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NASB | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. [Ezek 36:25-27] |
Subject: what is born again? |
Bible Note: Very good, I will look up the cross references when I have more time. At this point I am having a little difficulty in seeing what you opposed in my answer to the questioner though. If you can help me out, lets look at it again. According to Ephesians 1:13 the sequence is: hear the gospel, believe the gospel, sealed with the Holy Spirt. In my answer I directed the questioner to read the gospels - (Born again is what happens to a person when they hear the gospel which is found in the New testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.) Believe the gospel (When a person responds to the message of the gospel by putting their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ thereby seeking to have a personal relationship with Him;) Sealed with the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit comes into that person to live permanently until that person dies a physical death and then goes to heaven.) I also added the basics of the christian's life which is bible study and prayer. (The Holy Spirit will help that person have victory over sin in their life and follow the Lord Jesus Christ through reading the Holy Bible and prayer to the Father.) I encouraged the questioner to seek the Lord and my prayer that they would be born again. (It is a wonderful life and I pray you will seek Him and be saved (born again) There is nothing in your post about evangelism upon immediate reading that I disagree with. I realize that you are very knowledgeable and hope you will take this as my way of trying to understand our differences. Thank you in advance |