“BORN AGAIN”, Flesh Of His Flesh

Unless you have been “SUPERNATURALLY BORN AGAIN” your eternal destiny is the “LAKE OF FIRE”. JESUS CHRIST said, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3: 5-6) This is a mighty work of the Holy Ghost. Born Again Christians have had a marvelous second birth, This reveals how important our bodies are to the Lord and how important the standard of Righteousness is in Holy Scripture.“…your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own” (I Corinthians 6:19b).

That’s powerful, but in speaking to the Ephesians he made another statement that is even more incredible, “For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones” (Ephesians 5:30). Every born again believer is the temple of the Holy Ghost; but, we are also “flesh of His flesh and bone of His bone.” You cannot interpret the words to the Ephesians Christians in any other fashion. Being members of His flesh and bones means that we are His extension and representative in our world or should I say, “His world.”

In writing to the Corinthians Paul enlarged on His dependency of us as His ambassadors in the world. In five verses he described us by several fantastic names or statements. We are “new creatures” and have the “ministry of reconciliation.” He hath committed to us “the word of reconciliation,” we are “ambassadors for Christ”, and “we pray in Christ’s stead” for others to be reconciled to God. We have been made “the righteousness of God in Him.” Read it for yourself, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (II Corinthians 5:17-21).

We are not junk. When our Creator designed us, He breathed into our nostrils the breath (spirit) of life so that we became a living soul. He then stated, “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31a). The phrase, “living soul,” is an incredible description of the human personality. It carries the meaning of health, prosperity, vitality, and life as given by God. It is clearly the opposite of death, disease, and destruction. The only hindrance to this great life is the principle of sin and Jesus came to destroy the works of that principle and its originator, Satan. (I John 3:8)

The Psalmist stated, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well” (Psalm 139:14).We are a tremendous creation. God created us as His family. Our bodies are uniquely designed and have the capacity to possess the very Spirit of God. We are indeed “…of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:31). He, also, stated, “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered” (Matthew 10:30). You are important to the Lord!

And the Word (Jesus) Was Made Flesh
Nothing Jesus said or did can emphasize the importance of human flesh and bones more than the fact that He partook of the same. God, the Son, actually left the glory of the Father to descend into the human family and become a servant for redemption. My soul always flashes with excitement when I read, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (St. John 1:14).

The Divine Son, Who became human flesh, literally fills the Book of Hebrews. Paul stated,““Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Hebrews 2:14). You cannot show your love for anything more than to descend into that state. He came for one reason and He stated it as the following, “And he took bread, and gave thanks, and break it, and gave unto them, saying, ‘This is my body which is given for you’” (St. Luke 22:19). Jesus chose a human body by which to minister and redeem mankind.

Our regeneration is accomplished by His body. The Holy Scripture teaches that “without the shedding of blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22). Paul quoted Jesus as saying, “Lo, I come to do thy will, O God,” and added, “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:9-10). He had to come in a body. Now, He wants your body to continue His kingdom works and to exalt His Precious Name.

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5 thoughts on ““BORN AGAIN”, Flesh Of His Flesh”

  1. Sue

    Folks you better take this seriously.
    Things are rushing to a climax and you want to finish the race.
    This is what Paul (Saul) said, he had a race to run and complete.
    Everyone of us has a race to run and we need to complete.
    We the Church have not done our job and we need to spred the Gospel and God’s word and save as many people as He directs us to.
    Ask the Father everyday, what would you have me to do today for you.
    learn all you can about Passover…He was our Passover Lamb, not Easter bunny.

  2. bill worley

    kia ora joseph
    i have been counselling a korean christian, who has not been shown what the rapture is and means
    can you do an item on that
    many thanks in advance
    bill worley

  3. jaimie

    Dear Pastor Chambers,

    My youngest son asked me what does Born Again actually mean, the first thing i told him was that we now accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God and our Saviour because we have denied him in all ways before that.

    If we do not declare him Lord of All then nothing else can happen. It is a very important step , i was so happy that my son thought to ask this question. The Lord knows my heart seeking my salvation and the salvation of my children!

    Thanks to this web site my understanding of scriptures continues to grow and mature

    God Bless you Pastor
    jaimie

  4. Ed Wood

    You are exactly right, Pastor Joseph. This passage explains it clearly:

    But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit that dwelleth in you. Romans 8:11

    Now there are no doubt various interpretations of this, but I believe it is telling us that just as the Holy Spirit which dwelt in Jesus caused him to be raised, so it will with those born from above (or born again) followers of him. These will all be part of the First Resurrection which, according to my understanding, will include all those who have been Raptured as well as the Trib Saints (Revelation 20:4-6).

    Lacking the Spirit, the only resurrection awaiting a person is the one they will experience before being condemned forever at the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11-15).

  5. Byron

    Dear Joseph,
    You nailed it again, Satan (as you said) will do anything to get people to believe that there are many ways to the same place and he’s right – all the ways to hell while the only way to Heaven is Jesus Christ! The strong movement now is how narrow minded of Christians to even suggest Jesus (even in many churches) which tells us that ‘things’ are wrapping up fast! God Bless You for speaking the Truth of His word, no they do not like it but they won’t like Hell either!