Some Signs A Person Has Been Born Again Supernaturally By The Spirit

Below are some of the indicators a person has been born again from above supernaturally by the Holy Spirit. Can you identify with them?

 A hunger and thirst for more of God in my life

A desire to read God's Word  - The Bible  - every day for spiritual food

A new sense of wonder at the enormity and beauty of God's creation

A realisation of God's amazing grace and love for sinners like me

Knowing my sins are forgiven because of Jesus' death on the Cross

A desire to speak to God as my heavenly Father & hear what he says

Experiencing God answering prayers

The Bible has come alive & I experience God speaking to me through it

Amazement that Jesus loved me so much he was willing to die for me

Experiencing an infilling of the enabling grace & power of the Holy Spirit

Awareness of changed desires and attitudes towards things and people

A newfound love for others especially the suffering & marginalised

A desire to be "as holy as a saved sinner can be"  
     [A prayer of Robert Murray McCheyne, minister in Dundee in the 19th century]
A heart full of praise and worship for God's loving-kindness and mercy

An assurance of eternal life with Jesus in heaven when I die

A deep sense of peace and the Father's love

A desire to share God's love and the Good News about Jesus with others

Questions

Q How do you know that you have been 'born again'?

Q Do you know your sins are forgiven and that if you died tonight, you would be alive with Jesus in heaven?

Q What difference has being born from above by the Holy Spirit made in your everyday life?

Q Have friends or family noticed a change and made any comments?

Baptism In Water As A Sign Of New Life In Christ

As a sign of my new life in Christ, I need to follow Jesus through the waters of baptism. 

For more on this, click HERE

Walking With Jesus Day By Day 

For more on Life in the Spirit, go to WALKING WITH JESUS DAY BY DAY.