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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. |
Bible Question: what it is to be born again? |
Bible Answer: What our Lord Jesus was refering to in John Ch 3 vs 1-8, was two different types of life, physical life, and spiritual life. Now how did you become a member of the human race?, you were born into it, how much contribution did you make to your own physical birth?. none whatsoever, you owe your existance entirely to the activity of another person, namely your human father. Likewise your arrival into the spiritual world will (if you have not allready arrived there) also have nothing whatsoever to do with anything you can do. See Matthew Ch 19 vs 25-26, it will be entirely due to the work of another person, who will then be your Heavenly Father. See Matthew Ch 16 v 17, 1 cor Ch 2 v 14, John Ch 6 vs 44, and 65. To sum up therefore, "Born again" is not that which you become when you receive Jesus as your own personal saviour, but is an act of God beforehand which enables you to acept Jesus as your Saviour. Have a Look at Isaiah Ch 53 v 10b, "When you shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days". This means that when you offer to God the Sacrifical death of Jesus for your sins. Then He Jesus sees the fruition of the seed that He had beforehand planted in you, He is then able to prolong His days by taking up residence within you in the person of His other self, the Holy Spirit, See Ephesians Ch 1 vs 13-14. I do hope that this is of help to you. May the Lord bless you,and keep you safe. Christian love. ebrain. |