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You Must Be Born Again · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  You must be born again.
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  Today, as we continue through the scriptures focusing on our godly witness,
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  I am profoundly reminded of the fact that to have a godly witness,
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  one must first know Jesus as their personal Savior,
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  and then also be determined to follow him at all cost.
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  The person who possesses a godly witness is the person who has purposed in their
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  heart to be a true ambassador for Jesus Christ.
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  They have set their sights on things above and not on things of the earth, Colossians 3.2.
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  A godly witness comes from a godly heart. Friend, you can't take one step towards
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  godliness without having a personal relationship with Jesus.
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  Jesus himself said, Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again, John 3.7.
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  A personal relationship with Jesus Christ isn't just necessary for a godly witness.
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  It is also required for salvation.
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  And I would submit to you that if you are saved, you will work for Him and display
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  your association with Him.
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  Notice I said you would work for Him after salvation. You certainly cannot work
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  to gain salvation, Ephesians 2, 8 and 9.
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  It is a free gift from God to all who believe, Romans 10, 13.
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  Friend, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the free gift of salvation will
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  make any true believer serve the risen Savior and walk in the presence of God.
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  A true believer will forsake the things of the world because they are no longer part of the world.
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  Oh, they live in this world, but it is not part of them.
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  2 Peter 1.4 Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.
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  Old things are passed away. Behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5.17.
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  They are a pilgrim and a stranger in this world. Hebrews 11.13.
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  They are just passing through to a city whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11.10.
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  Oh, my friend, be not deceived. God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth,
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  that shall he also reap. Galatians 6.7.
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  Even so, faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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  James 2.17.
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  The Bible says, but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny
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  before my Father which is in heaven.
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  Matthew 10.33 Are you aware that the way you live your life,
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  your attitude, your character, and your witness say much about your relationship
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  with God and his son Jesus?
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  Say as much as your lips say. Your witness is more than mere words.
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  Do you know that your actions and your words reveal your true relationship?
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  A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things.
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  And an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
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  Matthew 12, 35 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
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  James 2, 20 Be careful, my friend, how you live your life. It matters.
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  You must purposely choose to live for Jesus. this.
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  You must be willing to be associated with him at all times. Your life must be
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  a living testimony of who he is.
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  When you place your faith in Jesus Christ and become a born-again believer,
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  John 3, 16, then you are engrafted into the family of God.
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  You take on the name of Christ when you become a Christian. Christian means little Christ.
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  Being a Christian means being Christ-like.
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  My friend, there's just no way around it. There is no other way to interpret it.
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  If you are a Christian, a true believer in Christ, your actions will reflect
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  the presence of Jesus in you.
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  You will have a godly witness.
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  Today is the day to get yourself right with God. 1 John 1.9 says,
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  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
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  cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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  He doesn't require perfection, but he does require that you live your life for
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  him, reflecting his character, his goodness, and his grace.
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  Don't worry. Through Jesus Christ, you can live a life that is pleasing to God.
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  You're not doing it alone because according as his divine power hath given unto
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  us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of
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  him that hath called us to glory and virtue,
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  whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises,
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  that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
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  corruption that is in the world through lust.
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  2 Peter 1, 2-4.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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