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Born Again by the Word of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Born-Again-By-The-Word-of-God.mp3 by Andy Cantrell Finding Our Purpose from the Past
Read MoreDo born-again and non-believers have the same Holy Spirit?
Question: I have three questions I would like to ask. In Job 34:14-15, does it mean born again believers and non-believers have the same Holy Spirit? If one can lose his salvation, does it mean sin still has a chance to overpower the gift of eternal life Christ freely gives? How many times can a…
Read MoreYour article on being born again and salvation really helped in a discussion with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Question: Hi, I find your website very biblically based and am happy to see it up here. I looked up to find an answer about being born again and being saved because I am discussing this issue with some Jehovah’s Witnesses and they believe that one needs to be saved but not born again. I…
Read MoreDid an Israelite have to be born again under the Old Law?
Question: I have two questions: Did the Old Testament believers’ experience being “born again” or “regeneration” as experienced with the New Testament believers through Jesus Christ? Are born again believers still considered to be “sinners” or “saints” and why? Answer: There are several passages that use the allegory of birth to explain the change that…
Read MoreThe Washing of Regeneration
by Jim Ward via The Lost River Bulletin, Vol. 58, No. 4, September 2008. The denominational world has spent centuries trying to oust baptism from God’s plan of salvation. One of the most common efforts centers on works. Notice this argument in syllogistic form: First Premise: Works do not save: (Titus 3:4-6). Second Premise: Baptism…
Read MoreDoes regeneration and being born again mean the same thing?
Question: Does regeneration and being born again mean the same thing? Answer: “But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom…
Read MoreAre you born again?
Question: What I would like to know is are you a born again Christian church as in John 3:3? Jesus said no one will enter the kingdom of heaven unless they are born again so are you? Answer: No one can be a Christian without being born again. For more details, see the article “Are…
Read MoreCould you explain I Peter 1:1-5?
Question: I kindly ask you to consider the questions of my searching heart and mind regarding this passage in the Holy Writ, which I want to be clarified without a shadow of a doubt. It is my desire to know the truth for it is by obeying the truth that our hearts are purified and…
Read MoreAre You a Born Again Christian?
by Steve Dewhirst What other kind of Christian is there? Jesus told the night-visitor Nicodemus, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” When Nicodemus expressed his puzzlement, the Lord explained, “Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:3-5). This rebirth…
Read MoreNotes on Being Born Again
By Jesus’ Resurrection I Peter 1:3 By the Word of God John 1:13 I Peter 1:22-25 By Love I John 4:7 By Faith I John 5:1 By the Water (Baptism) John 3:5 Romans 6:4 (new life) Titus 3:5 (regeneration means born again) By the Spirit John 3:5 Galatians 4:29 Titus 3:5 Through Promise Galatians 4:23…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between being born again and saved?
Question: The thing that I’m trying to figure out is the difference between being born again and saved. I was told that they are the same thing, but I don’t see how they are. Does the new birth save the soul? I thought the new birth causes the spirit to be recreated, and obedience to…
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