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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: Hi hank, we haven't communicated for quite some time now. I have been doing a lot of reading and I must say I think you hit the nail right on the head with regard to water. It would be rather redundant for Christ to say that a man must be born physically and that is what is meant by water. If the water means physical birth that would leave out a couple very important people of the human race, Adam and Eve. The water as I see it is a figure of speech with reference to God's Word, for with out God's Word one cannot be born of the Spirit. So that makes God's word, an absolute must. John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. The word sanctify is HAGIASON the same root word that is used of the Saints. When one is born again he is sanctified or made a saint through God's word. Ephes. 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, Couple this with Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; This verse gives further emphasis to the fact of the water being God's Word the Bible. Those that would insist that this is water baptism are violating Titus 3:5 on two counts and truth be known they are probably not born again themselves in the first place. For by grace through faith, plus nothing; or it's not grace, it is righteousness, which we have done and that includes water baptism, as something we do. There will be those that will be saved in spite of water baptism not because of it. What do you think, CDBJ |