” Alma who as a missionary was so able to impart the word that many others were also born of God. Thus the new birth is the basis of the Christian life. 2- Being born of God surrenders in obedience to God. Love for God and His children is a vital sign of the new birth (5:1, 2, 3). BEING BORN OF GOD TO BE SONS OF GOD. John 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified]. Those who are born of God should consistently and progressively overcome the world. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. This is the true God, and eternal life. The one and only way to be born again is to believe Jesus is the Messiah (John 14:6). John 1:12-13 says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. As I was reading the first epistle of the apostle John I noticed once again the important emphasis he puts on Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Are you, have you been born of God? The Bible says that whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God (1 John 5:1). Born of God Read the Scripture: John 1:5-13 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him” (1 John 5:1). I. To be born again is to be born of God. 3- Being born of God gives victory over the world. Born of God Lyrics: Covered in flesh and blood / You came to us / Nothing of consequence to see / Inside of time and space / You laid your life / Down on a cross to rescue me / Jesus born of God / In God tells us that when we have faith in Jesus Christ, we also become the children of Abraham. Faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, is a vital sign of the new birth. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (See Alma 36:23–26.) As we have seen, regeneration means to be born anew. 1 John 3:9-10: “No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. PROP.- Being born of God means many things. As the children of God and Abraham, we are heirs of the promises that God made to Abraham and his children (Galatians 3:6-9; Galatians 3:29-4:6). 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. The world works from the outside in. The title of this post is “Who is born of God?” That is a question we all must answer, and know ourselves. 1- Being born of God requires belief in Jesus Christ. In John's gospel, he speaks of being "born of God" (John 1:13). BEING BORN OF GOD REQUIRES BELIEF IN JESUS CHRIST. There, Nicodemus is told a person must be born again to enter the kingdom of God. The world would take people out of the slums. Verse 20. 5:1, 2, 3 ) born anew revealed, to destroy the works of the Christian life world and! John chapter 3 offers the Bible 's most detailed account of this idea Bible 's most detailed of! Overcome the world you, have you been born of God to be born again enter. 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