After Being Born Again

January 19, 2009 03:08 by Vladimir Uhri

With new birth, the Christian receives new life - life from God. The born again Christian can live a victorious life.

Entry into the kingdom of God (receiving eternal life) is possible only through Jesus Christ.

Jesus said: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me (John 14:6).

Jesus operates by His Word. Faith comes by the Word, and by that Word we are born of God. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever (1 Peter 1:25).

The word of the Lord endureth forever, And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you (v. 25).

New birth is a gift from God. It cannot be worked for.

It is necessary to personally receive salvation and eternal life.

The way to do this is to confess Jesus is Lord and believe that Jesus was resurrected.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the death, thou shalt be saved (Rom 10:9).

After the new birth the human spirit changes. It is necessary to nourish this new spirit.

After the new birth Christians should grow and develop by the following means:

  1. Baptism with the Holy Spirit

    Sooner or later the new born Christian can and should receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. After we change fathers and God becomes our Father we may ask Him for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Our Father cannot give the Holy Spirit to the world, only to believers - His children who received the new birth and a new heart which is the new spirit. Only this new spirit can be filled with the Holy Spirit. How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit  to them that ask him? (Luke 11:13).

    These words Jesus spoke to the not yet born again disciples. This scripture states that only born again children of God are able to receive the Holy Spirit. Born again children of God receive Him only after exchanging fathers. Usually the first manifestation of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in unknown tongues.

  2. Fellowship of the believers

    Every child born, as well as born again child needs a family - fellowship of believers, those who love the Lord, have received new birth and  are staying on the Word of God. It is imperative that the new born Christian has a spiritual family to help them grow correctly.

    Go regularly to church for fellowship. If you want to keep a fire hot, coals have to be close together and not separated. Otherwise, one will get cold and die. Our God desires the unity of believers in one spirit.

    In fellowship we learn how to pray and understand the Word of God.

    It is important to have fellowship where the uncompromised Word of God - full gospel - is taught, where people believe in the power of Holy Spirit for us today, where we can encourage one another and open the door for God’s work and His manifestation.

  3. Reading the Word of God daily

    It is necessary to confess God’s promises (positive Word). This is the only way it will come to our heart - our spirit. Silent Words stay in the soul, only in the head. The Word of God is spiritual food; and, as it is in the natural, it is impossible to eat only once, we must eat daily.

    We recommend reading the Bible silently if there is negative idea and the Word of promises aloud (positive Word).

  4. Pray in understanding and pray in the Spirit daily

    Those who received baptism of the Holy Spirit, have received a gift - prayer language. It is an unknown language. Whenever praying in that prayer language, a person prays a mystery to  God. It is a perfect prayer. No one understands it  - man or Satan - only the Holy Spirit does. No one can control, or influence, or change it. The prayer comes to throne of God without alteration.

    The prayer in understanding means to pray the Word of God in one’s known language. We do not pray problems, but the Word. It is a Word of results. When someone prays problems, problems come. When we pray results, results come.

    Do not forget, he that overcomes shall inherit all things (Rev. 21:7).

  5. Praising the Lord

    It is important to praise the Lord as much as we can. It is important to fight the good fight of faith. When we praise the Lord, Satan cannot stand it, and is on the run. We praise the Lord in understanding and we praise Him in the spirit (I.Cor. 12:15).

  6. Confess the Lord to others and witness to the Gospel

    One needs to witness to others what has happened to them. From the beginning tell 2-3 friends about your new life, then minister salvation to others. Jesus said: Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, Him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven (Mat. 10:32).

    Born again Christians receive and desire for the salvation of the others.

  7. Water baptism

    Baptism by the Word/faith is a baptism of the new birth, entry to the body of Christ. Water baptism is an external manifestation (public confession) before the world and church as to what has happened to the inside of you. Water baptism is a symbol of death of the old man; and getting up from the water symbolizes resurrection. Water baptism is not the act of new birth. If it were so, everyone who was baptized in the water, even if by force, would automatically become a Christian. But it is not so.

    By the Word and by faith we are immersed into the church. The Greek word baptizo doesn’t mean water, but immersion into something.

    The Bible records seven types of baptism.

  8. The Lord’s supper

    In fellowship we receive the Lord’s Supper. By hearing the Word of God we receive spiritual food. But the Lord’s supper is evidence of the forgiveness of sin and of the healing of our body. Only repentance brings forgiveness. With the Lord’s supper we confirm it. The vine represents the blood of Jesus for forgiveness of sins and the bread the Lord’s body, which was broken for the healing of our body.

    Jesus Christ...when He had giving thanks, he braked it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

    After the same manner also he took the cup, when he has supped, saying. This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me (I. Cor. 11:24-25).

  9. Fellowship and solitude

    It is important to grow in the solitude and also in fellowship. We have to realize that we have to have fellowship with the Father daily in private. It cannot be exchanged for the church and vice versa. We must have private time with heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ when we can meditate aloud on the Word and pray aloud in spirit and Word (truth), when we worship Him and praise Him.

    When we come to fellowship and before we can receive a blessing, we should be a blessing to others. Through Holy Spirit we will be a blessing to others. We become givers and not only takers in the fellowship of God’s people.

    From the beginning we have to learn that only givers receive. He who gives will grow. Who shares the Word with others, he shares the same Word with himself, because his own spirit will hear it. Faith comes by hearing of the Word of God. This is why is better to give than to receive, not only for a good feeling, but to receive blessing.

  10. Giving

    As we are giving the Word by our mouth to bless others, so we act upon the Word giving tithes as the seed of our prosperity. Some think that the Lord asks them to give Him everything. He is asking us to give Him our heart. Where is our heart, there is our treasure. When we give Him our heart we give Him everything. Financially He is asking us only a tenth of our increase. Man can manage money better with 90% than with 100%. He becomes a better steward. Giving is receiving, it is a seed of faith for our results; therefore, we support the Lord’s work. On the wheels of money the gospel of Jesus Christ unto the salvation of others keeps rolling.

  11. Building unity

    Unity pleases God. There is nothing without unity. Disunity destroys everything and Satan uses it. Submit to one another in love. God will accomplish by our unity in a short time what could never be accomplished without it.

    Unity is built by the encouragement of others, seeing them as God sees them. Believing in them as God believes in them. Loving them as God loves them. Communicate with other believers as much as you can. When you think about them, pray for them. Write them or phone them as much as possible.

We have given some suggestions for those who have received the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior. These are only a few suggestions to start with.


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The Spiritual Aspect of Man

June 7, 2008 04:25 by Vladimir Uhri

There is a spiritual reason behind every disease. Man is a triune being. He is a spirit, lives in a body and possesses a soul. The “heart” of man is his spirit, not his body or his soul. The soul (the mind, the will and the emotions) is connected with the part of man who is allowed to be boss. If the flesh (which is the body) rules the soul is serving the body. If the spirit of a man is the boss, the soul is serving to the spirit. The spirit of a man is his heart. It is not the anatomical heart, the pump, but the place located between the chest and the abdomen. The spirit of a man is everywhere within the body, but it is headquartered in the heart. When a man gets scared he usually catches his chest, not his head. The soul of a man is everywhere also but it is headquartered in the head. There is a fine line between the human spirit and the human soul and therefore many are using words interchangeably. When the spirit and the soul leave the body, the body is dead. The reasoning faculty is located in the soul. In the soul there is the will, decision-making, the memory bank and the thought processor. The negative people are usually ruled by their souls; sometimes we call them meatheads. They are rude, negative, judgmental, critical, unpleasant, arrogant and hateful. Those ruled by their spirits are usually loving and kind. They have peace with themselves and with others. Because the spirit is the main and original part of "human" (we call it the inner man), he is immortal. He leaves the body and body is dead. The word "dead" means "separation from life." Often times the word spiritual dead is used. Man is unable to die unless his spirit has died first. I will prove it this way: God created Adam to live eternally. But Adam committed treason against God and died spiritually. He became separated from the life of God. God said: If you will eat from the tree of knowledge... that very day you shall die. Adam and Eve did not drop dead instantly, but Adam lived a long life &emdash; he died physically 930 years later. Physical dead preceded spiritual death. Another example is Jesus of Nazareth. Before the Romans were able to kill Him he died spiritually. He took our sin and became sin. This means He was separated from God. The reason for this discussion is that the spirit man is connected with the physical man. If something is sick in the body it, a spiritual problem preceded it; however, most people do not know this. The spirituals problem is sin, which could be hate, unforgiveness, a lack of peace, a lack of knowledge etc. One must fix the spiritual part, then that person is eligible for a speedy recovery or healing. But we were not trained this way. Most people do not have an understanding of inner healing. Today more and more articles address this subject. There is a need for medical students to attend classes on spiritual healing. Recently literature is being published in the medical field that addresses the spiritual aspect of man's problems and there is attempt to teach new medical students this particular subject. The conflict between secular philosophy and religion placed the spirit to religion, nervous system to psychology or psychiatry and completely ignored the spiritual aspect of man. The reason for this is disappointment and frustration since religion is based on man's opinion and this created the many faces and groups with many arguments and disagreements. Medical science teaches us that there is no reason and explanation as to why man dies. Our physical body is constantly changing and all the tissues are replaced at a certain time of life. For example, white blood cells, which fight infections, live 36 days, red blood corpuscle live 120 days. They are in that time completely recreated. The same applies to human tissue. Some tissues such as those in the nervous system and the bones need are replaced at 7 years or more. If one replaces any part of a house, let's say the roof then at another time replaces the walls, then a later time the floors, the house will be new when all is completed. This means it could be an "eternal house." The same possibility is there for the human body. Yet we see something happening that is not this same renewal - man gets old and dies. In our DNA is the program for us to be regenerated and renewed; however, this does not occur. We know that those who believe in evolution (a 200-year-old theory), presumably something builds up by itself by adding blocks and the man just occurred, in the stage we are now. Anyone who builds something does not plan for destruction, unless he is wicked by nature. Let's say someone builds a radio. The purpose of that radio is to listen to programs and music and not for the purpose of the destruction of that device. Why do we have a destructive program in us? If I was an atheist this subject would give me a headache. The atheists believe in evolution, but nobody can explain the evolution of evil. In my experience positive people live longer and are healthier. As I have mentioned in my past writings, a recent conducted by University of Massachusetts about Centurions (100 year-olds +) found that they have certain characteristics: they love God, love people, love animals, and are very positive.


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Change

March 3, 2008 06:11 by Vladimir Uhri

Everything we perceive with our five physical senses is subject to change. Therefore everything, including science is constantly changing. One has to be prepared for surprises. Today one may believe that something is the truth tomorrow that could change.

The science of Quantum Mechanics informs us that there is matter, and it is antimatter. This is also the same with negative and positive--where there is negative there is also positive. If there is light, there is also darkness. If there is good there is also evil. If there is truth there are lies. If there is something relative there is also something absolute. We are living in a dual world.

Often man goes to extremes. Today some philosophers, educators and politicians believe and educate others that everything is relative. Along with this, they believe and also teach that we should do everything that feels good. But this has a devastating effect on people. Man cannot live without laws and certain rules.

As we see today, there are negative effects of this and it has never been as obvious in the past as it is now. It is not just that we are at war with terrorists, but our children kill each other in the high schools and colleges. Many people are killed on the highways. Many are on drugs and alcohol and this causes accidents and people are killed. Other killers include stress, worry and anxiety.

Prices are being hiked and this leads many people to poverty. A majority of people believe that they will be poor since the government is ignoring them. They do not realize, however, that the government wanting everyone to be financially equal actually leads to everyone being equally poor. This is the same reason that the country is obviously split and has a growing sentiment of hate without reason. People hate others without knowing them.

The reason for poverty is not the capitalistic system. I have lived a long time and experience a lot. I remember receiving $1.30/hour salary and yet I saved money for my honeymoon to Hawaii. This was 40 years ago. The gas price was 25 cents per gallon. I bought a huge car (a 1960 Ford) and never thought I paid too much for gas.

Today our schools are teaching socialism, not academics. The schools also teach that there is no God and we came into existence by evolution. This, in turn, teaches students to become atheists and materialistic. CEOs (who are mostly socialistic capitalists), ignore antitrust laws and anti-fixing price laws, and hike up their prices which then causes an unbalanced economy. These are the products of socialistic/atheistic schools and colleges. What other result would you expect?

The Communistic ideology is spreading under different names, for example, the “politically correct” liberals. Many of these liberals are calling for change and want to be elected as president. We do not need change—we need to return to principles and intentions of our Founding Fathers. This country was founded on the principles of Bible.

The Bible never changes. It has been in existence for over 4000 years and is still the best-selling book overall. It is always the same and can be trusted as truth. Even liberal politicians are trying to impress the Bible-believing voters, acknowledging the Bible but not living by its truth. If we do not stop voting for those liberals and return to being a country built upon the law, there is no hope for us.

There will be more and more death on the horizon. Life is based on principle of sowing and reaping. We reap what we sow. We sow abortion and the result is the multiplication of deaths everywhere, no matter if we are at war or not.

A spiritual awakening is our only hope.


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Welcome to VladimirUhri.com

February 12, 2008 09:56 by Vladimir Uhri

Welcome to my new website and blog!

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