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1 | rock foundation | Matt 7:24 | In the Andes | 53997 | ||
I'm sorry, maybe I'm completely illiterate and ignorant of scripture. I thought to be born again, one must believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and confess Him as Lord. How stupid of me not to know Job was "Born Again". |
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2 | rock foundation | Matt 7:24 | Reformer Joe | 54018 | ||
You wrote: 'How stupid of me not to know Job was "Born Again".' You are not stupid; just wrong on this one. Just because Jesus introduced the term in the New Testament does not mean that it was not an Old Testament truth as well. It is obvious that for us to whom the gospel has been revealed in its fulness (i.e. now that Christ has come in the flesh and the atonement has been performed in space and time), that one must trust in Christ alone. However, the gospel existed in the Old Testament as well, albeit not completely fleshed out. We see its earliest historical form in Genesis 3:15. Jesus died for the sins of Old Testament saints like Job just as he died for mine. The gospel has been presented since the fall, and it is trust (faith) in the gospel, no matter how shadowy and prefigured, that has always been the way one is justified. How can we know that Job was "born again" (regenerated)? From this verse: "There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil." --Job 1:1 The fact is that in our own sinful natures it is impossible to submit to God's law or please him in any way (Romans 8:6-8). The fact that Job apparently pleased God a great deal means that God had given him a nature inclined toward doing so; hence, we can say that he was not a "natural man" like the unregenerate among us today (or in his day). --Joe! |
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3 | rock foundation | Matt 7:24 | In the Andes | 54102 | ||
interesting, very interesting. i'm sorry for being so slow at the bible. it's just i always thought that the New Birth which was the placing of believers into the body of Christ which was a mystery in the OT was only available in the age of grace. which in ages past was hidden but now God willed to reveal that mystery to his saints. perhaps OT and NT saints are diff. maybe i should tear out the divider pages Old Test. and New Test. seeing as how there's no diff. job had a promise of salvation under "whatever" covenant he had with God. kept in abrahams bosom (paradise) until Jesus came. but to say that he experience the New Birth, placing him into the body of C. regenerating him. hmmmm. as if i hadn't opened up enough cans of worms... Job is conspicuously missing from Heb 11. i mean, sure there are lot's of OT saints not mentioned, but to have such a large book named after you... |
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