Daily Journal- Have you died? (Colossians 3:3)

SCRIPTURE:
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)

QUESTION:
Have you died? Did you know that to become a Christian and go to heaven you must first die? For us, this is a spiritual matter for now. Jesus died and rose again by the power of the Holy Spirit, and also we need to die and be spiritually raised by the Holy Spirit. This is called being born again.

"For you have died..."

Has the old you died, and a new you been born? Has this transformation of the Holy Spirit taken place in your life? Are you born again? Jesus said no person can enter the kingdom of heaven unless they are born again.

Just like a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, so you too must be transformed. Heaven will not allow anyone who has not been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit. That is why you must die and be "raised with Christ". This is not speaking of some future event. This is not speaking of a physical death and resurrection(although that will happen), this is something that must happen now!

Have you died?


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