A Radical Change is the Evidence of the Born Again Experience

If there was never a radical change in the WAY one thinks then there has never been a born again experience.

The new creation and different way of thinking is not what we do, it is what God does to us when we have repented and trusted Christ.

Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

Fruit of the Spirit Test:

1. 1 John 1:7 If we walk in the Light! Love to be with fellow believers in "fellowship", that is sharing in the word and prayer.

2. 1 John 1:8 "If we say we have no sin we are not born again.
Those who are born again are disgusted by sin.

3. 1 John 2:3 If we keep His commandments. All of God's commandments as written in the Bible. We know we are justified but that we are still in this flesh. We do not keep the commandments to gain God's approval. We desire to keep His commandments.

4. 1 John 2:15 Believer do not love the world. The systems of the world, the lies the enticements. If we find more joy in the things of the world than we do in Christ we love the world more than Christ.

5. 1 John 2:23 If we deny the Son we do not have salvation. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.

6. 1 John 3:2 Do you long for the return of Jesus Christ? This is a sign that we have the Holy Spirit. We are left here to do His work but we long to go home to Him.

7. 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God does not live and practice a lifestyle of sin. Those who love their sin and practice it every day then these are not those who are born again.

8. John 3:14 Born again believers love the Brethren. We love born again believers, we love to be with them and we love to speak of Christ while with them. We pray for one another, we help one another and are deeply concerned about the brethren.
We love born again believers more than we love unsaved family members. The born again believers are our true brothers and sisters.

9. 1 John 3:14 If we love to hear good preaching and teaching that is bible based we are from God. If we hate hearing about the word from others, no matter how lowly those others are, then we are not born again. those who love the Lord love hearing about Him from any one all the time.

10. 1 John 4:15 Whoever confesses Jesus is the Son of God. If you run from speaking about Christ or become embarrassed about mentioning Christ to others, then we cannot be in the faith.

Those who are pretenders shrink from allowing their Christianity to show out of fear of rejection.

Think About It!!!