Being Born Again as a Christian: The Creation, the Fall, Salvation, and the Coming Resurrection

By Robert Alan King

Being Born Again as a Christian: The Creation, the Fall, Salvation, and the Coming Resurrection by Robert Alan King is a book with over 9,200 words. It discusses the necessity of being born again with an explanation of the creation, the fall, the promised savior, salvation, the resurrection, and the restoration of paradise where we can live with God forever. Robert Alan King is an ordained minister through Calvary Chapel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robert Alan King
• Release date: May 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476109732

Robert Alan King

Robert Alan King is an ordained minister through Calvary Chapel who has written numerous theological and inspirational articles for a variety of publications, including Advocate, The Church Herald & Holiness Banner, Companions, The Priest, Proclaim, Pulpit Helps, Vista, War Cry, and Decision Magazine. He also has authored numerous printed books and dozens of eBooks.King has a Master of Arts Degree Sum Cum Laude in Psychology from Touro University Worldwide with an 4.0 institutional GPA, a Bachelor of Science Degree Cum Laude in Bible and Theology from Lee University with an 4.0 institutional GPA, and an Associate of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Science from Coastline Community College. He has a total of at least 256 units of education from universities, seminaries or colleges. This includes at least 130 units of Bible and theology related classes from Lee University, Calvary Chapel Bible College, and Chafer Theological Seminary.

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Being Born Again as a Christian: The Creation, the Fall, Salvation, and the Coming Resurrection

By Robert Alan King

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Copyright 2012 by King & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

Published by King & Associates

Casa Grande, Arizona

For a complete catalog of books and publications by Robert Alan King, visit BibleCommentator.com. This site also provides you with news on his upcoming titles. In addition, you can read many other articles by King on a wide variety of biblical issues.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Creation

The Fall of Man

The Shadow of Death

A Promised Savior

The Salvation from God

We Must be Born Again

Our New Life in Christ

The Resurrection

Paradise Restored

Becoming a Christian

Quick Glance Summary

Footnotes

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Introduction

I remember looking up into the starry night as a child with awe and wonder of the mysterious universe. I was bewildered with questions of existence and the universe. Where did space end? If it ended, what was beyond it? For there had to be something. If there was a God, where did he come from? How could he just be there without any previous moment of coming into being? Yet, if he did come into being, what did he come from? He couldn't just have formulated out of nothing, so he had to always be there. Even the atheist who does not believe in God must struggle with some of the same thoughts. And though science tries to explain it, realistic reason and common sense demands the conclusion that they have failed miserably. Though I still sometimes wonder about the answers to many of these questions, I know that I am but a finite creature trying to understand things that may well dwell beyond time and dimension, and so beyond our comprehension in our mortal state. Yet, even though I was not raised in a religious home, one thing has always seemed certain: This miracle of this universe and life itself bares witness to my soul of a divine Creator.

From the beginning of our creation, we have been surrounded with a cloud of witnesses in nature testifying to the existence of a Creator. As was written by the Psalmist David, The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard (Psalm 19:1-3). In addition, the Apostle Paul declares, For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:20). The universe and life itself have been