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

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� 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.

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� 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

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� 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