Results 1 - 2 of 2
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | How often must we die and be born again? | Acts 8:22 | nasowas | 118003 | ||
Thank you, Rowdy, for your answer. I probably did not put my question clear enough. I was referring to Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3 when He spoke of the need to be born again. I believe Paul in his letter 1 Cor 15 50-54 spoke of the same born again. To repent and turn away from sinful life, to become a Christian, in my understanding does not fit the criteria "born again." Most of us would have to be born again practically every day because even as little as a sinful though would make us "fall short of the Glory of God." Matthew 5:22 But I tell you this. Anyone who is angry with his brother without having a good reason, will be judged in court. Anyone who says wrong things to his brother will be judged for it in the big court. Anyone who says "You fool!" will be judged to go into hell fire. I think we need forgiveness every day but the faithful will get born again on the Last Day because of our faith in Christ. My question is: Do we get born again more than once? |
||||||
2 | How often must we die and be born again? | Acts 8:22 | Rowdy | 118116 | ||
I can only respond with scripture as follows: 1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. This seems pretty clear to me but basically it means as long as we established and accepted that initial gift of salvation as cited in Acts 2:38, then our biggest obstacle keeping us out of Heaven thereafter is our own human tendancy to keep sinning (either omission of good deeds or an ocassional slip and some sinful action). We must recognize this tendancy in ourselves hourly or at least daily and be constantly ready for Christ's return as depicted in the marriage feast parable with ten virgins. Your response? --Rowdy |
||||||