Jesus is THE WORD.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.
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When God reveals a word to us, He is revealing Jesus who is THE WORD.
When we believe what God has revealed to us by His word given to us, we are born again instantly.
Being born again is simply believing what we hear from God by His Spirit. He brings the concept directly to our mind, and we believe.
Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Galatians 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Being born again is a gift from God.
Being born again is not done by our works.
No man can achieve being born again by his own works.
Being born again is a gift from God by His Spirit, revealing to us a word from God. And when He does that and we believe, we are a new creature in Christ.
II Corinthians 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.
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