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NASB | John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:3 Jesus answered him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above--spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God." |
Subject: baptismal regeneration? |
Bible Note: Emmaus: You are entitled to your intrepretation of John 3:5 and other verses you posted however, I do not think that "born of water" in John 3 :5 refers to baptism. Nowhere is baptism referred to here or implied. This passage talks about a birth, not a baptism. And we know that we can play no role in our birth either physically or spiritually. A corpse cannot birth itself by any act or ritual. Birth or being born "is from above" So to say that spiritual life comes by us submitting to an earthly element such as water is to mis-construe the correct meaning of John 3 In Christ zach |