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1 | You have to be born of water and spirit | John 3:5 | CDBJ | 185807 | ||
Hi John, When one stops and think about it wouldn't it be a strange thing to include being born physically? i.e. assuming that was the meaning of water? That’s about like saying that people that have never existed can’t be born again either???? The words, “Except a man”, would already kind of put one in the category of being born physically, the way I see it. John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Couple that verse with this one and it looks pretty evident. 1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Since those that are in the family of God all got there the same exact way it kind of makes it conclusive. Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. And we learn about Jesus form understanding or hearing what? Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Connect that with the following, Ephes. 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, I believe that the water in John 3:5 is a reference to the Word of God. The Word is symbolized by water in several places in the Bible. Ephes. 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, I think there are many that would like to substitute the word water for many things other then God's Word and the gospel message that Jesus is the answer. God gives people that option: it just like in an exam question with multiple choice answers, and the wrong answers are always in there for the ones that don’t exercise the proper conversions in order to know the right answer. John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: He’s all I need! Have a great day, CDBJ |
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2 | You have to be born of water and spirit | John 3:5 | Morant61 | 185815 | ||
Greetings CDBJ! I have never thought that it was very unusual seeing the water of John 3:5 as a reference to physical birth since the very next first specifically mentions physical birth. John 3:6 - "Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit." Further, Nicodemus specifically mentions physical birth in v. 4 as well. John 3:4 - "‘‘How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. ‘‘Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!” In light of these two verses, I have always understood v. 5 to simply being saying that one must be born both physically and spiritually. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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