The Born Again Believer

When Christ changes us into a new creation after we confess our sinfulness and ask Him to change us, we no longer think the same way we did before. We are an entirely new creation.

The sins we used to enjoy become ugly to us, so much so that we run from them.

Those who hang onto the same pride they had before they decided to become a Christian, never were broken over their sin. They never confessed their sinfulness because they just made their own mind up to join a "Christian club", where they would have their "felt needs" met.

No one can become born again without weeping over their own sinfulness.

Matthew 5:3-5 "3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.…"

James 4:17
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin."

1 John 1:8-10
"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."

IF WE CONFESS!!! There is no forgiveness for those who do not believe they have sin.

Mark 7:20-23
"And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

The condition of the heart comes first while the actions flow out of what is already there in that heart.

When someone says to you, "God knows my heart" while indulging in sin, it might be good to say, "yes, God knows you love your sin and have a stubborn heart that will not turn from it."

Jesus Christ lives in the born again believer we have the ability to know the heart of a person by the leading of the Holy Spirit Who lives in us.

Matthew 7:15-20
A Tree and Its Fruit
"15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will [a]know them by their fruits. [b]Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will [c]know them by their fruits."

God has shown us how to discern the heart of a man. He also speaks to our heart as to who is born again and who is not.

1 Corinthians 2:14-16 "14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.…"

Never be intimidated by those who throw out the manipulation that we cannot know a person's heart.

YES, their actions, lifestyle and other things show us what is in the heart of a man.