Matching People and Prayer RequestsIntercessors' Prayer Page Index Praying About Salvation | |
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(1 John 4:9b-11) | |
| "What A Difference He's Made In My Life!" | |
| New life How is life in Christ Jesus different from natural human life?
How did this |
Thank you Lord that when [I/someone else's name] heard and believed the truth about salvation from the gospel that [I/he/she] was included in Christ. And as [I/he/she] believed Christ's full message, [I/he/she] was marked and sealed with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus Christ promised. And I know that the Holy Spirit was deposited in [my/his/her] life as a guarantee of the inheritance promised us when we are redeemed. Thank you, Lord, that your promises are worthy of our trust and praise. |
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New birth Q:"How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"
A:"What is born of |
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials." (1 Peter 1:3-6) |
| New focus This change is also called "regeneration" and "born again". |
"In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'" (see
John 3) "At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures." (see Titus 3) |