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Born-Again
A Christian is not Born Again.Ok... but throughout life you have occasion to describe your beliefs.
I was with a friend being entered into a hospital for testing and they asked him what his faith was.
They were not looking for Baptist, Lutheran or such they wanted "Christian"...Catholic... Jew or some such as that
You say, and understandably so, "I can’t relate to Christian, I can only relate to be being “ Born Again “"
But are there anyone else other than Christians that are "born again"?
I was told I was a Christian growing up...therefore I went with it.....a Born Again has a Living relationship with God via his Spirit, would you agree with that?
If you do how would we know that we have this Living relationship with God via the Holy Spirit?
You are not going to be born again without Jesus in your life.... or do you disagree with that.
You must accept Him.. do you not? You must accept what His shed blood did you do you not? Has He not generally been referred to as Christ Jesus or Jesus, the Christ?
We are not going to be Born Again without Jesus...I did no accepting...I was drawn to Jesus by God, I was brought to repentance/ Godly sorrow by God, I was brought to believe in Jesus by God,God is the initiator, I was Born Again when I received the gift of Faith a manifestation of the Spirit, I did not choose God he chose me to become Born Again....
Not sure about the human name, Jesus blood had to be shed in order for us to be reconciled back to God, therefore his death and resurrection is what reconciles us back to God...Do you disagree with ... Christ is a title that means "the anointed one" or "the chosen one". Christ Jesus or Jesus Christ is the human name and the title of Jesus, the Messiah, who came to save us from sin and deliver us from Satan.
Jesus came to deliver us from the first Adams sin...Jesus was the second Adam....who came to deliver us from the law of sin and death.
Audio Crossref Comment Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. New Living Translation And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. English Standard Version For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. Berean Standard Bible For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. |
That’s my take on it.
God is the one who knows what he is talking about.The term Christian comes from Christ.
You simply should think in terms of being a born again Christian, for if you just say you are born again many will not even know what you are talking about. (Truth be told a lot don't even know what a born again Christian is... Boy, could I tell stories)
You are 100% correct to say you must be born again to see the Kingdom of Heaven, but you cannot discount a simple belief in Christ Jesus like the thief had.
I think it safe to say here that no one thinks you do not need to be born again to see the Kingdom of Heaven... Jesus told that to Nicodemus ...( paraphrased) "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God."
Where am I wrong?
I go by his word..I’m Born Again, why would I care what others think?
Or if my being Born Again makes no sense to anyone?
My Sons know I’m Born Again, they don’t think I’m odd...even if they did, that would be their problem.
I would never deny that I’m Born Again..to fit in with others.
I’m a child of God and am used for his purpose and plan..I’m a vessel that he uses in whatever way is pleasing to him...
A Born Again is all about glorifying the Father...and serving God according to his will for our lives.
We have a Living relationship with God via his Spirit...
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