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Is a convert to Christianity “born
again” or reincarnated? 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. John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can * he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot * enter into the kingdom of God. The 2 operative words here that will help ones understanding "see & enter". One must be born again to see, not enter. Born again here is reincarnation, though many use this term for being born in the Spirit, which those who are born of the Spirit to enter. Why else would Nicademus make a remark about going back to your mothers womb again. Jesus doesn't correct him, but says that because he is a master in Israel, that he should already know what it means to be born again. But when one sees the term to be born again in the letters or epistles the Greek word here changes and it is now a ref to being born in the spirit. Remember when Job says that he knows that he will stand upon the earth in the latter days and see his saviour. Another curious verse in the NT that says that we should work out our salvation with fear and trembling. So, it wouldn't be possible that there are people out there that are paying for sins in a previous life. But, you'll say that we are the righteousness of God thru Jesus. Which righteousness? The righteousness which is justification, whereby the slate is wiped clean to start again. Another word for righteousness is God's will for your life. So while there is plenty room at the foot of the cross as the saying goes and all can recieve the down-payment of his righeousness/His will/justification as a collective group, this is where the party stops. From here on out it becomes solo and very lonely for many years, and if you avoid it now in this life, there will be many more lives to follow, "To be a sheeple or not is a decision of the one and not the many" So, you want to play church, and you think you can get away with it, guess again. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Lastly 'everlasting life' or 'eon zoe'. Eon is set time, a 1000 years, and Zoe is soul life. I think that the application of faith/walking with God is obtained at ones own speed. But don't confuse justification with the complete walk with God or all his righteousness. Some hard cases might not listen, but a little time in the "prison" or Gods barbecue will get the message across. After all every knee shall bow and confess JC Lord, and we're told that if one does that that they'll be saved. Everybody it seems who wants to be in that special group of sheeples a special pass on their life of mediocrity and complacency. "But we're not perfect, just forgiven" is the bleet of the bleeding heart liberals. So, its alright, go ahead keep sliding thru this life and one after that and the one after that until you make a decision to walk with Him. You won't just be going thru the wilderness for the 40 some odd years like Israel in the wilderness, but you can multiply that by either 10 or 100 or 1000 "But we're all going to heaven", so there. Really? If the Jew is to inherit the earth, and the gentiles in Christ will inherit the galaxies all around you, what heaven are you talking about? Oh, thats right, you are talking about the heaven in Genesis. But think about that for minute? Why does God need to make a heaven to live in, isn't He God? |
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