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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: Isn't believing Christ for salvation suf |
Bible Note: Friend, Your approach to understanding the gospel puzzles me. #1 The woman with the issue of blood, Mk 5.25. This typifies ones salvation where Jesus says to her 'your faith has made you whole'. No where does it say she then followed Jesus. So it can be assumed she receives from Him wholeness/salvation without following afterwards. ------------------------------------------------- Your casting of Mk 5:25 as a verse dealing with salvation is mistaken. Clearly it is a verse dealing with healing. The woman believed that Jesus had miraculous healing power, but so did many others who followed Him. The problem was that they were not prepared to accept that He was God incarnate. -------------------------------------------------- #2. He who believes and is baptised shall be saved. But what about being "born again"? Scripture again at this juncture makes no distinction. -------------------------------------------------- Historic christian orthodoxy rejects the idea that baptism (or any work) is necessary for salvation. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone is Basic Bible 101. -------------------------------------------------- You go on saying, "Matt 10..And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Again, no menetion of the born again experience. Now it can also be assumed, rightly or wrongly, that they were born again but the point is no mention of being born again as a requirement for salvation. -------------------------------------------------- Those who perservere to the end do so because they have been born again. They are new creatures created "in Christ". Pardon my bluntness, but your theology is a hoge-podge of unrelated verses (at least from what I have read thus far). -------------------------------------------------- "This all has to do with entering into the Kingdom of God and NOT salvation. Begin to read the scriptures in that light and it will become a new book. Very exciting!" -------------------------------------------------- What excites me is sound doctrine based on exegesis of the text. I pray that you will examine your methodology for flaws. John Reformed |