You are maybe
wondering about New Life. I will try to explain here and I hope that you can
understand the Biblical New Life which is the most important thing here on
earth.
"Go, stand in the
temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of
this new life."
Acts 5:20
The Bible declares
that there is a New Life that we must tell the people the full message of it.
This means that New Life is very important, and let the people know what it is.
Many people do not understand the Biblical New Life and if you are one of them,
please take time to read this article and I pray that you will be enlightened.
I will begin with
these questions: What is Biblical New Life means, who has it, who gives it and
how to have it? These are the questions that we must find the answers.
Ignorance to the answers of these questions would make you wonder the real
meaning of life.
Life is meaningful. It
is a wonderful thing we had; unless you understand the meaning of life you will
not enjoy the reality of it and your life would be meaningless.
This New Life is so
very important to God. This is the life that God desires that all people should
have. This life is so very precious that it is paid by the death of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
What is New Life?
Some believe it is a
new religion. Some believe it is a life being changed from bad habits into good
habits. Some believe that it is a life saved from accidents and others believe
that it is a life that has been fulfilled the New Year’s resolution.
What this New Life Is?
None of the above
beliefs got the answer. You may have a nice religion but do not have this New
Life. You may have changed your bad habits into good habits and still you do
not have this New Life. You maybe are saved from death, sickness and accident
but you still do not have this New Life. And you may have fulfilled the New
Year’s resolution in a long period of time and you still do not have this New
Life.
New Life is called in
the Bible “Eternal Life.” In John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”(NIV)
The Bible says,
whoever believes on the Son of God shall not perish but have eternal life.
Eternal life is not our human life, eternal life is not long life but life
without end. This is the New Life in the Bible.
To Whom It Is Addressed?
The answer is, those
already have the temporal life; a man of sin. A man has this life the human
life a temporal life. In order for a man who already has the temporal life to
have the Eternal life he must believe on Him (Jesus Christ.) In other words, if
a man who already believed on the only begotten Son of God has already received
eternal life. 1 John 5:12-13 supports it, you can
read it below.
If a man already has
received the eternal life, it means he has another life in him that is eternal
and this is the New Life. That is what New Life means in the Bible.
New Life is called in
the Bible “Spiritual Life.”“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born
of the Spirit is spirit...“ John 3:6
The old life is born
of the flesh, which is the human life the old life. But that is born of the
spirit is “Spirit” is what the bible says. It is clear that the life
that is born in the flesh is flesh which means the old life we had. But that is
born in the spirit is spirit which it means Spiritual life and that is the New
Life.
Notice; both life,
the old and the new has its beginning and its beginning is being born. The
Bible says that which is BORN of the flesh is flesh – human life or natural
life and that which is BORN of the Spirit is spirit. The old life is being born
in the flesh and the same way the Spiritual Life/New Life is being born in the
Spirit, in other words born again.
Who has this New Life?
Many people believe
that this New Life is received after the death of the old life – physical
death, which means a life in heaven. That is why many people pray for the dead
that say “Lord give Him (the dead) eternal life.”
In 1 John 5:12-13 it says. “He that hath the Son
hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have
I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know
that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of
God.”
According to what is
written in the Bible, “…He that has the son has Life.”What is this life?
Simple; it is not the human life the old life but it is the New Life. It is
because many people who do not have the son but still they have the life the
old life. So the life here indicates the New Life that is given to those who
has the Son.
In verse 13, it says, “...These things have I
written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye
may know that ye have eternal life “
Who already have
eternal life? Those who believe on the name of the Son of God the Lord Jesus
Christ. Are they still alive? Of course. It was not written to the dead but to
the people who are still alive? If we say to the dead it makes no sense.
Who gave this New Life?
In 1 John 5:11“And this is the
testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” It is God who gave
the New Life through our Lord Jesus Christ and it is already given (pastence)
to those who has the Son.
Who received this New Life or Eternal Life?
Again in verse 13, it
says,“These things have I
written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life.” New Life or Eternal Life is already given by
God to those who believed on the name of the Son of God.
“But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but
of God.”(John
1:12-13)
In order that a life should be in existence, it must be first
be born. Those who are born again are born of God, and that kind of life is not
like that which is born of the flesh or born of blood and or born of the will
of man but born of God and this is called the New Life.
The New Life is the
one which is born of God in you. The old life is the one which is born of the
human will, which is our human or temporal life.
To become a child of God it is necessary to believe on the name
of the Son of God the Lord Jesus Christ. When you believed, God will give you
the power to be born in the spirit and when you are being born in the spirit
you now become a child of God.
Do you believe on the name of Jesus Christ? Did you receive him
as the only way to have this New Life? Well, if so, you have this New Life in
you. The God kind of life which is eternal or spiritual life, it is the gift of
God.
Romans 6:23; ”For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
But if you are not
sure that Jesus Christ becomes your personal savior and Lord, you can pray with
this prayer guide, and please do it prayerfully.
Lord God Almighty. I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I
come to you with all the sins I've committed. I admit I am a sinner. I ask for
your forgiveness. Please cleanse my body, soul and spirit from all the sins I
have committed. I believe your Son Jesus Christ died on the cross for MY sins
and all those that believe in his name. I also believe that he rose from the
dead so that I, too, may have victory over the works of the devil. I confess
and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and ask him to come into my heart
and give me a new life that’s after your will and purposes. I want to serve you
and obey all your ways. I want to live for you every day
of my life. Please lead and guide me by your Holy Spirit into righteousness.
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