stuart lawrence
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The above is not a good post. A person is born again as soon as the holy spirit enters their life. You cannot be a christian unless you are born again. The idea you get fully born again once you reach a certain standard of holiness denies the truth of the gospel message. Growth in the christian life is possible because Jesus died for your sins. He died to pay the penalty of your sin and to break the power of sin in your life. Jesus will be no ones saviour from sin unless they are born again. The two go hand in handA person who has the Holy Spirit as a first installment, a seed to take a person all the way, should do just that. That person is not born again until their mind is completely transformed and renewed. This will lead to good works done in the Love of the son energized by the Spirit of God.
Any bad thoughts that lead to behavior indicate the person is not truly born again even though he is under grace.
The first followers of the "Way" were following the teaching of Jesus and preaching righteousness in Holiness the fullness of God and that is within the recipient. There is a way of escaping the clutches of Satan's kingdom and taking a place in the kingdom of God. This exposes Satan's working in all the unrepentant.
You do NOT earn being born again by good behaviour, but by grace. Grace is not grace if it is earned.
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