It is a reoccurring view in every generation. Many people believe they must clean themselves up before they can follow Jesus, or they think that they have to do many things in order to be acceptable or follow rules to earn their salvation.
But the underlining word here is regeneration. Their understanding is that they are capable of cleaning their souls themselves. There is no way that you and I can be clean on our own. Not without the help of the Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit can cleanse us. It is by only Him that we can regenerate. And we can only regenerate if there has been a transition from death to life. Something has to die first in order to regenerate. But nothing can on it's own come back to life naturally. One life can die and another can be born. That is why Jesus refers it as being 'born again.' One life dead, another borne.
So what you must do is humble yourself to the Lord and believe that you are a sinner and you need Him. Believe that He took away all your sins through Christ Jesus with His blood on the cross and trust that He forgives you and loves you and you will follow Him the rest of your life because of who He is and what He has done for you. If you truly believe in His death and resurrection for your salvation, then you would love to be with Him.
But the underlining word here is regeneration. Their understanding is that they are capable of cleaning their souls themselves. There is no way that you and I can be clean on our own. Not without the help of the Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit can cleanse us. It is by only Him that we can regenerate. And we can only regenerate if there has been a transition from death to life. Something has to die first in order to regenerate. But nothing can on it's own come back to life naturally. One life can die and another can be born. That is why Jesus refers it as being 'born again.' One life dead, another borne.
So what you must do is humble yourself to the Lord and believe that you are a sinner and you need Him. Believe that He took away all your sins through Christ Jesus with His blood on the cross and trust that He forgives you and loves you and you will follow Him the rest of your life because of who He is and what He has done for you. If you truly believe in His death and resurrection for your salvation, then you would love to be with Him.
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