THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD TO SAVE SOULS

THE TWO BIRTHS:  PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL

       John 3:3-6 - Jesus responded to Nicodemus, saying, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."  Nicodemus, totally confused, said unto Jesus, "How can a man be born when he is old?  Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"  Jesus replied, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water (physical birth) and of the Spirit (spiritual birth), he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh (water) is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
       1 Peter 1:18-23 - "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by Him do believe in God, that raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:  being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth forever."

FAITH IN GOD'S WORD RESULTS IN ONE BEING BORN AGAIN

       Romans 1:15-16 - "...I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also.  For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek (Gentile)."
       1 Corinthians 15:1-6 - "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you....For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:  and that He was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:  after that, He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."

       Romans 10:9-10, 13, 17 - "...if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation....For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.....So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."

FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD,

THEY ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD!  THEY FOLLOW HIM!