你必须重生(Finalcall07)
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要跟随耶稣，得到永生，我们必须重生。
我们罪恶的本性需要死去，我们需要从神的灵中重生。
在我们穿上从神生的新人之前，我们必须放下自己罪恶的旧人。
旧人是自私和罪恶的，只关心自己的快乐，并不惜一切追求自我满足。新人关心的是耶稣和神的国。
我们通过悔改放下旧人，离开旧的生活方式，拥抱耶稣去做他喜悦的事。我们祈求耶稣的宽恕，与罪和令耶稣不悦的事一刀两断，从此穿上从神的灵而生的新人。
我们必须通过水的洗礼来埋葬旧人。旧人被埋在水下，我们穿着新人从水里出来。这是一个顺服的行为，是一个公开的表白：我们已经有了耶稣基督的形象，我们现在在跟随他。
耶稣应许圣灵的洗礼给那些顺服他的人，那些悔改并在水中受洗的人。
正如我们在使徒行传1和2所读到的，耶稣在五旬节那天履行了这个承诺。从那以后，凡跟从和顺服他的，都在圣灵里受了洗，说方言。
我们需要圣灵的洗礼，正如耶稣所吩咐门徒的，说：「不要离开耶路撒冷，要等候父所应许的，就是你们听见我说过的。 约翰是用水施洗，但不多几日，你们要受圣灵的洗。」...但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地，和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。」 ”(使徒行传1:4、5、)
这是在五旬节那天发生的事：使徒行传2.1-36
我们在使徒行传2:38读到， 38彼得说：「你们各人要悔改，奉耶稣基督的名受洗，叫你们的罪得赦，就必领受所赐的圣灵； 39因为这应许是给你们和你们的儿女，并一切在远方的人，就是主—我们上帝所召来的。」
受水洗后，寻求、祷告并等候耶稣给我们的圣灵的洗礼。
这就是重生的意义，但随后艰苦的工作也就开始了，这就是为什么我们需要圣灵。我们必须被圣灵带领，有耶稣在我们里面。如果我们与他同行，倾听并顺服直到最后，他也会给我们力量忍耐到底。这就是我们藉着圣灵和耶稣之间的应有的关系。如果我们一直追随耶稣，圣灵会引导我们进入所有的真理。
我们与耶稣的关系是通过祷告和顺服他建立起来的。
因为我们已经重生，我们的灵已经与主的灵连接在一起，耶稣会在我们的灵里向我们说话。圣灵也会提醒我们耶稣在世上的时候所说的话，这些话记录在福音书中：马太福音、马可福音、路加福音和约翰福音。这些就是为顺服他的人预备的永生之道。我们必须读这些话，并服从他的灵，他也会在我们里面向我们说话。这就是我们跟随耶稣的方式。
如果我们跟随他，我们将成为他的见证人。我们也会像耶稣最初的追随者一样被拒绝和逼迫，但是那些忍耐到底的人将得到永生的奖赏。
You must be born again:
We must be born again to follow Jesus and have eternal life.
Our sinful nature needs to die and we need to be REBORN of the Spirit of God.
We must LAY DOWN our OLD SINFUL SELF before we can take on the NEW SELF that is born of God.
The old SELF is selfish and sinful and only cares about pleasure and self gratification at whatever cost. The NEW SELF cares for Jesus and the kingdom of God.
We lay down the OLD SELF by REPENTING, turning AWAY from our old lifestyle and we embrace Jesus to DO what is pleasing to Him. We plead forgiveness from Jesus and BREAK with sin and the things that displease Jesus and we TAKE ON the NEW SELF that is born of the Spirit of God.
We have to BURY the OLD SELF through water baptism. The old self is BURIED UNDER THE WATER and we EMERGE FROM THE WATER clothed with the NEW SELF. It is a deed of OBEDIENCE and a PUBLIC CONFESSION that we have taken on the image of Jesus Christ, we are now following Him.
Jesus promised the baptism in the Holy Spirit to those who OBEY Him, who REPENT and are BAPTIZED IN WATER.
Jesus fulfilled that promise on the day of Pentecost as we read in Acts 1 & 2. and ever since ALL those who FOLLOW AND OBEY HIM are baptized in the Holy Spirit WITH SPEAKING OF TONGUES.
WE NEED the Holy Spirit baptism as Jesus also commanded His disciples. "He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; 5for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Jesus said: "you WILL RECEIVE POWER when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses" Acts 1:4,5,8)
This happened on the day of Pentecost: Acts 2.1-36
We read in Acts 2:38, "Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39“For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
After being baptized SEEK, PRAY AND WAIT ON JESUS FOR the BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.
That is what it means to be born again but THEN the HARD WORK STARTS and that is why we need the Holy Spirit. We must be led by the Holy Spirit, Jesus IN US. He gives us the POWER to endure IF we STAY with HIM, LISTEN and OBEY until the END. It is all about our relationship WITH Jesus, THROUGH the HOLY SPIRIT. HE will guide us into all truth IF we KEEP ON FOLLOWING HIM.
Our relationship with Jesus is built through PRAYER and OBEDIENCE TO HIM.
Jesus will speak to us in our spirit that has been united with His Spirit because we have been born again. He will remind us also of the words that Jesus spoke when He walked as a man, those words are recorded in the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Those are the words of eternal life for those who OBEY them. We must READ those words and OBEY His Spirit who will speak IN US. That is how we follow Jesus.
We will be His witnesses if we follow Him. We will also be rejected and persecuted just like the first followers of Jesus but those who ENDURE UNTIL THE END will have the prize of eternal life.
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