When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn. (AA, pg 63)
"We were reborn."
There is only one way to "born again", and that is through Christ:
"3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3: 3)
and then
"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. " (John 3: 6)
and
We are born again through Christ Jesus:
"22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1: 22-23)
We are now a New Creation in Christ:
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5: 17)
We are a New Creation in Christ. We are not in "old man", so therefore, we should walk in the "new man", according to the Spirit of God, which grants to us the adoption of Sons (Romans 8: 15-17)
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