And it is indeed the most fabulous news ever delivered to people. Our death penalty was assumed by Jesus, and our guilt was removed. The strongest earthly tie is the love of a parent for a child. When God the Father was willing to allow His Son, Jesus, to suffer and die in our place, He demonstrated in the most powerful language how fervently He loves each of us. My part is to believe it is true and to receive the gift by faith.
Confession is the verbal side of repentance.
This glorious experience is referred to as a new birth because, as of that moment, we have no past. Instead, we begin a fresh new life, as does a newborn infant. It's the fantastic experience of beginning life anew without one blot of guilt on our records. Jesus Himself actually dwells in a Christian through His Holy Spirit. I will want to do His will, and He gives me the power to actually perform it.