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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed--united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life]. [Rom 3:22; Gal 3:28] |
Subject: Holy Ghost Baptism subsequent to salvati |
Bible Note: That is what Nicodemus asks, (John 3:4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?") Jesus then explains that a person must be born again (NASB or "from above") spiritually. All people must be born of water in a physical birth which enters them into God's physical creation, then they must be born of the Spirit to enter into God's spiritual kingdom. Jesus is not instructing Nicodemus to be born again of water but to be born again in a new way, of the Spirit. I must say your question reminds me of some mental health practitioners that advise their patients to go back to the womb for some sort of re-birth experience. In a recent tragic example of this a young girl died from suffocation in a blanket while "going back to the womb", as she cried for help but was refused by the doctor and her parent. The only answer for man's ills (sin) is to be born from above by way of inviting the Holy Spirit into one's heart, (Rom 10:9-10, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation). If a person is not born from above, then they are practicing a religion of their own design because it is not of the Spirit of God. We cannot be reborn physically but we must be reborn spiritually if we wish to be reconciled to God. Man was cut off from God spiritually after the fall but through acceptance of Christ's atoning work on the cross, man can be reunited spiritually with God forevermore. Praise be to God our Saviour, Phillip |