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One day, a young woman raised in a christian home was asked by her pastor if she was born- again. Of course, i am born again. i'm a true child of God, "she responded confidently. the pastor smiled warmly and asked further, how do you know you're born-again? Well it's obvious as everyone can see: I'm a good, decent, disciplined, kind and loving person. besides, I go to church regularly. These make me a good christian," she replied with excitement. feeling guilty for lying to her boss, a woman went to her pastorfor counselling. " I had lied to my boss to avoid being fired, and now i feel guilty before God, she admitted in tears after telling him what had happenedin the office. Please pastor, what do i do? IS that Why you're crying?" the pastor queried with a soothing smile. You should understandthat no human can live without sin. Besides, lying to your boss is just a little sin. you only said that to protect yourself from any misfortune.it doesn't matter; God understands." The foreging interactions reveal how the devil, the old evil genius, the master of deception and all evil machinations, the brilliant mastermind of revolts and rebellions against God, and a professional trickster, tricks people with his lies, giving them a false hope of eternal life. You must understand that he has nothing to offer you. Being the archenemy of man, his major goal is destroy lives, and he does this through his subtle, skilful but destructive lies ( john10:10). Jesus says, "There is no truth in him. when he speaketh a lie, he speaketh ofhis own; for he is a liar, and the father of it"(john8:44). Imagine the damnable lie he toldthe woman who had lied to her boss through the pastor that no human can live in this wold without committing sin, and that "a little sin" doesn't matter, justifying the woman 's action. To say a person can't do without sinning is simply underestimating the power of God's grace. The Bible tells us that the moment you're born-again, you-re free from sin because you're regenerated and quickened by the grace of God, you have Christ formed in you, and you're made a partaker of God's nature. you don't live, walk, give yourself to or continue in sin because you're under the influence of the spirit, power and grace of God which preserve you from the temptations of the devil, pollutions of the world and corruptions of your own heart(1john3:9). Moreover, there's no big or little sin. Sin is sin! So what you call a little acohol, a little lust, or a little lie will damn your soul, because They which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God" ( Galatians5:21). God never takes any "little sin" lightly, even if it is committed to protect oneself, or to get out of trouble. it's also strange to believe that being kind, generous, disciplined, and regular in church without assurance of salvation qualify you as a christian. Being nice or religious is not the same as being born-again. substituting salvation with a good religious or moral lifestyle is another lie of the devil. The Bible teaches that everyone needs salvation because we were all born in sin; we're all sinners by nature (Romans3:23).and to be born-again simply means to repent of or turn away from your sins. Six steps are involed in true repentance: (1) recognizing you're a sinner (psalm38:18); (2) confessing your sins to God in prayer, asking for His forgiveness (1john1:9); (3) forsaking those sins (proverbs 28:13); (4) believing you've been forgiven (Romans8:1-2); (5) accepting Jesus as your Saviour and Lord, and living a righteous life (1john4:14-15); (6) reconciling with those you've wronged by righting your wrongs (Numbers5:6-7; matthew 5:24; luke19:8)' if you haven't taken these steps, you're not born-again,and no amount of good deeds, religious activities or moral uprightnesscan cancel out the debt of your sins. Finally, the word of God never teaches eternal security-once you're born-again. you're born-again-even if you sin at will or occasionally after you professed to be born-again. if you believe you're secured eternally and lead a sinful life, then you've been brainwashed by agents of the devil. anyone who had repented of his or her sins and believe in Jesus at one time or the other can backslide. The Bible uses expressions such as " Left thy first love" (Revelation 2:4); depart from the faith" (timothy4:1); "Put hand to the plough, and looking back" (luke9:62); and"the dog is i turned to his own vomit again...(2peter2:22) to tell us that you can lose your salvation or any other christian experience you have. luke 9:62; categorically says that when this happens, you're unfit for God's Kingdom-Heaven. So friend, don't allow yourself to be deceived by the lies of the devil. if you're not born-again, repent of your sins now and accept Jesus as your Saviour and Lord. And if you're born-again already don't fall into sin and damn your soul. Be wise!