3) God raised Him from the dead by His Mighty Power.
A) First, you believe that with your heart (your spirit, not the organ that pumps blood).
C) When you do that, YOU ARE SAVED!
Romans 10:9-10. 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto the, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter in to the kingdom of God.
So this is what takes place when you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Jesus comes into your hear (His Spirit comes) to live by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word.
II Corinthians 5:17 states Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold all things are become new.
Now you know what it means to BE BORN AGAIN.
The new birth is not 1) church membership, 2) water baptism, 3) singing in the choir, 4) saying prayers, 5) observing religious duties, 6) the Orthodoxy of faith [just conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early Church], 7) going to church, 8) reading the Bible, 9) living a good life, or 10) doing the best you can. It is none of these, nor any of the many other things people may be trusting in to save them.
Jesus stated clearly, “I AM the only way to the Father.” John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and the shall never perish neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
Once you come in to the kingdom, you can trust your Father with your life. He will always do a Father’s part. Everything He said He would do and everything He has done for you in Christ Jesus is true. He never lies, so he will do what he promised through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.
So come on; decide to learn about this new life that you have in Christ; choose to learn how to live it to the fullest. He, Holy Spirit, is ever ready to help you.
Prayer of Salvation Dear Heavenly Father, I believe with all of my heart that Jesus has been raised from the dead. With an open heart I receive your Word, and I repent of sin. I renounce the past. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus. I receive my forgiveness. I receive the new birth, cleansed and washed in the Word and in the Precious blood of Jesus. Thank you for saving me! Fill me with Your Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.