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Bible Note: Greetings, I am in agreement with you as to being born again and regeneration, that they are synonymous terms. The word in Titus 3:5 translated regeneration, come to us from the Koine Greek word, PALIGGENESIA, which is a compound word; from Greek 3825 (palin) and Greek 1078 (genesis); (spiritual) rebirth (the state or the act), i.e. (figurative) spiritual renovation; specially Messianic restoration regeneration. (Strong’s) For us to understand anything spiritually before we are, “born again”, would be like talking to a dead person in a casket and telling them to get up and help them selves; they can’t hear or do anything for themselves because they are dead and can’t hear! We, being of Adam’s seed are dead in spirit. I believe that God the Holy Spirit intercedes for our inoperative spirit “with the message of the gospel of Jesus.” He makes the “good news” real to us so that we can respond, in our soul, by grace through faith, or we can reject His message of Christ and refuse the working of God’s Spirit, which I think is the unpardonable sin. Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. The previous verse tied together with the following verses. John 16:7-9 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. [8] And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: [9] Of sin, because they believe not on me; 1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. The natural or PSUCHIKOS man is the man who by natural process of procreation comes from Adam. 1 Cor. 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. God places us positionally in Christ at the very moment we believe the gospel message, that has been revealed to us by the Holy Spirit, and we become one with Christ and as Peter is, we are considered Blessed in God’s eyes. 2 Cor. 5:21 For he hath made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Thus we, as your name implies, become a new creature in Christ with a living spirit. 2 Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. That might spark off a debate but that is what “I believe”, CDBJ |