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New Life in the Spirit
� Born again Christian?
New Life in the Spirit
‘...come to symbolise everything
about Christianity they most
loathe and fear. For them it sums
up a type of Christianity that is
not only judgmental, bigoted,
arrogant and narrow-minded but
is also about a them and us, in or
out, pharisaic approach to life.’
New Life in the Spirit
� Jesus on being ‘born again’
… no one can see the kingdom of God
unless he is born again.
... no one can enter the kingdom of God
unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
New Life in the Spirit
� Kingdom of God
New Life in the Spirit
� Kingdom of God
– being under God’s rule
New Life in the Spirit
� Born again
– ‘born again’ OR ‘born from above’?
– ‘born of water and the Spirit’
New Life in the Spirit
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be
clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities
and from all your idols. I will give you a new
heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove
from you your heart of stone and give you a
heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and
move you to follow my decrees and be careful to
keep my laws. Ezek 36:23-25
New Life in the Spirit
� Born again
– we are spiritually dead
New Life in the Spirit
New Life in the Spirit
� Born again
– we are spiritually dead
– we need new life
New Life in the Spirit
� Eph 2:1,5
As for you, you were dead in your
transgressions and sins.
… made us alive with Christ even when
we were dead.
New Life in the Spirit
� Titus 3:5
He saved us by the washing of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit
� 2 Cor 5:17
If anyone is in Christ he is a new
creation, the old has gone the new has
come
New Life in the Spirit
� Becoming a Christian
‘Jesus was simply saying that
entering into God’s kingdom or
shalom is about seeing the world
differently and adopting his new
agenda.’
New Life in the Spirit
� Becoming a Christian
– realise the depth of change
– realise it can look different
– realise we all need it
New Life in the Spirit
� Living as a Christian
– not just new ‘status’ but new ‘life’
– life will show itself
New Life in the Spirit