I don’t like to call Christianity a religion because it asserts that it is a dogma constructed by people. While this is true for all other religions in the world, Christianity is different in that it is not a matter of following a set of beliefs, but rather a personal relationship with God. It is the oldest ‘religion’, for want of a better term, which can be seen since the existence of the very first human beings on earth – Adam and Eve.
Adam and Eve enjoyed a close relationship with God until Eve’s encounter with the fallen angel Lucifer, who convinced Eve to disobey God, subsequently resulting in a damaged and more distanced relationship with God, as well as sin entering the perfect world God had created and affecting it forever more. Nonetheless, God continued to speak to people and make Himself known and, as we can read in the ancient historical texts that make up the Bible, some would listen and obey God, and some would not. In fact, headed by two of Adam and Eve’s children, Cain and Seth, the world was split into two tribes that went in very different directions, Seth’s in close relationship and obedience to God, and Cain’s without.
We can trace countless stories throughout history of people who were in relationship with God, and fast forward to the present, there are 2.4 billion people in the world who claim to be Christian. Many of these are simply following a set of beliefs as outlined in the Bible or taught in the Church they attend and ultimately form their own opinion on all matters, much like the Buddhist, Islam, Catholic, Atheist, or any and all other religions, but some are in a genuine personal relationship with God.
A born again Christian is someone who has a personal relationship with God. Every person on earth without exception has a position of faith, whether it be an Atheist who claims there is no God, a Hindu who claims there is many, or an Agnostic who claims no one knows for sure. A born again Christian does not follow any of these worldly human ideas that have their foundations in Lucifer’s lies, but rather what they know and are certain of, which they have learned directly from God. A born again Christian has come into this relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ, God’s Son who was born over 2,000 years ago to die and take the sin of the world so that we can live in relationship with God and be with Him in heaven for eternity when we die. When we look at Jesus, we can see God, perfect, blameless, sinless, and it is through faith that Jesus is indeed the image of God, we can be born again into this personal relationship with God.
It is through Jesus alone that we can know God, be in relationship with Him, and enter Heaven. So, if you would like to know a very real and tangible God, then ask Jesus today to come into your life. Tell Him you are sorry for your life of sin, and that you acknowledge that He alone is God who defines reality and right from wrong. Tell Him that you want to follow Him, it will be the best decision you will ever make!
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” [John 3:16]