A Supernatural Change

If you have at any time prayed this prayer in faith believing, and have sorrow for your sins, you are born again. A lot occurs during this time, instantaneously! Other things follow in the days, months and years ahead as Christ desires a relationship with us. Perhaps we will blog about that another time. A supernatural change happens to a soul at the time the sinners prayer is prayed. We are changed from death to life, according to John 5:24. “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

Here are a few more things that happen when a person becomes a Christian.

Adoption: Ephesians 1:5-6, “In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

Redemption: Ephesians 1:7a, “In him we have redemption through his blood.”

Forgiveness: Ephesians 1:7b, “the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

Become a child of God: John 1:12 “ But to all who receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”

Name written in the Lamb's book of life: Luke 10:20b “rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Revelation 21:27b “only those whose name are written in the Lamb's book of life” will enter heaven.

New Creation: II Corinthians 5:17, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed way; behold the new has come.”

Reconciled to God: II Corinthians 5:18, “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation . . .not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.”

Become the righteousness of God: II Corinthians 5:21, “For our sake he made him (Christ) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Cleansed: I John 1:7, “If we walk in the Light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Born Again: John 3:3, “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Verse 4 says, “Unless one is born of water (physical birth) and the Spirit (spiritual birth), he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

When I first thought of this topic, I was thinking of maybe five major points to ponder. As you can see, I ended up with ten. But I also found another writer who came up with 38! You can find it here, 38 Things that Happen when We get Saved, by Dr. Rob Ream.

Thinking back to when I was saved at the age of 16, I remember feeling the weight of sin lifted. And as a teenager struggling with not feeling loved and accepted, I finally realized that Someone loved me enough to die for me! John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” I have heard many people testify that an empty void was filled. You can read a blog I wrote about Jesus living in your heart here.

As a Christian we have the power within us to live a life pleasing to God, a life of victory and not defeat. We will not be perfect until we reach heaven but we don't have to live a defeated life. Ephesians 3:14-21, “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith – that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

If you have not yet prayed the sinner's prayer, I would encourage you to do it today. Jesus is waiting for you to come to Him.

II Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”

I Corinthians 16:23, “Our Master Jesus has his arms wide open for you.” -The Message