according to evangelic churches what does mean re-born?is something supernatural?
by bmlengel on Wednesday, June 9th, 2004 | 10 Comments
CHANCE asked:
because in the Bible I don’t find the term re-born. I think protestant churches are missing the baptism in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and awaiting for another baptism called the Holy Spirit baptism how is that?
Independent Baptist Church
because in the Bible I don’t find the term re-born. I think protestant churches are missing the baptism in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and awaiting for another baptism called the Holy Spirit baptism how is that?
Independent Baptist Church
Independent Baptists
wrong
We do NOT wait for another Baptism
Independent Baptist Church
Indeed you are right. The verse means “born from above” not born again. It refers to spiritual enlightenment that takes place when the kundalini awakens “above” in the brain.
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Fundamental Baptists
Well I am a non-denomination christian but the way we view this is that you are figuratively reborn. In other words You are no longer the sinful person you once were. God has saved you from that life style
Independent Baptist Church
Re-born is another term for “born again”, as when Jesus was talking to Nicodemus. It is the term for believing in Jesus Christ and being “born” into the kingdom of God.
Churches
Many Christians in any church and that includes evangelical churches have no biblical clue as to become born again. This is why all of them still have sin and say there daily repentance prayers.
They insult God by telling Him that He did not do a good job and should return again and again to atone for their sins everytime they sin.
They are ignorant of the full and complete atonement for sin that washed them spotlessly clean from sin. So they keep telling God that they still have sin.
True born again saints have all their sins washed away with Jesus water babtism and blood on the Cross (John 3:3-5). They have no more sin and have become righteous.
But those who deny this heavenly gospel have not been born again yet.
Churches
I was wondering this myself and it was just last night I was tempted to ask it so you get a star.
Independent Baptists
What does it mean to be a born again Christian? The classic passage from the Bible that answers this question is John 3:1-21. The Lord Jesus Christ is talking to Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin (a ruler of the Jews). Nicodemus had come to Jesus at night. Nicodemus had questions to ask Jesus.
As Jesus talked with Nicodemus, He said, “’I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’ ‘How can a man be born when he is old?’ Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again’” (John 3:3-7).
The phrase “born again” literally means “born from above.” Nicodemus had a real need. He needed a change of his heart—a spiritual transformation. New birth, being born again, is an act of God whereby eternal life is imparted to the person who believes (2 Corinthians 5:17; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1-4, 18). John 1:12,13 indicates that “born again” also carries the idea “to become children of God” through trust in the name of Jesus Christ.
The question logically comes, “Why does a person need to be born again?” The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:1 says, “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins…” (NKJV). To the Romans in Romans 3:23, the Apostle wrote, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” So, a person needs to be born again in order to have their sins forgiven and have a relationship with God.
How does that come to be? Ephesians 2:8-9 states, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” When one is “saved,” he/she has been born again, spiritually renewed, and is now a child of God by right of new birth. Trusting in Jesus Christ, the One who paid the penalty of sin when He died on the cross, is what it means to be “born again” spiritually. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
If you have never trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, will you consider the prompting of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to your heart? You need to be born again. Will you pray the prayer of repentance and become a new creation in Christ today? “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God” (John 1:12-13).
Independent Baptist Church
I think you misunderstand termonologies.
Born again in Christ .
The infant baptismal doctrines the baptist witness of. Jesus was dedicated not infant baptised.
The repentance is good for us .
Pure doctrines also are good for us.
Re born is a hindi thing really. I am not familiar with that term.
Born again oif the spirit of God is essential.
Daily devotionals.praise,study and prayer are important.
‘ Pure doctrines ar e desired.
The term put on the new man. Meaning the old man or our former selves are the ways of sin and not of God.
The new birth is the way God transforms us by….” the renewing of our minds” This means we should accept the correction of some of beliefs or lack of knowledge or guidance believers,or clergy give us.
God does this at times so we correct,exhort.commend and rebuke in love.
No fighting clashes that distort but ones that offer pueness and sound teaching,ministry.
To me I had to read the bible since I detected the presence of Gopd I had a hunger to read the bible. Many go through this and should read. This helps then become born again as God is revealed stronly. The word and God teaches us as individuals that clergy cannot so easily do.
“old things pass away and all things become new”
God reaveals himself to us and to our amazement we,”… hunger and thirst for righteousness;
This good for us when we have time to fellowship at home or at work with prayer’
Fundamental Baptists
Born again comes from the NT…Jesus said to Nicodemus (sp?), “You should not be surprised when I say you must be born again”…It’s in John 3. Jesus also says in John 3 that you need to be born again to enter God’s Kingdom.
My take: To be born again means that you are a new person in Jesus Christ. When you accept Jesus into your life, you turn away from your previous ways (repent), you get a clean slate, and God takes you into His family, and with Jesus living with you, you’re a new person (born again) with a new future. It’s a spiritual rebirth.
And as for baptism, you’re talking of being baptised in water as a new believer (nowadays often not so new!), and being baptised in the Holy Spirit. In Acts, it says that they were baptised with the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1, the distinction between being baptised in water and being baptised in the Holy Spirit (which happened to the believers) is actually made. In the NT, people were baptised in water as soon as they accepted the message of Christ as part of their new beginning. After Christ died and left His Spirit, those who had already accepted His message were ‘baptised’ in His Spirit in Acts. And if you believe that God is the same yesterday, today and forever, then you believe that both are still important to God.