We must be "born again"!

Human birth is "of water" from the mother. The "born of water" in scripture is a reference to the cleansing of the individual from sin. If we believe the fact Jesus shed blood and died by crucifixion and trust He did so to pay the penalty for our sins on our behalf, as He said, we are cleansed from them. Thus, being "born of water" gets us back to the baby stage-sinless before God, but we must also be "born of the Spirit" through repentance.

Repentance is a true desire to turn from sin and sin no more. Repentance is required for salvation. Repentance brings us the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38 below) in order to be raised from the dead when our bodies die, and more. For completeness, the devil also believes the Word of God and knows the bible better than we do, but the devil and his followers (the "enemy") are evil. The enemy of God does not confess sin or repent from it.

The death of Jesus on the cross is the means to wash our past sin from us according to the Word of God which He is. After we are "washed" (cleansed) of our past sins, we must also repent from sin as an act of faith to avoid future sin in order to receive the renewing of the Holy Ghost and be "born of the spirit" ("born again").

• Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Titus 3:5.
• Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38.

Become Born Again: Believe Jesus shed blood and died to save you from the penalty of your sins. Confess your sins by admitting you are a sinner, and repent from them. You may: Pray this prayer, sincerely. Do this before God the Father and live as a child of God in avoidance of sin.

Yes. The phrases "born again" and "born of the Spirit" mean the same thing in the context of salvation. 

When our body dies, salvation means our soul is saved from an eternal second death of torment in the lake of fire in hell. We must be born again of the Spirit for our souls to be saved. 

• For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18.

Being born again means we become a child of God the Father. If someone is not born again, they are not born of the Spirit into the family of God and shall not be saved. Simply stated, the unsaved of this world live according to the will of their flesh and die in hell by the sin of it.

Please know, the devil's number one goal is to get you to believe there is no hell. Former Satanists confirm that goal.

Yes. From the beginning of time and forever thereafter, the Word of God is God that created all things. All creatures (humans too) were crafted by the Word of God.

• All things were made by him [the Word]; and without him [the Word] was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3. [Bracketed language added for clarity.]

As humans, our first introduction to God is by the Word of God. The Word is in the Bible. The Word says:

• I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. John 10:9.
• Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:5-6.

When Jesus offered Himself (His body, soul, and spirit) on the cross; and shed His blood and died, He did so in love to give us the power to become sons of God. Therefore, Jesus and the cross is the physical door to the Spirit. As the Spirit, the Word of God is the doorway of the Spirit. The Holy Ghost lets us go in and out of the Spirit to commune with the Father and know His will personally and individually so we can do it!

Yes! The essence of "God is love" is the Father, our Father, the soul of God. How do we know what His will is in order for us to do it? The Word contained in the New Testament of the Bible tells us all, and we ask Him personally. 

Jesus died so we could know the Father as He does, as a son in the kingdom of God. Jesus and the Father both want it that way.

• For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matthew 12:50.
• For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. Mark 3:35.

When we become born again, God is our Father and He wants to talk to us individually! We do not need anyone to help us. The grace of Jesus covers our mistakes as part of His body, the penitent church because we do not want to sin even though we are free from the penalty of it.

• That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21.
• Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Ephesians 6:24.

Yes, according to the same terms Jesus had, i.e., as the Father wills!

For the born again, the Holy Ghost from the Father is also our helper, now, in this lifetime on earth. The Father reveals Himself to us according to His will by the Word and through the leading of the Holy Ghost. 

• But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26.
• But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: John 15:26.
• Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:17.

Remember, the Holy Ghost (Spirit of Truth) raised Jesus from the dead because He (the Holy Ghost) is the witness to the Word that lived in Jesus and now in us. He will raise us (the born again) from the dead when our mortal bodies die.

Before our bodily death, the Spirit of Truth quickens our mortal bodies, helping us to avoid sin as we live by the will of God and the faith of Jesus as we do the works He did. 

• But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Romans 8:11.
• But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 1 John 2:27.

Disciples are the ambassadors of Jesus now in this lifetime.

• Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20.
• Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.  John 14:12.

Fake Christians do not love the truth and shall perish like the rest of the unsaved.

• And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:10.

(When the rapture occurs, only the born again will be taken out of this world.)