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Authors: Kenneth Copeland, Gloria Copeland
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re-created. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, when you accept Jesus as your Lord, you become a new creature, or new creation—old things pass away and all things become new. As far as God is concerned, at that moment you stand before Him as a brand new person. You are reborn from sin and death to righteousness and new life. First John 5:1, 4 says, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.... For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
I want you to realize what happens the moment you make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life. In the eyes of God, you become a world overcomer. Sin no longer reigns over your life. It is no longer your lord. Jesus is your Lord, and you can live above the satanic forces in the world.
After Jesus was raised from the dead, He stood before His disciples and said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Then He delegated that power to His people, saying, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). What is the gospel? The good news that God is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you.
The Bible gives some specific instructions you are to follow to become a Christian, or in order to be born again. Look at Romans 10:8-11:
The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Jesus said, “...Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). No matter what kind of sinner you are, no matter what you have done, you can come to Jesus and He will accept you. He will cause you to be born again—to be re-created. And that sin which has been plaguing you will be a thing of the past—gone. You’ll be accepted before God as if you had never sinned!
To be born again, you must use your mouth and your heart. First, believe in your heart that God’s Word is true. Then confess it with your mouth because you believe it (see Romans 10:9-10).
I want you to realize one very important fact: You don’t confess you’re saved because you feel saved. Feelings have absolutely nothing to do with salvation. Let me give you an example.
Suppose someone says to you, “I went to the bank this morning and deposited $1,000 in your account.” How do you know they actually did what they said? You don’t believe they did it because you feel $1,000 richer, and you don’t doubt them just because you don’t feel any different. Your feelings really have nothing to do with it. If that person’s word is good, you’ll believe him. If his word is bad, you won’t.
When your salvation is involved, you are relying on God’s Word—and He doesn’t lie. He means what He says. If He said it, then you can believe it. He has said that if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, you will be saved. You don’t base your salvation on the way you feel. You base it on the pure, unadulterated Word of Almighty God.
God’s Word is the only evidence you have that you are saved, but that’s all the evidence you need!
Several days or weeks from now, you may not feel very saved. You may begin to wonder if you were ever really saved to start with. You will have doubts—Satan will see to that! But when those thoughts and feelings come, just go back to the Word of God. You’ll see that it still says the same thing. God never changes and His Word never changes. It is just as true today as when it was first spoken. People may try to convince you that it didn’t work. Temptations may come to convince you that it didn’t work. Doubts
I want you to realize what happens the moment you make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life. In the eyes of God, you become a world overcomer. Sin no longer reigns over your life. It is no longer your lord. Jesus is your Lord, and you can live above the satanic forces in the world.
After Jesus was raised from the dead, He stood before His disciples and said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Then He delegated that power to His people, saying, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). What is the gospel? The good news that God is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you.
The Bible gives some specific instructions you are to follow to become a Christian, or in order to be born again. Look at Romans 10:8-11:
The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Jesus said, “...Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). No matter what kind of sinner you are, no matter what you have done, you can come to Jesus and He will accept you. He will cause you to be born again—to be re-created. And that sin which has been plaguing you will be a thing of the past—gone. You’ll be accepted before God as if you had never sinned!
To be born again, you must use your mouth and your heart. First, believe in your heart that God’s Word is true. Then confess it with your mouth because you believe it (see Romans 10:9-10).
I want you to realize one very important fact: You don’t confess you’re saved because you feel saved. Feelings have absolutely nothing to do with salvation. Let me give you an example.
Suppose someone says to you, “I went to the bank this morning and deposited $1,000 in your account.” How do you know they actually did what they said? You don’t believe they did it because you feel $1,000 richer, and you don’t doubt them just because you don’t feel any different. Your feelings really have nothing to do with it. If that person’s word is good, you’ll believe him. If his word is bad, you won’t.
When your salvation is involved, you are relying on God’s Word—and He doesn’t lie. He means what He says. If He said it, then you can believe it. He has said that if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, you will be saved. You don’t base your salvation on the way you feel. You base it on the pure, unadulterated Word of Almighty God.
God’s Word is the only evidence you have that you are saved, but that’s all the evidence you need!
Several days or weeks from now, you may not feel very saved. You may begin to wonder if you were ever really saved to start with. You will have doubts—Satan will see to that! But when those thoughts and feelings come, just go back to the Word of God. You’ll see that it still says the same thing. God never changes and His Word never changes. It is just as true today as when it was first spoken. People may try to convince you that it didn’t work. Temptations may come to convince you that it didn’t work. Doubts
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