How to Become a Born-Again Christian

by Pastor Dag Heward-MIlls

If you want to be born again, you must do two important things:

i. You must first believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:… 1 John 5:1

ii. Secondly, you must ask Him to come into your heart and your life.  You must say a prayer like this and mean it from the bottom of your heart:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You as a sinner, lost and condemned to Hell.  I repent of my sins and ask for Your forgiveness. I believe with all my heart that You died on the cross and rose up again for my sins.  I open my heart to You and receive You as my Lord and personal Saviour. Please take control of my life and make me what You want me to be.  From today, I am Yours and You are mine.  Thank You, Father for this wonderful gift of salvation, Amen.”

What Happens When You Become Born Again?

The Spirit of God will come upon you, and into your heart.  Then the inner part of you will be born or produced again.

God gives you a new heart and spirit altogether!

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.   Ezekiel 36:26-27

With your new spirit, you become a new man or a new creature.  You are ready to live a new life.  This new life is possible because you are actually a new person with a new heart.

To be born again is as simple as that.  People want to do complicated things.  But becoming born again is very simple!

Who Then Is a Born-Again Christian?

A born-again Christian is someone who has personally received Jesus Christ into his life and is determined to live a life controlled by the Word of God and under the guidance of the Spirit of God.

by Dag Heward-Mills

A best selling African author