Jesus tells us that the gates of glory are closed to us unless we are born again. Therefore we ask: Friend, are you born again? Church member, are you born again? If not, then you are lost. For Jesus says, "...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). Surely no one wishes to die a sinner, or perish: then you must be born again. But you may ask, What is being born again? First we will say what it is not . It is not baptism , for some were baptized and yet not born again. (Acts 8:18-25). It is not joining the church, for some slipped in unawares. (Galatians 2:4) It is not eating of the Lord's table , for some ate unworthily and it brought condemnation (1 Corinthians 11:29). It is not reform or trying to live better ,"...for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able" (Luke 13" 24). It is not praying, for Jesus says, "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honou...
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