Be Born Again, This Time for Real!

We are in the Laodicean age in which the churches are dead and worldly. Few people compared to the population of the world will be born again. The 2 Timothy 3 description of the end days is describing these churches, they "have a form of religion," but are not born again.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 "3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 

3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these."

This is a description of the apostate church in the end times. They are resistant to correction from the Word, even defending their sinful ways as though they have a right to be whatever they want and still gain heaven. 

God made it clear that no one will gain heaven by their own good deeds. They will not see heaven until they have confessed their sinfulness and believed in Christ for their salvation.

John 14:6
"6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."

Christ paid the price for our sin but we have to confess we need Him to save us and cleanse us. Those who will not admit their sinfulness and place their faith in Christ will not see heaven. There will be many who think just saying His name and pretending to be a Christian will get them saved, it will not. 

Matthew 7:21-23"21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"

What a frightening thing to be expecting to get into heaven only to be told by Christ, "I never knew you" and then being cast into hell. 

Those who trust in Christ will worship Him only! They will not place any human being above Christ or any worldly ideas more important than Him. 

Matthew 4:10
"Away from me, Satan!" Jesus declared. "For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"

Luke 13:27
"And he will answer, 'I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.'"

I think that Matthew 7:21-23 is the most frightening verse in the Bible. God will send to hell all those who think they are saved when they approach the gates of heaven who trusted in themselves. They approach believing they are going to heaven only to be turned away.
If you are depending on your own goodness and have disregarded Christ through mocking His word and refusing to seek Him, you will not be saved from hell. 

A born again believer loves God's Word, listens to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and obeys Him. 

John 10:26-28 "…26 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.…"

If you are walking in a worldly Christianity, full of pride thinking you are going to heaven because you like yourself so much, beware, you are probably not born again and will hear those terrible words, "depart from me." 

If you want to be born again you must confess your sinfulness, ask the Lord to change you into a new creation while believing in Him. 

He will change anyone who wants to be changed. He will not change anyone who does not want to be changed into a new creation. God never forces anyone, we have a choice. All those who go to hell have chosen it over Christ. They bear the responsibility for where they ended up. 

Choose Christ today, depend on Him to make you what you should be, let Him be the Lord in your life. 

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."

Romans 3:10 "10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. 11 There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.…"

It is only when we are changed by Christ after hearing the gospel and choosing to believe that we can understand. 

Ephesians 1:13-14
13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."

God will not ignore anyone who wants to belong to Christ! When they believe in Him He will save them, send the Holy Spirit to live in them as a promise of their salvation and He will clean them up as a lifelong process. 

Choose Christ today, He is coming back for His Church very soon, don't be left behind.