What do these words mean?
Born again...
When a person becomes a Christian, they are "born again" - they have a new birth and a new life in Jesus Christ. See John 3:1-21 where Jesus talks with Nicodemus about being " born again".
Baptism...
is the immersion of a believer into water. It is a statement to the world of faith in Jesus Christ that identifies a believer with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection ( Hebrews 10:25).
Faith...
"Faith and believing that Christ is what He is said to be, and that He will do what he has promised to do, and then to expect this of Him" (Charles Haddon)
Forgiveness...
is canceling a debt; no longer liable for an account. The Lord Jesus has fully discharged all our obligations so that there is no legal ground for charges to be pressed against us anymore. Moreover He has given us a perfect standing before God so that we are fully acceptable in His sight.
Grace...
is God giving to us what we did not deserve in the form of eternal life. Salvation is free- by grace alone. We cannot earn salvation. It is a gift that God offers and we accept. " For it is by grace that you are saved, through faith. This does not depend on anything you have achieved,. it is the free gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8 Phillips).
Salvation...
When we are "saved," we become a Christian, and we are a brand new person inside. We are not the same anymore. A new life has begun! (Paraphrase of I Corinthians 5:17 TLB). We use the word "saved" because we are saved from death and saved to eternal life.
Sin...
is anything we do that violates God's commands for our lives. Sin was brought into this world by Adam and Eve and so we are all born with a sin nature- the desire to serve ourselves instead of God. The Hebrew word for sin is "transgression" or "rebellion." The Greek word in the New Testament for sin literally means "missing the mark."
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