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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: Titus 3:5 regeneration help please |
Bible Note: Impart 1. To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth. If I impart information to you, you recieve it immediately. Of course it may take some time to digest. The natural man does not recieve spiritual things (1 Cor 2:14). Therefore, regeneration must occur prior to recieving. Regeneration is a function of God's soveriegn will and according to His good pleasure (Is 46:10). Once a person has been born again, the eyes, ears, and will are alive to spiritual truth. This person has been freed from the captivity of Satan who has controlled him up until this miracle of Go has set him free. It is at this point that he is able to desire Christ and to freely worship Him as his God and Saviour (Ezek 36:26). We do have a part in sanctification, but even then we are dependent on grace to do that which pleases God. We strive to be holy, but even our striving is Christ working on us through His Spirit (Eph 2:10). Life is not about us. It is about God. He created us for His purpose which was to glorify Himself. Humbling, is'nt it? It should cause us to fall on our faces in sheer gratitude for His having chosen such miserable specimens as ourselves. Is 43:6-8 "I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' And to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring My sons from afar And My daughters from the ends of the earth, Everyone who is called by My name, And whom I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made. Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears." God Bless, John |