Leaving Our Old Life Behind through Baptism
August 15, 2026
Out of the Womb of God
Out of the Womb of God
Born into a Broken World with a Divine Origin and an Eternal Choice
Human beings know there is a birth into this world and one day there will be death. Between birth and death, people measure life by success, failure, possessions, and achievements. Yet no matter where we live or what privileges we have, every person faces suffering, sickness, poverty, injustice, disappointment, and death (1 Cor. 10:13).
When a child is born we rejoice, but death brings fear. Although every child is formed in a mother's womb (Ps. 139:13–16), two questions remain: Where did life come from? Where does a person go after death?
The Bible answers by revealing one word—sin.
Adam and Eve's disobedience brought sin into the world (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12). Therefore, "all have sinned" (Rom. 3:23). Just as a child naturally grows according to the environment into which it is born, every person enters a world already corrupted by sin and inherits its influence.
The Bible also tells us that we were in God before coming into this world (Eph. 1:4; Jer. 1:5). Like a child leaving the mother's womb at maturity, we came from God into this world. Just as a child is born out of the desire of its parents, we came into this world out of the desire of God Himself (Eph. 1:5). Yet we entered a sinful environment that no longer reflects God's righteousness—His perfect character and holy standard (Gen. 1:26–27). Created in His image and likeness, we were meant to reflect Him, but sin distorted that reflection.
God, in His wisdom, already knew what would happen (Isa. 46:9–10). He created mankind with free will (Deut. 30:19). Adam and Eve chose their own way and fell short of God's glory (Rom. 3:23). Today every person faces the same choice—to live with God or remain separated from Him (Isa. 59:2).
The difference is not whether we have problems, but how we face them. God calls His people to be the salt and light of the world (Matt. 5:13–16). As we walk with Him, He enables us to overcome and reveal His nature to others (John 16:33).
No one can come to God by personal effort because His holiness is beyond our righteousness (Isa. 64:6). Therefore, God Himself became flesh in Jesus Christ (John 1:14) and paid the penalty for sin. The wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23), but only One without sin could pay that price (2 Cor. 5:21).
Because God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son for us (John 3:16). Yet forgiveness is not automatic. Each person must receive Jesus Christ by faith (John 1:12; Rom. 10:9–10). This is the beginning of the born-again journey (John 3:3).
God is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev. 1:8). We came from Him, entered this world, and one day our earthly journey will end. It is appointed for man to die once, and after this comes judgment (Heb. 9:27). The choice belongs to each of us—to return to the One from whom we came or remain separated from Him.
What Christ accomplished on the cross is God's grace—a free gift that cannot be earned (Eph. 2:8–9). We receive that gift by faith, and our faith determines our dependence upon God.
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