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1 | Waterb equals what? | John 3:5 | Ed O. | 239522 | ||
In John 3:5 Jesus said, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of "water" and the spirit. What is meant by water? | ||||||
2 | Waterb equals what? | John 3:5 | DocTrinsograce | 239523 | ||
Hi, Ed O... Remember to whom Christ was speaking. Nicodemus would have understood that the reference hearkened back to Ezekiel 36:25-27). Our Lord was speaking of the radical transformation by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5). Ultimately He would provide the ordinance of baptism as a proclamation of that work of God in the life of the believer, to the church and to the world. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Waterb equals what? | John 3:5 | Ed O. | 239528 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for your reply, however consider this:In John 3:3 Jesus tells Nicodemus a person has to be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God. ( Jesus does not say how, when or where that is to be done.) v 4 Because Nicodemus thinks in terms of only a physical birth having to go back into the mother's womb. v5 Jesus then clarifies Nicodemus' thought by explaining to him that a person is composed of two parts 1) water (physical) 2) and the spirit. v6 Jesus further explains the water part is flesh which gives birth to flesh while the spirit gives birth to the spirit. That should explain what Jesus means by born of water. The question now for us should be "Why does Jesus refer to physical birth as water(flesh)? The answer to that question is, a person's body is mostly composed of water. Flesh is the largest organ of a person's body which consists of more than 70 percent of water. The next question we should ask, is water ever used as a metaphor for people in other places of the Bible? The answer to that question is Yes. Ps 144:7, Isa 8:6-7, Jer 47:2 and Rev 17:15 states, Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages." That's as clear as it can be as to why Jesus refers to people as water. Here's a good verse that clarifies how we receive the Spirit Gal 3:5, "Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you have observed the law, or because you believe what you heard? The answer to that question is, believed what you heard. 1 Pet 1:23, " For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God." In Christ ED O |
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