Introduction

The word of God is the key means by which you can know your real
identity and live the fullness of life destined for you in Christ. In
James 1:23, the word of God is likened to a mirror by which a man is
exposed to the details of his physical appearance –

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a
doer, he is like unto a man beholding his
natural face in a glass

As a believer, your identity is not gained from human opinion or popular
stance but from the word of God which is the mirror for seeing our true
identity.

The majority of the universal Church consider the believer to be the
redeemed of the Lord. Many hymns, songs and poems have been penned
to extol the virtues of the redeemed man. Psalms 107:2 is an oft-quoted
portion of the word in support of this stance. It reads,

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom
he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Thus, the believer is regarded as the slave who has been redeemed by
God from his master Satan, by means of the redemptive work of Christ
on the cross of Calvary. Though there is an element of truth in this
belief, it falls very short of the full expression of God’s divine plan.
This flawed understanding has steered majority of today’s church to
believe that they are born again and saved because “Jesus died for
them.” A cross-section also maintain that they are born again because
they attend church and no longer do the “bad” things they used to do. A
holistic understanding of the scriptures concerning what it means to be
born again however proves these conceptions which are widespread
amongst almost all of today’s believers to be far from the truth. When
you come to a holistic understanding of what it means to be born again,
you will acknowledge that about 98% of acclaimed believers are not
really born again; at best, most are only redeemed. Redemption however
is only one step in the process of God’s full package of salvation; it is not
the ultimate.
What then does it mean to be born again and what comprises the full
experience of being born again? Further, what is the essence of the
eternal or new life that one receives at new birth? These are the focus
of this gracious book; to put right that which for centuries has been
misconstrued and misrepresented concerning the experience of being
born again.