What is your definition of a born-again Christian?
A born-again Christian is someone who has repented of their sins and turned to Christ for their salvation, and as a result has become part of God’s family forever. All this takes place as God’s Spirit works in our lives. You see, by nature we aren’t members of God’s family, and we don’t have any right to inherit eternal life.
What does it mean to be born again? - Billy Graham Evangelistic …
The only way one can come to God and experience what it means to be “born again” is through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ; read John 14:6. The Bible clearly teaches in Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5, and Romans 10:13 that salvation is a …
How to Be Born Again - Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
How is the new birth accomplished? We cannot inherit new birth. The Bible says that those who are born again “were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:13). Our fathers and mothers may be the greatest born-again Christians in the world, but that doesn’t make us born-again Christians ...
What Does it Mean to Be Born Again? - Billy Graham Evangelistic …
May 29, 2023 · This new birth is an eternal birth. The Bible says, “… Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever” (1 Peter 1:23). Our physical birth in life is consummated at death, but if we have been born again, death becomes the bright threshold of eternity.
What Does It Mean to Be Born Again? - JW.ORG
The term “born again” refers to a new beginning in the relationship between God and the person who is born again. ( John 3: 3, 7 ) God adopts those born again as his children. ( Romans 8: 15, 16; Galatians 4:5; 1 John 3:1 ) Similar to those who are legally adopted, they experience a change of status, becoming part of God’s family. — 2 ...
Billy Graham Daily Devotion: Born Again
Sep 6, 2011 · He saw the man walking down the street and called out, “Say, why is your horse hitched in front of the Methodist church this morning?” The man turned around and said, “Well, last night I was converted in the revival meeting, and I’ve changed hitching posts.” That’s what it means to be born again. That’s what it means to be converted.
Where Did the Term "Born Again" Start? - Billy Graham …
Nov 2, 2023 · Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again’” (John 3:3, 7, NKJV). In those words, Jesus proclaimed both the necessity and the possibility of new birth—of spiritual transformation. Since that time, untold millions throughout the ages have attested to the reality and the power of God in their lives through being born again.
The Night Billy Graham Was Born Again - Billy Graham Evangelistic ...
In May of 1934, Christian businessmen in Charlotte, North Carolina, held an all-day prayer meeting on his father’s pasture. Billy Graham’s father, William Franklin Graham, Sr., recalled one of the men’s prayer that day: “That out of Charlotte the Lord would raise up someone to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.”
I'm Discouraged Because I've Been Saved But Still Struggle with …
This is why Jesus told Nicodemus that he “must be born again” (John 3:3). Whenever the old nature asserts itself, we may begin to doubt whether or not we are really saved. Satan wants us to doubt our salvation to make us ineffective, but we must remind ourselves that the Holy Spirit gives us assurance that we have been born again.
What is a Christian? - Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
A Christian, then, is a person who is born again by the Spirit of God as he or she wholeheartedly trusts in Jesus Christ and seeks to follow Him in obedience. There is no other way to the Father, no other way to be a Christian, than through personal faith in the Son of God.