DO you understand ?When BORN OF GOD .We are no longer iof the earth ! We are childern of GOD .Our home is no longer here . Our spirits home is new jerusalem .Out there in spaxce headed here to pick up HIS CHURCH .We are NEW CREATURES .EVERYTHING BECOMES NEW .NOT JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS .EVERYTHING .Now I knopw this is a hard thing to see ?But when EVERYTHING BECOMES NEW TO US ?it is beyond our little minds in the natural to understand .
2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
. Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of GOD
3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
1Jo 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
1Jo 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
1Jo 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1Jo 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
LOTS of people can not receive these scriptures ? because they believe they are sinners .But then ?What to do with them .I say believe them .BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUTH .
Because when born of GOD ?How can we be anything but PERFECT IN OUR SPIRIT .
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
We really need to know who we are in the LORD .
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
because one is sin full ,the other perfect .
1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1Jo 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Itb doesn"t appear ,Because we can not SEE our new born of GOD SPIRIT .
2Co 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Joh 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
This is a powerful scripture to receive ,even for me ?
Gary,
You quote many scriptures, but they seem to be off the subject of speaking in tongues.
A person is born again when they accept Christ as their Savior. Tongues have nothing to do with salvation.
We are saved by grace through faith. (Eph.2:8-9)
We are justified through faith. (Rom.5:1-3)
Rom.10:9-10 "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. "For it is with the heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
The little gospel? Please read Jn.3:16
God bless you,
bluelake
P.S. !Cor.12;28-30