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Salvation Through BORN AGAIN 18 The spiritually poor man didn’t do what King told him. He followed the king’s command half heartedly, he transgressed His command. 19 When the King noticed that he disobeyed His command for many times, He said to him – 20 ‘I am the great king and alm- ighty, be walk without blameless and innocent in My presence. 21 Then he said to the king – ‘My Lord, how can I know that your mercy is upon me? Is it not known by forgiving, blessing and multiplying me?’ 22 The king said that ‘I will do as you said.’ God, the consuming fire, says that the entering the kingdom of heaven takes place by New Birth like the king who forgave, blessed and multiplied the spiritually poor man in the Pr- omised Land”. CHAPTER 29 ONE among you may ask ab- out what it is to be Born Again? Regarding this – 2 Is it not written about David that he had many sons? Yet we understand that they all were born of blood (physical relation). 3 But he, who was born of Hitt- 1 2 Sam 7:14; 2 1 Chro 11:1. 56 The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD ite woman, was born of promi- se. All these were said figura- tively. 4 All other except Solomon we- re born of blood in the slavery. 5 But Solomon, the peaceful man, was born of God’s promi- se. What does the scripture says about this? – 6 “I, am God, will cause you to have children. In another place, it is written – 7 “I have chosen your son 1 as My son.” He said “I will be a father to Him.” That son is Christ. 8 In other place it is written – all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said – 9 We are all your own flesh and blood 2 .” 10 The scripture testifies that all Israelites and those born of David are not the sons of God. But those who are born by word of faith and Spirit like David are the sons of God. Escaping the Judgment 11 II Listen to another parable – “One man, the Most High, had a friend. 12 He had a place that it was well watered and garden of Salvation Through BORN AGAIN Most high where there was as the garden. He was an honored man in that village and he used to sit at the gate of that village. 13 But the villagers were wicked and terrible sinners in the sight of God. When he noticed it, 14 he preached about the gospel of God’s kingdom in the streets with musical instruments and flute. 15 On the appointed day, the cry of that place was great. When the judgment was about to come, 16 the Most high sent two ju- dges to destroy that place. They told him about his friend inter- cession. 17 Then he said – ‘behold, My Lord’s mercy came upon me. So forgive your servant and show your grace.’ 18 These two went to the Most High and told Him everything. He said to them - “pour the vessels of wrath upon the wicked. 19 Because - there are not even ten righteous men who are Born Again. They all are wicked and the brood of vipers. 20 They sat before them in the streets – we blew the flute but they did not dance. 57 The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD 21 We wept but they did not cry. They were like the children who played. Punish them seve- rely but rescue a righteous man among them. 22 Like he was rescued from the judgment by leaving all things behind to receive the eternal life, 23 I, as the only God, the cons- uming fire say entering the hea- venly kingdom of God by New Birth will be the same. CHAPTER 30 The Birth of Blood WHY many boast by saying about their blood relations that ‘my grandfather is a minister, my father is a pastor. 2 My family is a Christian family and I am a born Christian?’ why are you boasting about your religion and about your fore fathers? 3 Entering the kingdom of God (heavenly Kingdom) by blood relation is like the children who have an adulterous mother but they are not able to recognize their own father. 4 God has judged according to their righteousness and salva- tion. They don’t believe righte- ousness of Christ and salvation.