Twice Born Or Twice Dead

Here’s the question, “Will you be born twice, or will you die twice?”

Most of us would like to avoid the topic of “death”. Largely Americans are in denial about death, especially their own. Of course, no one wants to die, but it is a statistical inevitability... 100% of us will die. However, not all will die twice. That depends on your births.

John 3:5-8 "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." (NIV)

We, all human beings, are born of “water”, when we pass through the womb. That is our first birth. Our second birth must be spiritually.

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Romans 8:1 (KJV)

"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." II Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

Concerning the “second death”

He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. Rev 2:11 (NIV)

Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. Rev 20:6 (NIV)

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Rev 20:14-15 (NIV)

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Rev 21:8 (NIV)

Most of us are not murderers, nor do we practice magic arts, but many qualify as “the unbelieving”. If we do not believe that Jesus came to deliver us from condemnation then we are “the unbelieving”. All we need to do is believe that the Father has sent Him and rely upon Him and we shall pass from death (the second death) into life eternal.