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First of all - what does the term 'born again'
actually mean? When I was young the term Born Again Christian
was banded around loosely in a slightly derogitorary way
to denote people who belonged to the 'Born Again' Christian
sect!!! It was only later on in life when I became a Christian
myself that I discovered the standard old Bible (yep the
normal Bible - not some dodgy new age rewritten version)
actually says that we need to be 'born again' to enter
the kingdom of God!!!:) So what then does being born again
actually mean?
So.... “Born again?” ... what does
it mean?
I can certainly say without a doubt that when I gave my
life to Christ (God) - I actually felt completely reborn
- a new person. The missing peice of the jigsaw that I
had always wondered about was now in place and life whilst
still fraught with difficulties felt complete for the
first time. Everything made sense. Love, life, death,
pleasure, pain, suffering, fellowship, prayer, petition,
judgement, you name it - it makes so much sense now my
eyes are open so to speak.
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So.... “Born again” ... what does
it mean?
I am a born again Christian. So
just what does that mean exactly? Most people don't really
keing now. There are for sure many misconceptions about
the phrase born again - or being re-born a Christian,
normally pertaining to dodgy sects and the like.
I am a non-denominational Christian. That means I believe
in an all powerful all loving God that came to earth and
experience our troubles and pains first hand (the only
religious leader that did this - how cool and loving is
that?!!!:)) It also means that I don't belive that any
one particular denomination has any 'advantage' over another
- if you wern't aware, all churches started off as small
groups of people who got together in homes and meeting
places - they wern't 'churches'! The deniminations have
come about over time and do create distinctions in the
way worship is carried out but sometimes leads to confusion
and even conflict amongst churches. All this really says
is that we are all human, all fallible wether as people
or in groups and need guidence and forgiveness for our
often biggoted ways and dogmatic beliefs, and the assumption
that - 'we are always right'!!! - as could never be the
case:)
Jesus Christ (we belive God incarnate)
walked the earth 2000 years ago performing miracles -
healing the sick and then died on the cross for every
human beings sin. At the heart of every Christians faith
- whtever denomination is the belief that Jesus Christ
rose three days later and ascended into heaven.
What
does being saved or reborn mean?
God who created us, loves us. He has a plan for us in
eternity. The purpose of Christ (God incarnate) is a)
to show us the way and b) to demonstrate that God Really
cares enough to allow us to crucify him for our sins.
The resurrection of Christ demonstrates to us what we
can do also and we have the key to eternal life. Might
I say at this point - Im glad someone does or all this
- and I mean ALL this is pointless:)
If you agree with God that Christ was God incarnate (there
is a lot of eveidence to support this for anyone who is
willing to open their hearts to it) then you believe that
Jesus Christ is not just the Savior of the entire world
your Savior also:) Wow!
So where does "born again" come from?...here's
your answer!!!
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I
say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of God."
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John 3:7
"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be
born again.'
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born
again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead,
What
does being saved mean
The passage that explains this term is located in chapter
three of the Gospel of John. A very religious guy came
to see Jesus one night. Nicodemus - and he was surprised
when Jesus told him that the secret to eternal life was
to be ‘Born again.” Nicodemus asked, “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 replied to Nicodemus this way, in John 3:5-7
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh,
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "Do
not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again."
What
does it mean to be born again
Christ is saying we have a physical body and a spiritual
body. The body dies - the spirit continues and the water
he refers to is the water that is present at childbirth.
So He is saying you are born physically, but must be born
spiritually. Two births. How does one get a "spiritual
birth"?
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- what does it mean to be born again
Jesus explains verse 15,
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever
believes will in Him have eternal life." Whoever
believes in “Him”, meaning Jesus Christ, the
Son of Man.
Finally - John 3:16,
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life."
What is not required? Accepting Jesus, doing good, being
good, helping others, and being examples of Christ. But.....
He asks us to do these things because we ARE Born Again,
not in order TO BECOME born again!:) John 3:16 doesn't
say ."...so that whoever believes and helps the poor
and never lies and performs good works and never sins
shall have eternal life." No - "whoever believes"!!!!!
There's the simple key - even a child can do it!!!!
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Finally.....
Great news. One you are born again, you can't be unborn.
You can't lose your salvation. It's a gift end of story
should you accept. It'a also clear it is forever - John
5:13 "These things I have written to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that
you have eternal life." The bible doesn't say that
you might have eternal life. It doesn't say you may lose
your salvation. it doesn't say you have to be born over
and over and over. Christ, on the cross, said, "It
is finished!"
Have fun in your Christian Walk with all the power of
eternity in you:)
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