Do Not Marvel
"Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’" (John 3:7) Never dispute with those who justify their condition because they were born that way. They were born that way, and so were you and me. When Adam fell, sin rushed in and infected us to the core, right down to our very essence. We became transgressors, rebels, and enemies of God by nature — human nature. Therefore, we are all natural-born sinners. We are liars, cheaters, selfish, hateful, prideful, and the list goes on and on. This is not easy to hear, but it is true. Only after acknowledging the awful truth can we begin to understand the Lord's words, "You must be born again." Jesus gave His life to tear down the partition sin erected between us and God. If we want to know and be known by God, we must come to Him on the terms of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. No service we give or goodness we own can earn us a place in the family of God, but we are related to Him on ...