19/07/2025
Many people believe that just being dipped in water means they are saved. They even post their water baptism pictures on social media as proof. But no matter how many times you show it publicly if you are not truly born again, that baptism is only a symbol, not a transformation.
You can come to church every Sunday, listen to powerful preaching, and still not be born again.
You can hold a high position in ministry, and still not be born again.
You can even lead worship, yet if sin does not grieve your heart then you are not born again.
Being born again is not about a position or performance it’s about evidence.
If the fruit of the Spirit is missing, then the Spirit of God is not in you.
Ask yourself:
How do I act in public and more importantly who am I in private?
Am I growing in love? In kindness? In goodness? In patience, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control?
If the Spirit of Truth is not bearing fruit in your life, then you are not born again.
The Bible says, “No one born of God makes a practice of sin” (1 John 3:9).
Grace is not a license to sin.
Grace is the power to say no to sin.
Grace doesn't excuse sin it empowers you to overcome it.
To be born again means to be made new not just nicer, not just religious but truly transformed by the Spirit of God.
Let’s stop pretending and start repenting.
Let’s stop performing and start surrendering.
Because if there is no change, there is no new birth.
