1月18日
标 题：新生命
经 节：若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。（哥林多后书五章17节）
邀请耶稣住进你的心里，并不能使你成为基督徒，只有重生才能成为基督徒。耶稣说：“人若不重生，就不能见神的国。”（约翰福音三：3）祷告、公开地委身于神，或是签署决志卡，都不能使你得救。只有重生才能使你得救。使徒保罗说，当你“在基督里”，旧事已过，都变成新的了。在得救的那一刻，你所有的罪都被赦免，过去曾经遭受的每个伤害都可得医治。无论你经历多少失败，神的爱与接纳会临到你。不管你如何困苦，一切都成为过去。
有些人小看你灵里重生那令人敬畏的真实性。你会听他们说：“即使你现在是基督徒，你还是非得接受好几年的心理协谈，才能克服你的伤害。”或是：“你可能已经重生，但你还是会继续与罪搏斗。倘若顺利的话，你最后可以在自己的软弱上，得到胜利。”
问题就在于：我们宁可靠自己的力量寻求改变，也不愿凭信心将自己的生命交在那位赐予新生命的主。圣经有个深奥的声明，就是耶稣基督的血和神子的死亡，足以把我们由罪恶中释放出来。撒但会想法子欺骗你，让你以为这不是真的。你要相信谁呢？
New Life
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
You do not become a Christian by asking Jesus into your heart. You become a Christian when you are born again. Jesus said, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Saying a prayer or making a public commitment or signing a decision card will not save you. Only being born again will do that. The apostle Paul said that when you are “in Christ,” the old things pass away. In the moment of your salvation, every sin you ever committed is forgiven. Healing for every hurt you have ever suffered is available. Love and acceptance are yours despite every failure you have ever experienced. Your past, no matter how difficult or painful, is completely and thoroughly provided for.
Some will seek to diminish the awesome reality of your spiritual rebirth. You will hear them say, “Even though you’re now a Christian, you must still undergo years of counseling to overcome the hurts you’ve experienced” or “You may be born again, but you’ll continue to struggle with your sin, and hopefully you will eventually gain victory in areas of your weakness.”
The problem is that we seek changes by our own will rather than by turning our lives over in faith to the One who has given us new life. The profound testimony of Scripture is that the blood of Jesus Christ and the death of the Son of God is sufficient to completely free you from your sin. Satan will seek to convince you that it is not. Whom will you believe?
