After being born again by the Holy Spirit, what different things can we now do?

[Bob Carabbio]

After being born again by the Holy Spirit, what different things can we now do?​

In my case (60 years ago), the first thing was "SURVIVE".

 

[Rockson]

The subject is the question of the thread.

Some like to hold to rules and traditions, and cultivate pride in their hearts, and this represents to them what Christianity is.

However, the scripture speaks of this as a new and "better" covenant, compared to the old.

Since Jesus taught that those who would be greatest among you would be slave of all, what greater service, what greater works are now possible?

Why greater? What service?

The best definition I've heard is this. When I make the initial statement it may sound unbelievable but if one hears it all out it makes sense.

We in the New Covenant do a far greater work than Jesus did that is when he walked on this earth. What's that? As much as you think Jesus was getting people born again in his 3 year ministry......he wasn't. He'd forgive sins as the Son of Man who had authority to do so but people still weren't born again. They had a promissory note on salvation like all OT saints and when they died they went to a place of bliss, paradise or Abraham's bosom. They were saved but they weren't born again until Jesus led captivity captive and he was the first born from the dead. He showed himself as the fulfillment of their hopes when he died he descended to Hades.....to the blessed compartment and then all OT saints became born again.

After Jesus ascended and his resurrections people on earth then became born again. The recreation of ones human spirit making them a new creature in Christ with the life of God within was far greater a work then any healing of the physical body could be in fact it was the most important thing God had in mind. Know this though that it is still Jesus through the gospel we preach and what they preached after the resurrection it's still Jesus himself coming into people's spirits causing the new birth but we're attributed as being the ones who are the messengers of the gospel which is the power of God. We can't do greater works or any works with power for it's always Jesus's power....but we are the representatives of heaven which he is not now.