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LEFBC is a member of the
Fellowship Baptists, a ministry of about 500
churches, a fellowship of churches of like faith
and practice across Canada. We believe the Bible
is our text for faith and instruction for life,
that Jesus Christ is our Saviour, and that a
person must be “born again” to come into
reconciliation with Almighty God. We are all
sinners and are out of favour with God until we
trust in the full payment made by Jesus on the
cross nearly 2000 years ago. He completed the
redemption of mankind that is laid out in
Scripture from the beginning in Genesis. When
the Lord Jesus said, “It is finished” from the
cross (Luke), He was referring to the total work
done on our behalf by God for mankind from the
first promise of redemption in Genesis 3.15.
When we use the words “born again” it is in
keeping with John 3 and other passages. Some
find this phrase disconcerting and vague. Let me
explain further.
Being “born again” in accordance with Scripture
denotes spiritual understanding and
enlightenment. This is belief. First a person
must understand sin. Sin is “missing the mark,”
the mark of perfection or holiness. Who can deny
they have missed such a mark? Jesus came to make
reconciliation for this imperfection; Jesus is
God Himself, the Son of God. We have a temporal
life in these bodies but eternity awaits
everyone. A person must trust in, believe in, or
accept the payment of Jesus as their Saviour for
eternal life; the alternate is eternal death.
When one makes that decision (trusts, believes,
accepts) he or she is born again. At the instant
he/she receives Christ as Saviour the Holy
Spirit comes in to reside in that person.
Changes begin, sins fall away, a new life
starts. Viewpoints change, love grows, there is
forgiveness of sins.
Here are some Bible references from which this
information is derived in the order concepts
appear in the last paragraph: John 3.1-16; Roman
3.23; 2 Corinthians 5.17, 18, 19; John 10.30;
Romans 10.9-13; 1 Timothy 2.5; John 1.12; Romans
6.23; 1 Corinthians 6.19,20; Romans 8.1,2;
1 John 1.9.
Any questions? Feel free to contact pastor Frank
Kohler through the website or by phone at
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