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|Jesus said '''''"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."''''' Below is an excerpt from David Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermon on "Becoming a Christian." | |||
[[Image:Baptism Sakhalin.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The joy of Baptism in Sakhalin Island, Russia: a clean heart and identification with Jesus Christ.]] | |||
=How do I become a Christian?= | |||
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|''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, <br> but have everlasting life.'' (John 3:16) | |''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, <br> but have everlasting life.'' (John 3:16) | ||
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:''When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?” | :''When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?” | ||
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But Peter’s sermon, read in cold print, does not account for the fact that something vital happened to 3,000 people! What accounts for that is the action of the Holy Spirit. | But Peter’s sermon, read in cold print, does not account for the fact that something vital happened to 3,000 people! What accounts for that is the action of the Holy Spirit. | ||
== | ==God does the work== | ||
“They were deeply troubled...” (Acts 2:37). The men and women standing there and listening to an exposition of certain Old Testament Scriptures were in trouble. They were disturbed, and they cried out. This was the work of the Holy Spirit, and there would never have been a Christian church but for this. This is what makes her; this is what causes her to persist. This is the explanation of the revivals and reformations down through the centuries. | “They were deeply troubled...” (Acts 2:37). The men and women standing there and listening to an exposition of certain Old Testament Scriptures were in trouble. They were disturbed, and they cried out. This was the work of the Holy Spirit, and there would never have been a Christian church but for this. This is what makes her; this is what causes her to persist. This is the explanation of the revivals and reformations down through the centuries. | ||
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