Finally Alive

When Jesus said to Nicodemus, ˜You must be born again', the devout and learned religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It would seem nothing has changed. Today ˜born again Christians' fill churches that are seen as ineffectual at best, and even characterised by the ˜mosaic' generation as ˜unchristian'. The term ˜born again' has been devalued both in society and in the church. Those claiming to be ˜born again' live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don't; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, covet the same, do almost everything the same. Being ˜born again' is now defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament however defines Christians very differently. When Jesus said to Nicodemus, You must be born again  (John 3:7) , he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life... If he does that for you (or if he already has) , then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive.  John PiperRead more