The New Birth: . . . Religions Keep Man in Death . . . the Lord Jesus Saves Man from Death . . .

By G. K. Karimkhani ThD

Dear Friend, As you see God commands all children of Adam to be born again. There is no mention of any type or any kind of religion or doing any work but to believe on the Lord Jesus and to die to yourself and to let the great Jehovah of Israel, the Lord Jesus to give you LIFE and to make you His own Holy Temple. To believe on the Lord Jesus and to trust Him and His works as the propitiation for your sins is called faith and that faith is not from the dead corpse but given to you by the LIFE giving Holy Spirit of God Himself, the Comforter. The Lord assures us that when the Comforter comes, He will inform us of the Truth (the Lord Jesus).
The fact is that the New Birth that is in the Lord Jesus has nothing to do with religions, and the religions have nothing to do with it either. It is the wonder of wonder that the New Birth in the Lord Jesus has been shuffled in with the religions of this sin infected terminal world. Christianity is all Christ and only Him and no longer the dead corpse of the child of Adam doing religion. However, it is called a religion to deceive the children of Adam. The Satan says: all religions are from God and He gave them to us. We need to respect all religions because they are from God and they all lead to Him. Choose any of the religions you want and they are all as good as the other. God knows our needs and differences and that is why he gave all kinds of religions. Coexist in love and respect with the believers of the other religions for they are all from God. But which God? The god or gods of this mortal hog-pen or the Great Jehovah of Israel, the Lord Jesus.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 29, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499084009

G. K. Karimkhani ThD

Goudarz K. Karimkhani came to America from Iran as a young man, intent upon pursuing the medical profession. God had other plans for his life and the Holy Spirit changed him from his Muslim faith and background to an ardent follower of Jesus Christ. His hospital work has given Karimkhani an opportunity to be a witness of Jesus through the years. He has pursued studies in theology, receiving his B.A., M.A., and Th.D. diplomas. For the past fifteen years, Dr. Karimkhani has carried on a far-reaching ministry in a Homeless Shelter where hundreds have been led to personal faith in Christ.

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Contents

Foreword

Soul Winning

What is Religion?

Introduction

Christianity According to …

Christianity According to The Lord Jesus Christ

What Are Religions to Me?

Some Thoughts

…I AM the First and the Last…

You are from beneath; I AM from above. You are of this world; I AM not of this world

I who speak to you AM HE

If you believe not that I AM HE, you shall die in your sins.

…I AM the Way and the True and the Life…

…I AM the Light of the World…

…I AM the Resurrection and the Life…

…Before Abraham Was, I AM…

…I AM the Bread of Life…

…I AM the True Vine…

…I AM who I AM…

…I AM HE who Lives…

…I Am the Son of God…

…I AM Jesus whom you persecute…

…I AM Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End…

…I AM the Good Shepherd…

In the name Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, our Heavenly Father, we ask you to bless us more than ever so that all children of Adam may be regenerated and saved in the Savior, Lord Jesus whom you have sent here.

Please bless us with your Holy Ghost so that we may repent of our religions and ourselves and call on the Lord Jesus to save us.

Please bless the message of this witness with your Holy Ghost so that it may go all over this sin-sick Perishing world and becomes registered in every heart for your will to be done.

Please bless all Muslims and the Jews and the other unsaved folks so that they may all be gathered into your Kingdom of Heaven and none will be left behind—not even a hoof!

Our Dearest Father, our Daddy Lord, bless us to feel your presence more real than ever so that we may cast all away as you commanded and truly follow you in soul winning.

Please bless all readers of this witness so that they may also call Christ their Savior.

Dear Father, we ask for all these in the Holy name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

All glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ and His laborers (the true missionaries) who have died to this mortal world of entertainments and religions. They obeyed Him and gave all they had, including their lives, so that the lost may learn of the Saving Power of risen Lord Jesus and become saved in Him.

Also, to all the suffering servants of the Lord Jesus all over this mortal world (the hog-pen), in Iran, and the other countries, who are being tortured and killed because of the Lord Jesus dwelling in them. Thank you very much for serving the Lord, and truly, you are some of His most favorite ones. You are as candles on top of the hills, and we lift you up to the Lord Jesus in our prayers.

Every born-again man has the breath of LIFE from Jesus.

He who does not have Jesus is not the Living.

The only splendor in this dark world is of that Treasure.

Tell everyone so that they may not say no One is here.

In the Law it is written, with men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear Me, saith the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:21

… They have a zeal for God, but not according to Knowledge (MY WORD). For they being ignorant of God’s Righteousness (the Lord Jesus), and going about to establish their own righteousness (sin = works = religions), have not submitted themselves to the Righteousness (the Lord Jesus = the Salvation) of God. For the Lord Jesus Christ is the end of the Law for Righteousness (God’s unmerited Gift of Salvation) to everyone who believes.

Romans 10:2-4

Foreword

BROTHER GK TEACHES that the Lord Jesus and his redemptive power for man via the process of the New Birth are totally separate and different from the religions and rituals of our world. The reader of The New Birth can tell that God has put a burden on GK’s heart to reach out to Christians and non-Christians alike. To him, as a former Muslim, all religions and traditions of man are nothing but the Lord Jesus and his Gospel of Salvation is everything and all-sufficient. GK is on a mission for God, and I pray that the Lord Jesus will continue blessing him in soul-winning. I am blessed reading The New Birth , and I recommend it to you.

Dr. Catherine Mason

Founder and General Manager

KPLE-TV Christian Television

Killeen, Texas

Soul Winning

DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIEND, if you are for the lost and the perishing, then you will need the Word of God to edify you and prepare you in following the Savior to win the lost souls for Him. The Lord Jesus says, If a man loves Me, he will keep My words (John 14:23). The man who does not live the whole Truth is certainly a liar and unfaithful and has no part with the Christ of God. Here are a few glorious passages from the Holy Scriptures, which are from the very mouth of God, to motivate you to be obedient to the call of the Holy Spirit:

Every Christian is a witnessing Light for the Savior while in this dark world and other than being a witness of Life, nothing else is required of the follower of Christ. We must live and breathe for the Lord only, for this is our only duty forever and ever. Amen.

Here are a few soul-winning passages from the Holy Scriptures to learn, memorize, and use while passing as pilgrims through this wilderness of sin, serving our Master, our teacher, the Lord Jesus.