More on New Birth
Scripture: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3
"Before a child is born into the world, he has eyes but sees not; he has ears but does not hear. As soon as he is born, he begins to see the light; his ears are then opened, and he hears; and all the other organs of sense begin to be exercised upon their proper objects. How exactly does the parallel hold! While a man is in a mere natural state, before he is born of God, he has, in a spiritual sense, eyes and sees not; he has ears but hears not. His other spiritual senses are locked up; he is in the same condition as if he had them not.
But as soon as he is born of God, there is a total change. The 'eyes of his understanding are opened'; he sees the light of the glory of God. His ears being opened, he is now capable of hearing the inward voice of God, saying, 'Be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.'"
Prayer: "O Lord, seeing there is in Christ Jesus an infinite fullness of all that we can want or wish, O that we may all receive of His fullness, grace upon grace; grace to pardon our sins and subdue our iniquities; to justify our persons and to sanctify our souls. O make us partakers of the inheritance of thy saints. Amen"
~John Wesley
"Before a child is born into the world, he has eyes but sees not; he has ears but does not hear. As soon as he is born, he begins to see the light; his ears are then opened, and he hears; and all the other organs of sense begin to be exercised upon their proper objects. How exactly does the parallel hold! While a man is in a mere natural state, before he is born of God, he has, in a spiritual sense, eyes and sees not; he has ears but hears not. His other spiritual senses are locked up; he is in the same condition as if he had them not.
But as soon as he is born of God, there is a total change. The 'eyes of his understanding are opened'; he sees the light of the glory of God. His ears being opened, he is now capable of hearing the inward voice of God, saying, 'Be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.'"
Prayer: "O Lord, seeing there is in Christ Jesus an infinite fullness of all that we can want or wish, O that we may all receive of His fullness, grace upon grace; grace to pardon our sins and subdue our iniquities; to justify our persons and to sanctify our souls. O make us partakers of the inheritance of thy saints. Amen"
~John Wesley
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