How many times can a person be born again?
There is no feeling like the joy one feels when he/she lets Jesus Christ into their heart. The term “being born again” is a more than apt description of this experience. It literally feels as though you’ve been re-introduced into this world with renewed vigour, your mind and heart converted and restored to their intended state of purity and clarity. It’s like being given a clean, fresh start. Many say, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
However, with the sudden surge in the number of different churches in Zimbabwe, many people are now being born and re-born, again and again. I’m sure we are all familiar with people, (each of us knows at least 3), who bounce about from church to church, searching for the light of salvation. We’ve watched them at this crusade and that revival, each time, re-dedicating their lives to Jesus and once again experiencing this re-birth of the spirit, and transformation of the heart and mind. Every time you meet these people, they are worshiping at a new church (usually the latest).
It used to be that one remembered the time they received salvation. I know many people who even remembered the exact date, and related details of this momentous occasion, like one would remember their wedding day, or the day the day their only child was born. Yet, with so many now opting for spiritual transience, how do they keep track of the many times they have been saved or indeed, the last time they saw the light?
In the bible, a man named Nicodemus asked Jesus, “How can a man be born again?” However, with things the way they are, I feel the question should now be “How many times can a person be born again?”