Jesus continued saying that whoever listens to Him and believes God who sent Him has eternal life and has passed from death unto life.
Remember that the kind of believing Jesus is talking about He explained in John 3:36 as one which is obedience. It's not just a blind faith; Paul explains true faith as being obedient. He calls it obedience of faith. Rom 16:26.
A true second birth is compared to being raised from the dead. Life comes into the person and governs the whole being. One thing about a dead person is that they have no sensitivity. You can chop a whole body part and they will not feel any pain but one who has life even if you pinch them, they will feel pain.
When truly gets born again, their conscience which was dead becomes alive and now they begun becoming sensitive to sin. Things they could do with a clear conscience before begins to bother them now. And as they increasingly partake of the life of God through study of the scriptures, through devotion and fellowship and prayers and by keeping their consciences clear, they become more sensitive to not only to the sins of actions, and speech but also of thoughts, and attitudes, and motives; and just like a child goes from one class to another, they also grow in the knowledge of what sin is and they cleanse themselves from it in the fear of God. 2Cor 7:1.
Are you becoming more sensitive to sin or less sensitive? If right now you are doing things you could not do when you first got saved and loved Jesus with all your heart, you are a backslider. Wake up before you get into more serious things. Peter warns that it's better not to be born again than to experience true spiritual birth and then backslide. 2Pet 2:20-22
Those who hear the voice of the Son of God shall live; that is our life is dependent on constantly listening to the voice of Christ and obeying it. The more we listen, the more life we have; as He said in Mat 4:4, that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Have you been constantly listening to God? Do you have time to listen to God; Jesus said that there is only one thing that you need, and that is to sit at Jesus feet and listen. Luke 10:42.
You can begin now; have the attitude that Samuel had, "speak Lord, your servant is listening". 1Sam 3:10.
The attitude of the true disciple is that of listening to His master morning by morning. This helps them to always have a right word for everyone they meet. Isaiah 50:4. This means everyday from morning to evening, your whole attitude of your being is speaking Lord, your servant is listening. Whenever you meet any situation during the day or at workplace or at home, in your heart, before you respond, the cry should always be; Lord, what should I do in this situation; how should I respond; what should I say in response? And whatever He speaks to you in your heart, do it.
Your life will become more fruitful if you develop this habit.
It's not easy if you haven't begun but just like a child learns to walk through many falling without giving up; you can begin today. The sheep knows the voice of the Master, but the lambs have to learn it. The voice of God is revealed in the scriptures. Take time every day to study God's word and meditate on it. As you study, have the attitude, speak Lord, your servant is listening.
As do so each day, you will become a better person everyday and the best gift you can give to those around you is a better version of yourself every time they meet you. The must sense that you are better than you were last time. This must be in increasing measure as you develop this attitude of listening to God's voice primarily by saturating yourself with the scriptures, a we obey the exhortation in Col 3:16, to let the words of Christ dwell in us richly.
Jesus will judge everyone, both the living and the dead. Judgment will very much depend on whether you listened to His voice or not. It is His words which will judge us. John 12:48.
If you want to continue hearing the voice of God, learn to always keep your conscience clear and full your heart with God's word. When we read the bible it goes to the mind, but when we meditate, it goes to the heart.
Fill your heart with God's word and keep your conscience clear if you want to continue hearing the voice of Christ which will bring more life to you.
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