Subject: Order of occurance |
Bible Note: Hello again CDBJ; I have been thinking about this topic for some time now, And as an off the top of my head thought the following came to me. In the Bible it says: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. In that verse is mentioned sight. In this case I think what is being referred to is spiritual sight. The verse states that we cannot SEE unless we have first been born again. If I'm not mistaken, "born again" can also be called the new birth, or regeneration. So is it possible that since we do not obtain spiritual sight until our being "born again" that other spiritual senses such as "ears to hear" must be acquired in the event we call regeneration. The reason I ask, is because, I still am thinking that it is not possible to hear God's call to us, drawing us to himself until our new birth takes place. That is why I am leaning towards the possible idea that regeneration precedes faith. I just want to run these ideas past as many individuals as i can for their input. God bless New Creature |