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▼nr hAfTBIUt AE DEPEidCDATinM II by our sins, He gave us Conversion brings with it a speaks to us deep in our THE UUvIKINE Ur KtwEHCAAI IvU k l ’/ back our lives again when desire to serve God. Not hearts, and tells us that we The word 'CONVERSION' human act. . . Regeneration He raised Christ from the only do we possess a neyv really are God's children, and the word is an act of God through dead — 'only by His un- Name, "remember that in And since we are His 'REGENERATION' are often the Holy Spirit. "You were deserved favour have we those days you were living children, we will share His used to describe the same dead in sins, and your sinful been saved" (Eph. 2:4,5) — utterly apart from Christ; treasures — for all God exoerience. They are dis- desires were not yet cut to secure the new life in you were enemies of God's gives to His Son Jesus is tinct yet connected. Con- away. Then He gave you a man through His Word, children and He had now ours too. But if we are version is a human act of share in the very life of "For you have a new life, promised you no help, to share His glory, we must an individual in which he Christ, for He forgave all It was not passed on to you You were lost, without God, also share His suttenng Wrns to A person can your iins" (Col. 2:13). The from your parents, for the without hope" (Eph. 2:12). (Rom. 8:16,17) - and most be 'Converted' without cause of Regeneration is life they gave you will fade — but also a new nature, important, a new Destiny, beina 'Regenerated.’ But a God. "The person who has away. This new one will "And by that same mighty "And I am sure that God □erson cannot be 'Rege- been born into God's Family last forever, for it comes power He has given us all who began the good work nerated’ without being does not make a practice of from Christ, God’s ever- the other rich and wonder- within you will keep right 'Converted' In an evan- sinning, because now God's living message to men" fol blessings He promised; on helping Y ou grow in □elistic meeting, aii indivi- life is in him; so he can't (1 Pet. 1:23). Regeneration for instance, the promise to grace until His task within dual's conscience may be keep on sinning, for all this does not make an individual save us from the lust and you is finally finished on stirred But there is no new life has been born into perfect but fruit from this rottenness around us, and that day when Jesus unnst separation from the old life; him and controls him -he new nature is proof that to give us His own retu T D s D V °a there is an absence of has been born again." Regeneration has occurred, character" (2 Pet. 1:4). - a PROFESbOH or a desire for the things of God (1 John 3:9) God acts in "Since we know that that reflects a new Relat- POSSESSOR? which are necessary for love through mercy. "But God is always good and ionship. "For His Holy Spirit spiritual growth. Thus, there God is so rich in mercy; He does only right, we may is a Profession without a loved us so much that rightly assume that MONDAY'S ME S S A GE F ROM: Possession! Therefore, even through we were those who do right are Q#DTICT PH 797-680 while conversion is a spiritually dead and doomed His children' (1 John 2:29). QirAWA BArllji

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