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\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_blurb title=”%22The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel%22 (Mark 1:15).” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_color=”rgba(186,123,54,0.67)” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]
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To repent means you change your mind. I repent of satan\u2019s big lie in the garden of Eden, when he said, \u201cYou will be like God, knowing good and evil\u201d (Gen. 3:5). His suggestion was that instead of taking daily walks with God in the cool of the day, and hearing from God and receiving His wisdom, we could figure things out ourselves. Satan suggested independent living (out of self), rather than dependent living (out of the Holy Spirit).<\/p>\n
Jesus came to restore relationship:<\/strong> Jesus, of course, modeled the original design of the Garden when He said, “I do nothing on my own initiative, but only what I hear and see the Father doing\u201d (Jn. 5:19,20,30; 8:28,29,38).<\/p>\n No more striving with my own strength: <\/strong> The first foundation stone in the Christian life is to repent from my own strivings which the Bible calls dead works (Heb. 6:1,2). A dead work is a work which originates with self rather than God. It is a work which follows satan’s suggestion to live out of MY initiative. This is the FOUNDATIONAL SIN, out of which all other sins flow. So if at the point of salvation, we deal with this one foundational sin, this will restore us to a relationship with our Heavenly Father. We can once again live out of His voice and receive His power.<\/p>\n Once fellowship with God <\/strong>is restored<\/strong>, other sins will get cleaned up. Indeed, evidence that one has repented of this foundational sin and been born again is that these other sins are disappearing (1 Pet. 2:1-2; Acts 26:20; Heb. 5:9; 1 Cor. 3:15; 1 Cor. 5:5; Titus 2:11-14; 2 Thess. 2:13).<\/p>\n With your spiritual eyes fixed on Jesus, pray this prayer:<\/strong> Jesus, I change my mind about You. You are the Son of God and You are God. You came into this world to show us the way we are to live and to provide eternal life to those who would accept You.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/confess-with-mouth.jpg” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” background_color=”rgba(189,153,96,0.38)” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”2″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_color=”rgba(189,153,96,0)” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” padding_bottom_1=”50″ column_padding_mobile=”on” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb title=”\u201cIf you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved\u201d (Romans 10:9).” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_color=”rgba(189,153,96,0.38)” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”] With your eyes fixed on Jesus, pray this prayer aloud:<\/strong>\u00a0I confess with my mouth that You, Jesus, are Lord, the Ruler over all. You are the Christ, the Son of God.\u00a0I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead and You are alive forevermore, seated on Your throne in heaven next to the Father. The heavenly hosts worship before Your throne. I believe Your blood that was shed on the cross washes away all my sin.\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Deepen the experience:<\/strong> You may want to repeat the above a couple of times, slowly, reverently and emotionally while seeing each scene as you speak it. This allows these truths to sink deeply into your heart and spirit.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”100″ divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|off”] [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” padding_bottom_1=”50″ column_padding_mobile=”on” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”100″ divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|off”] \u201cTo all who received Him<\/u>, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God\u201d<\/em> (John 1:11,12).<\/p>\n With the eyes of your heart fixed on Jesus, pray this prayer:<\/strong>\u00a0I receive You as my personal Lord, King and Commander. <\/em>I invite You into my life as<\/em>\u00a0the Lord and Ruler of my life. I no longer choose to be in charge of my life. I give it to You. I invite You, Jesus, to have first place in my heart and my life.<\/em>\u00a0I ask for Your cleansing blood that was shed on the cross to come now and wash down over all my sins. Come make me clean. Restore me to a right relationship as a child of my heavenly Father.Thank You, Lord, for Your cleansing blood! I stand clean and white in Your presence. I put on Your robe of righteousness which You are handing to me. Thank You, Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n Pause in His presence: <\/strong>Now tune to flow and watch Jesus come and wash away your sins, cleansing you, and placing His garment of pure white upon you, covering you with His righteousness. What does it feel like, wearing the garment of Christ’s righteousness?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/welcome-holy-spirit.jpg” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”4″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” padding_bottom_1=”50″ column_padding_mobile=”on” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you\u201d<\/em> (Romans 8:11).<\/p>\n Pray this prayer as you watch the Holy Spirit enter into your heart:<\/strong><\/p>\n Holy Spirit, I welcome You into my heart, my soul and my body. Come, enter me now. Take up residence within me. Be the Source of power in my life. Be the Source of my life. I choose to live and walk by Your leading within. I acknowledge You as the River which flows from the throne of God, and is now flowing within my heart <\/em>(Jn. 7:37-39). Come flow within me. I want to sense Your flow within, and live out of Your flow for the rest of my life. Give life to me now, I pray in Jesus’ name. I receive the Holy Spirit. I receive the River of Life. I receive You, Lord Jesus. You are my all and my everything. Thank You, Lord, for saving a sinner such as I was and now equipping me with Your empowering Holy Spirit. What amazing gifts You have given to me!<\/em><\/p>\n Now wait quietly in His presence:<\/strong>\u00a0See the light and energy of the Holy Spirit swirling around within you, changing you, transforming you, enlightening you, empowering you. Is He speaking something to you? Tune to His voice, which is flowing thoughts, and hear what He is saying to you. Respond with, “Yes, Sir.” as He is giving you your very first instructions as your new-found Commander and Friend.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider color=”#ffffff” show_divider=”off” height=”100″ divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|off”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n Speak this aloud over your life:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”I repent” title=”I repent” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n for trying to be master of my own life. I change my mind about who I want to be in charge of my life. I turn from my useless and unproductive thoughts that I am the center of my universe and choose to believe in the living God who created everything, including me (Acts 14:15). I have lived without a purpose but now I will live to hear and obey You, God (Jn. 5:19, 20,30).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”I confess” title=”I confess” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n with my lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead.\u00a0I believe that God so loved the world He sent His only Son Jesus to shed His blood to wash away the barrier of sin (Jn. 3:16).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”I receive You, Jesus” title=”I receive You, Jesus” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n as MY Lord and Savior (Jn. 1:11,12).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”I welcome You, Holy Spirit,” title=”I welcome You, Holy Spirit,” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4.jpg” icon_placement=”top” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n into my life to rescue and empower me and to restore me to intimacy with my heavenly Father (Acts 2:38).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Continue on to…” title=”Continue on to…” button_url=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/how-do-i-know-im-saved\/” url_new_window=”off” button_text=”How do I know I’m saved?” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#7EBEC5″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ saved_tabs=”all” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”] I REPENT for being master of my own life and living separate from God To repent means you change your mind. I repent of satan\u2019s big lie in the garden of Eden, when he said, \u201cYou will be like God, knowing good and evil\u201d (Gen. 3:5). His suggestion was that instead of taking daily walks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}I CONFESS\u00a0with my mouth\u00a0that Jesus is Lord and BELIEVE in my heart that God raised Him from the dead<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb title=”God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life\u201d (John 3:16).” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_color=”rgba(189,153,96,0.38)” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]
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\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.bornofthespirit.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/receive-jesus-savior.jpg” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”3″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\nI RECEIVE You, Jesus, as my Lord and my Savior<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” text_text_color=”#000000″ background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.101″]<\/p>\nI WELCOME You, Holy Spirit, into my life to rescue and empower me and to restore me to intimacy with my heavenly Father.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
“You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit<\/u>” (Acts 2:38).\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\nA review of the requirements for entering the Kingdom of God<\/h2>\n
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