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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: "Born-again Christian" redundant? |
Bible Note: Hello Hank, You make good points. I tend to disagree with you on what being "born of water" is though. I do believe it means born of woman, the natural birth. Jesus was born of woman also. Jesus also states that ye must be born of water first, then be born from above or of the Spirit. Well you can't have a spritual cleansing until one is born from above, until one accepts Jesus into their heart as their saviour. Consider this..... ye must be born of water. Unfortunately science is now into cloning . If it comes a time where there is a complete person from cloning, no matter how much intelligence, personality and whatever other makeup these cloned people have, they cannot be saved due to not having been born of water. Also, Angels cannot be born again. That which is born of flesh is flesh ( our natural birth ) and that which is born of Spirit is Spirit ( our asking and acceptance of Jesus into our hearts, in which our spirit is quickened) Born of the Spirit: to regenerate, be delivered of Born of water: to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); :--bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, , gender, make, spring). Love in Christ!! Barry |