Evidence of the Born-Again Experience

Do not be left behind, self reflect while seeking Christ to discern if you are in the body of Christ or if you are in need of repentance for salvation as a tare.

Attending a church gathering or even "God speak" is not evidence that someone is born again.

The evidence of a born-again experience is the presence of the Spiritual traits of the Holy Spirit. The fruit is not works nor what we say, it is the ever-present and invisible but discernable qualities of God's own character.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

No child of God lives a lifestyle of sin, even if that sin is continual pride and resistance to instruction from His Word.

Matthew 7:15-20

You, Will, Know Them by Their Fruit

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."

Authentic born-again believers do not rage against someone for challenging them to self-reflect. Authentic believers do not continue acting in shamefully angry and controlling ways to have whatever they want. It is impossible to be a narcissist when the Holy Spirit lives inside.

1 John 3:4-9

"Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. ..."

Those who are not convicted of their sin, even fighting to defend it, cannot be born again, they never knew the Lord as their Savior.

Those who love the Word and Jesus Christ more than they love themselves, are those who are born again.

Romans 8:7

"For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God,

for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot."

John 14:15 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. "

Notice God said, "if you love Me, you WILL keep My commands." It's not a command or a suggestion it is a statement of fact.