Still, no one is yet saved! With the fourth pair of “essential elements” , we go
back to God once again.
He responds to the truly penitent believer with our eighth point , that being
the NEW BIRTH . In John 3:3-7 Jesus said you must be born again. I Peter 1:3
tells us that He has given us the new birth. God gives His Holy Spirit to the
truly penitent believer, and they then partake of the gift of everlasting life!
With the new birth, and the reception of the Holy Spirit, this person now comes
to the ninth point , by which it is possible for him to live a NEW LIFE in
Christ. Galatians 2:20 and Galatians 5:16-25 serve well to support this
element. We use the color green to relate the two matters of new birth and new
life.
Completing the “essential elements” is the tenth point , when the believer
comes to the end of his life and he is received by God into His KINGDOM . This
is the subject of all Revelation 21 and 22. We use the color gold and see II
Pet.1:11 and 3:13. It’s the home of righteousness! We have just come full circle.
While reading through all the New Testament, carefully look for every word,
verse, or passage that speaks to any one or more of these 10 Essential
Elements. You will find them everywhere! Make notes and keep them, as each
new discovery that you are able to identify with any of these 10 Essential
Elements becomes a place from which you can teach about that precious
spiritual truth to your hearers.
As an exercise, try reading carefully through John 3:1-21 and see if you can
find words or verses that are instructing us in at least 8 of these Essential
Elements.
A second exercise would be to see how far into the book of Romans you must
read before you have found references to all 10 of the Essential Elements. As a
clue, you can find all 10 before you even complete chapter 3.
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