The document discusses humanity's state before accepting Christ. It notes that before Christ, people were in darkness, alienated from God, sinful, rebellious, and condemned. This was due to the fall of man in Genesis. The only way back to God was through Jesus Christ. After accepting Christ through faith, repentance and being born again, one becomes a child of God, justified, freed from condemnation, and an heir to God's promises. Salvation is through faith in Jesus' atoning blood, which allows access to God and establishes a new covenant with humanity.

1. The New Birth
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2. In the Beginning…
• God Created Man – Gen 1:26
– Created man to have dominion over all creation
• But Man Disobeyed God
– The result – death, hardship, sickness, poverty…
• Man sought for ways back to God – Gen 3:7
• The Only Way back to God – Jesus Christ
– He came to restore back to man that which was
lost
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3. Before Christ
What we were before our New Birth
• In darkness, distant and alienated from God.
Eph 2:1-6
• In sin, not having God in our thoughts
• Rebellious and disobedient to God’s will
• Under God’s condemnation, and judgment
• Children of the devil
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4. Before Christ…
How did we get there?
• From creation, the fall of man.
– Rom 3:23 – “For all have sinned and come short of
the Glory of God.”
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5. Before Christ…
What God has to say… do…
What we should do
• Repent Acts 2:38, Matt • Obey God, confess our
3:1-2 sins, repent and receive
• Be born Again. John 3:3 Rom.
God’s salvation Rom
• Receive eternal life in 10:9-10
Christ. John 3:16
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6. Who Are We Now in Christ…
• Born Again Children of God
• Justified by faith. Rom 8:29-30
• Free from condemnation. Rom 8:1
• Right standing before God
• Ransomed, washed by the blood of Jesus.
1Cor 6:20, Mark 10:45
• Heirs to God’s throne, co-inheritors of God’s
promises and blessings. Rom 8:17
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7. How are we Saved…
• As sons and daughters.
– John 1:12,
– 1 John 3:1-3
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8. Significance of the Blood of Jesus
• It is for atonement
– Lev 16
– Lev 17:11
– Heb 9:22
• It is for Covenant making. Heb 8:6,
– Heb 8:7-13
– Heb 9:15
• It is for Access to God.
– Heb 10:19-22
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