READ: Ephesians 2:1-13
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” – John 3:6
After you are born again, you become a spiritual baby who is dominated by the flesh. Spiritual babies are just like unbelievers who are religious! An unbeliever is someone who has not received Jesus as his Saviour, is not born again and does not know Christ.
However, there are religious unbelievers, who go to church. They sing hymns, and they pray before they set out on a journey. Such unbelievers, although religious, are actually not born-again Christians.
Some time ago, I was religious. I prayed every day. I went to church on Sundays, but I did not know Jesus Christ as my Saviour. I was a religious unbeliever.
An unbeliever is someone who fulfils the desires of his flesh and his mind. He does whatever comes to mind and follows every natural urge and feeling.
That is exactly how spiritual babies are. They cry and complain all the time. They do not restrain themselves when they have sexual urges and desires. They fulfil every desire they have. Spiritual babies also pray and go to church. In this regard, spiritual babies and religious unbelievers are very similar.
There are many people we encounter, and we are not sure whether they are Christians or not. They could either be religious unbelievers or tiny spiritual babies. Ask yourself today, “Am I a spiritual baby?” If you are born again and you are still fulfilling all your fleshly desires, then you are a tiny little spiritual baby. There is no difference between you and an unbeliever who is fulfilling all his fleshly desires.