Power From On High

1Pe 1:23 ASV - having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
1Pe 1:24 ASV - For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
1Pe 1:25 ASV - But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.


Greek: gennao Born again

Beget, Bear (Of Begetting), Born:
"to give birth to, to bring forth" (from kueo, "to be pregnant"), is used metaphorically of spiritual birth by means of the Word of God, Jam 1:18, and of death as the offspring of sin (Jam 1:15   to produce again, be born again, born anew  metaph. to have one's mind changed so that he lives a new life and one conformed to the will of God .

Greek: sperma      Seed:
akin to speiro, "to sow" (Eng., "sperm," "spermatic," etc.), has the following usages,
of spiritual offspring, Rom 4:16, 18; 9:8; here "the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed" points, firstly, to Isaac's birth as being not according to the ordinary course of nature but by Divine promise, and, secondly, by analogy, to the fact that all believers are children of God by spiritual birth; Gal 3:29.

Not of corruptible seed   Jhn 3:5 ASV - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!
Jhn 3:6 ASV - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Jhn 3:7 ASV - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Jesus is speaking of a transforming of your soul  .  Born of the flesh is your natural life born of Adam   for all have sin and come short of the glory of God.  Born of the spirit is spirit Gods spirit,  from death unto life , born again . Having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible .  Jesus paid the ransom for your life , he took our place and died a physical death for mankind.   Luk 1:34 ASV - And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?  And this is the natural seed of man corruptible mans seed.
Luk 1:35 ASV - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.  The incorruptible seed was Gods seed the sperma of God , and so Jesus was begotten of God his father .  This is where we come to the place we can also be begotten of God also by his word .       Jhn 1:12 ASV - But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Jhn 1:13 ASV - who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.   We lose our identity with the world and become transformed by the word of God.
God made a body and put his word it and his word became flesh.   The same for you and I ,we have this word in us and it becomes flesh in us, as we read and obey and walk in this word we actually take on the very nature of Christ.  This is how we eat his flesh and drink his blood .   Jhn 6:51 ASV - I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.      Jhn 6:55 ASV - For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Jhn 6:56 ASV - He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.



Jhn 12:24 ASV - Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
Jhn 12:25 ASV - He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
The grain of wheat here is your flesh and if it does not die to self,  your carnal nature than it has no life eternal, it abides alone .  But if it die, it beareth much fruit , and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.   Now the death here is putting to death the deeds of the flesh
Jhn 12:26 ASV - If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
Please understand you cannot do this alone the power to over come is by Gods grace his gift of Faith .  And the only way to walk in this victory is to filled with the Holy Spirit just as the one hundred and twenty on the day of Pentecost . Jesus told them in that day and its for you today  
Luk 24:49 ASV - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.  
Clothed  Greek: enduo  in the Middle Voice, "to put on oneself, be clothed with," is used metaphorically of power, Luk 24:49, RV, "clothed."
Rom 13:14 ASV - But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Jesus said it was a promise from the father  Jhn 14:16 ASV - And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
Jhn 14:17 ASV - even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.
Jhn 14:18 ASV - I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.
Jhn 1:14 ASV - And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.


1Pe 1:18 KJV - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1Pe 1:19 KJV - But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Jhn 15:4 ASV - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.

Act 2:37 ASV - Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38 ASV - And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Peter spoke these word to repentant hearts crying out for salvation ,  there is three things he said and you must believe this is the voice of God to you and to all people.  1.  Repent = change you mind be sorrowful for past sins.
  2.    Be baptized into the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins and the word Name is the nature, character and the authority the power to over come its Christ in you the hope of Glory
 3.  This is a positive statement the word of God through Peter, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Its not what man says its what does the word say , have you haad this experience are you filled with the spirit of God as this word promises.   If this died with the disciples how does this word and promises die to us . No !  Peter said it is to you and your children.
Act 2:39 ASV - For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.,  Did the Lord stop calling men to his grace and mercy at that time  , no he is still calling children to his kingdom . Even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him .  Their is still precious fruit to be gathered , is God calling you to a deeper walk   .  He is near to them that seek him ,  Ask him to give you the gift of his Holy Spirit
Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye SHALL receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. !



Act 19:2 KJV - He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Act 19:3 KJV - And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Act 19:4 KJV - Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 KJV - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 19:6 KJV - And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Act 19:7 KJV - And all the men were about twelve.




Jas 5:7 ASV - Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.