Romans

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NASB	Romans 8:9 ¶ However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Romans 8:9 ¶ However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is not a child of God]. [Rom 8:14]

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Subject: filled Holy Spirit, or to walk in spirit

Bible Note: Dear Pastor Glenn,

The epistle 1 John does speak of us being "begotten" (gennao) of God. This is the same Greek word that the apostle used in his gospel.

I have already addressed 1 Peter 1:23.

Regarding Galatians 4:27, John Gill wrote, "by her that was 'barren', and 'bore' not, and 'travailed' not, and was 'desolate', is not meant the Gentile world, which before the coming of Christ was barren and destitute of the knowledge of him, and from among whom very few were called by grace; but the Gospel church in the first beginnings of it, in Christ's time, and especially about the time of his death, and before the pouring forth of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost."

Galatians 4:29 is a reiteration of Christ's comments in John 3:6.

Pastor, are you reading my posts fully?

Please note in Scripture we are also called adopted, firstfruits of Christ, redeemed bond-servants, purchased, vine branches, dead men made alive, branches of the one true vine, children of God, sheep, Godly seed, etc. etc. Why don't you fasten onto one of these metaphors as strenuously as you do the gennao anothen?

Each of these things bear truth and are valuable for us to understand. However, they are spiritual things being explained using physical parallels. We cannot build entire metaphysical realities on these phrases.

In Him, Doc