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1 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | Val | 193329 | ||
Eph 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Eph 1:14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. Born again is what happens to a person when they hear the gospel which is found in the New testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When a person responds to the message of the gospel by putting their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ thereby seeking to have a personal relationship with Him; the Holy Spirt comes into that person to live permanently until that person dies a physical death and then goes to heaven. The Holy Spirit will help that person have victory over sin in their life and follow the Lord Jesus Christ through reading the Holy Bible and prayer to the Father. It is a wonderful life and I pray you will seek Him and be saved (born again) |
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2 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 193337 | ||
Hi, Val... Your description of the new birth is generally rooted in a perspective called Synergism, and is specifically called "Decisional Regeneration." The opposing perspective is the Biblical hermeneutic called Monergism. You can see them contrasted a bit in my post #151193. For the sake of keeping balance to the forum, I'll post an answer to jun barbara from a Monergistic perspective. In Him, Doc |
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3 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | Val | 193345 | ||
I read the post in 151193. It is interesting. Could you tell me how you view evangelism. | ||||||
4 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 193348 | ||
Dear Val, You asked, "Could you tell me how you view evangelism." I'd be happy to do so. Thank you for your interest. I probably should have posted a "Theological Term: Evangelism" a long time ago. In the interests of getting you a timely response, though, I'll not go into so great detail. Evangelism is clearly explaining the evangel; i.e., the gospel, or good news. I can't think of any better definition, though, than that offered by John Cheesman. He wrote, "Evangelism is not a making of proselytes; it is not persuading people to make a decision; it is not proving that God exists, or making a good case for the truth of Christianity; it is not inviting someone to a meeting; it is not exposing the contemporary dilemma, or arousing interest in Christianity; it is not wearing a badge saying 'Jesus Saves!' Some of these things are right and good in their place, but none of them should be confused with evangelism. To evangelize is to declare on the authority of God what He has done to save sinners, to warn men of their lost condition, to direct them to repent, and to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ." As believers, we participate in evangelism in obedience to God (Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians 9:16). Having experienced the love of Christ, we participate in evangelism because of love for the lost (Matthew 9:36). But most of all, we participate in evangelism because of love for God (1 Peter 2:12). Of all the works of God, redemption is the most incredible, and that which brings the greatest glory to Him (Isaiah 29:14; John 17:1-10). What a blessing that we are given to participate in the preaching of the Word (Romans 10:14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-21)! Your question reminded me of a quote by Charles H. Spurgeon: "If God would have painted a yellow stripe on the backs of the elect I would go around London lifting shirt tails. But since He didn't I must preach 'whosoever will' and when 'whosoever' believes I know he is one of the elect." In Him, Doc |
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5 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | Val | 193350 | ||
Very good, I will look up the cross references when I have more time. At this point I am having a little difficulty in seeing what you opposed in my answer to the questioner though. If you can help me out, lets look at it again. According to Ephesians 1:13 the sequence is: hear the gospel, believe the gospel, sealed with the Holy Spirt. In my answer I directed the questioner to read the gospels - (Born again is what happens to a person when they hear the gospel which is found in the New testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.) Believe the gospel (When a person responds to the message of the gospel by putting their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ thereby seeking to have a personal relationship with Him;) Sealed with the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit comes into that person to live permanently until that person dies a physical death and then goes to heaven.) I also added the basics of the christian's life which is bible study and prayer. (The Holy Spirit will help that person have victory over sin in their life and follow the Lord Jesus Christ through reading the Holy Bible and prayer to the Father.) I encouraged the questioner to seek the Lord and my prayer that they would be born again. (It is a wonderful life and I pray you will seek Him and be saved (born again) There is nothing in your post about evangelism upon immediate reading that I disagree with. I realize that you are very knowledgeable and hope you will take this as my way of trying to understand our differences. Thank you in advance |
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6 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 193376 | ||
Dear Val, You know, I tend to work so hard at being precise, I end up being unclear! I apologize. I was addressing your implicit causal connection between belief and salvation. I wasn't so interested in opposing it, as I was in clearly explaining the more orthodox Christian doctrine of salvation. There is nothing inherently wrong with holding presuppositions. On the contrary, they are necessary components if we are to derive a sound hermeneutic (cf post #156917). As believers our continual job is to validate or revise our presuppositions using the light of Scripture. On the forum there is always a danger that others will view our interpretations as representing universal consensus. We can mitigate that possibility in three specific ways: (1) By clearly expressing our theological underpinnings in our profile; (2) by qualifying our assertions as based on a particular church tradition; and (3) support one another with questions, comments, and clarifications. Of course, all of that is built on the foundation of our study. First, we study the Word in our continual effort to have our minds transformed; second, we study what others have written in order to glean what the Spirit has taught others, and to be able to clearly and honestly articulate their ideas, even when we disagree; and, third, we work to improve ourselves in the expression -- in this case textual expression -- of what we have learned. I hope I've clarified things. I'm home recovering from a bit of surgery recently. That gives me a little more time to invest in answers. It is yet to be seen, though, whether that increases clarity or only verbiage! :-) In Him, Doc |
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7 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | lionheart | 193381 | ||
Doc, Good to have you back my friend. I pray your recovery is proceeding smoothly. Well stated this is solid 2 Timothy 2:15 stuff. It works every time. Thanx Doc. In Him, lionheart |
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8 | what is born again? | John 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 193383 | ||
Thank you, brother lionheart. | ||||||