Ye must Be born again. (BORN FROM ABOVE).
Look at Romans 10:9-10. Look at these glorious words. "Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe. To believe means to adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth, the truth that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Now let's look at Philippians 3 Verses 4 through 11. Now here's a brief story about the Apostle Paul defending his ministry and his salvation. He says in verse 4 though for myself I have at least grounds to rely on the flesh if any other man considers that he has or seem to have reason to rely on the flesh &and his physical and outward advantages I have still more!
Verse five, Paul said circumsized when I was 8 days old of the race of Israel, of The Tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew and the son of Hebrews ; as to the observance of the law I was of the party of the Pharisees, verse 6 as to my Zeal, I was persecutor of the church oh, and by the laws standards of righteousness supposed Justice uprightness and right standing with God, I was proving to be blameless and no fault was found with me. Verse 7 but whatever forms things that I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as 1 combined Loss for Christ sake. Verse 8 yes, furthermore I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the Priceless privilege which means the overwhelming preciousness the surpassing worth and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him ( which means the perceiving and recognizing and understanding Christ more fully and clearly. For Christ's sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish in order that I may win meaning gain pChrist the anointed one. Verse 9 and that I may actually be found and known as in him, not having any self achieved righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the laws demand that possessing that genuine righteousness which comes through faith in Christ the anointed one. The true right standing with God, which comes from God by Saving faith. Verse 10 for my determined purpose is that I may know him that I'm a progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with him receiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of his person more strongly and more clearly. That I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from his resurrection which exerts over believers, and that I may so share his sufferings has to be continually transformed in spirit into his likeness even to his death in The Hope. Then in verse 11 finally we see that if possible I may attain to the spiritual and moral Resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead even while in the body. Wow. The Apostle Paul in the previous verses, simply explained where he came from what his job was before his conversion and how deep and intimate a relationship with Christ has become. I feel he's not just saying that just to be talkin that he is showing us not only about salvation, but how deep a relationship we should have with Christ once we are saved or born again. Now let's look at it chapter 2 vs8 through nine. Now for those who just simply do not understand, here is an explanation. Verse 8 for is by free Grace which is God's unmerited favor oh, that you are saved delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ salvation through your faith and this salvation is not of yourselves or your own doing it came not through your own striving oh, but it is the gift of God. Not because of works lest any man should boast, it is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can Pride himself in it or take glory to himself. Let's look now at a 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 verse 21 here we find another explanation. The Apostle Paul says in verse 21 for our sake he made Christ virtually to be sin who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become meaning we are viewed as being in and examples of the righteousness of God which means what we are to be approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Christ or God, by his goodness. It's not anything we do or you can do. You have to be sincere you had to be willing to repent in order to be saved. You can do this now. Ask Christ into your heart and he will help you repent of your sin he will forgive you your sin and your faith in Him will be counted to you as righteousness in God's eyes. Until next time you can read Acts chapter 16 Acts chapter 4 in John chapter 5. 4 more on how to be saved. When you're saved the Holy Spirit will show you and explain to you what's written in God's word. God bless until next time.