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Concluding Affirmations
John RothAugust 15, 202137:26
1 John 5: 13 - 21Everyone needs a new birth because human identity is captive to idols and the world’s powers, and only God gives a recreated self that re-centers life on Jesus. Rebirth is not a self‑achievement or mere emotion but a gift that opens understanding, reshapes the heart, and begins new behavior as believers are placed into Christ. Being born again changes status, frees us from being controlled by finite idols, and produces growing holiness without instant perfection. Baptism and union with Christ embody this new life that nothing can finally undo.
