Have you truly been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?

  This is a salvation testimony from Brother Jean-Claude Ndikumana (Burundi) who was born again by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit after reading “Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?” , the first volume of Pastor Paul C. Jong’s sermon series which has been translated into many languages worldwide and is available as a free download. Q: What is your understanding of the baptism of Jesus and His death on the Cross? A: Jesus’ baptism is like the laying on of hands in the Old Testament, where Jesus, who came as the Lamb, the sacrificial offering, took away all the sins of humanity through His baptism. His Cross signifies that Jesus was judged in our place instead of us having to die for our sins. Q: Do you have sin? A: I am definitely without sin. Q: How do you solve the problem of sins you will commit in the future? A: Because Jesus, who is God, took away all sins of the past, present, and future through His baptism and was judged for all those s...

  The following content is excerpted and summarized from Volume 1 of Pastor Paul C. Jong’s sermon series, “Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?” which can be downloaded free in all world languages through The New Life Mission homepage. If you want to hear the Word in more detail, please visit The New Life Mission homepage to download free eBooks and audiobooks. In the Old Testament, the sins of the Israelites were atoned for through the laying on of hands and the shedding of blood on sacrificial animals such as unblemished cattle, sheep, or goats according to the sacrificial Law. In the Old Testament individual sacrifices, when Israelites who had sinned brought an unblemished lamb or goat, laid their hands on it to transfer their sins, and the priest sprinkled its blood in the sanctuary after it was killed, their sins were eliminated. Also, on the Day of Great Atonement set by God, Aaron the high priest, representing Israel, prepared two unblemished goats to ato...

  I have read more than 13 books from the sermon series by Rev. Paul C. Jong, the servant of God at The New Life Mission. I have been reading these books for over 8 months. Through the sermons delivered by Rev. Jong, I fully understand the Gospel of the water and the Spirit. These books have brought light into my dark world, helping me understand why Jesus was baptized to bear our sins, was crucified as a sacrificial Lamb, and rose again. This Truth of the water and the Spirit, which saved us from all sins, needs to reach the billions of Christians who claim to be Christians but still think they have to work their own way to earn the forgiveness of sins. I hope you all receive the same blessing as I have. Salvation from sin does not depend on individual effort. We receive salvation from sin by believing in Jesus’ water (washing away all sins of the world through His baptism), blood (dying as the price for the sins He took through baptism), and the Spirit (Jesus being fundamentally ...

  The following Word is excerpted and summarized from Volume 1 of The New Life Mission’s Pastor Paul C. Jong’s sermon book, “Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?” If you want to hear more of God’s Word, please visit The New Life Mission homepage where you can download free eBooks and audiobooks translated into many world languages. Matthew 3:15 “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” In the Old Testament, God gave the Law of atonement sacrifice according to the Old Testament Law to atone for the sins of the Israelites for one year at once. According to this, a high priest representing Israel was needed, a s acrificial offering was needed to take upon itself the sins of all the people of Israel by laying on of hands , and the sacrificial offering that bore all the sins of Israel through laying on of hands had to be killed as the price for those sins. Thus, all the sins of the Israelites for one year were atoned for a...

  Matthew 16:15–19 ‘He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”’ Jesus Christ said He would build His church upon Peter’s faith. And He said He would give him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. What kind of faith did Jesus see in Peter? Peter believed that Jesus was the Son of God the Father and the Christ. In other words, he believed that Jesus was God and also believed in Christ’s ministry that He fulfilled on earth. The word “Christ” means “the Anoi...

  December 25th is Christmas, when Jesus was born to save all sinners in this world. Romans 10:13 “For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” This verse means that whoever believes and relies on that name will be saved. Then, what is the exact meaning that the name ‘Jesus Christ’ signifies? First, the name ‘ Jesus’ means “…He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). And ‘Christ’ means the ‘Anointed One’. There are three official roles of one who is anointed by God: Role of King Role of Prophet Role of High Priest of Heaven Jesus Christ fulfilled these three roles and eliminated all sins of all sinners. Jesus Christ, who came as baby Jesus, came to this earth as the Son of God the Father to be the Savior of all sinners. And as King of kings, as Prophet, and as High Priest of Heaven, He eliminated all sinners’ sins, thus saving all who believe from all sins. Jesus came to earth as the Anointed One and saved us from all sins through water, blood, and th...

  Sin is what causes us to fall in our life of faith. As descendants of Adam, we humans are fundamentally born with twelve sins, therefore we are weak and evil beings who cannot help but sin. Therefore, we do what we should not do, and do not do what we want to do. That is why Apostle Paul says in Romans 7:19–20, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.” (Romans 7:19–20) We wish to do good and live according to His word. However, “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.” (Mark 7:21–22) Because these things reside in our hearts and continuously come out, we do what we should not do, and do not do what we want to do. We keep repeating such evil deeds, either in our hearts or in reality. An...

  When Jesus was Baptized, all our past, present, and future sins were passed to Jesus by John the Baptist. This was the true image of what was happening in the Old Testament, where the high priest would pass all the sins of the Israelites to the sacrificial animal through laying on of hands. John the Baptist, the last high priest descended from Aaron, passed all the sins of the world to Jesus, who came as the Lamb of God, through baptism, thus taking away all the sins of the world. Now, I am without sin because I believe that Jesus took away all my past, present, and future sins when He was baptized. Repentance is not asking for forgiveness of each sin but turning to the Word of God. Though I cannot help but sin, Jesus knew that I was bound to sin and, from His side, took away all my sins once and for all. So what I do to resolve my present and future sins is to return to God through faith in the gospel of the water, blood, and the Spirit, which tells me that Jesus took away all m...

The following is an excerpt from the sermon collection Volume 1, “Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?” by Pastor Paul C. Jong, the servant of God from the New Life Mission. How much sin did Jesus blot out? All the sins of the world Jesus gave us eternal redemption. There is no one in this world who cannot be redeemed if they believe in Jesus as their Savior. He redeemed us all. If there is a sinner who agonizes over their sins, it is because they do not understand how Jesus has delivered them of all sins with His baptism. We should all know and believe in the secret of salvation. Jesus took over all our sins with His baptism and has borne the judgment for our sins by dying on the Cross. You should believe in the salvation of the water and the Spirit; the eternal redemption from all sins. You should believe in His great love that has already made you a righteous man. Believe in what He did for your salvation at the Jordan River and on the Cross. And Jesus knew all ou...