Are Catholics "Born again christians"?

Question

What is the difference?

phaedra: I see. Well all Catholics make a decision at confirmation - when they assert that their baptism was indeed valid and they are annointed with oil. So, that is the first yes.

However, in the Catholic belief system, generally, it is accepted that there be some doubt about yourself. Whether it is for humility sake, or an acceptance that you may have committed offenses against God that you may need to admit to and ask forgiveness for at judgement. I really don't know for sure. It seems more open minded and also valid to me.

Thank you for your answer though...

Answer 1

It depends, like so many things, on how you define the category. The Barna Research Group, a Christian organization, provides the following criteria they use in their polls:

"In Barna Research Group studies, born again Christians are not defined on the basis of characterizing themselves as "born again" but based upon their answers to two questions. The first is "have you ever made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in your life today?" If the respondent says "yes," then they are asked a follow-up question about life after death. One of the seven perspectives a respondent may choose is "when I die, I will go to Heaven because I have confessed my sins and have accepted Jesus Christ as my savior." Individuals who answer "yes" to the first question and select this statement as their belief about their own salvation are then categorized as "born again." "

Using these criteria, they found 30% of Catholics classify as born-again, compared to 45% of all adults.

Answer 2

Some are. I'm not catholic but I have met catholics that are definitely born again, and I have met others that definitely are not.

When a person personally believes in Christ, his dead spirit is reborn as a new creation.

Some catholics put all their faith in the church and never personally know Christ. Many others do personally accept Him and are in fact regenerated in spirit.

The same could be said of the other denominations. Not everyone who wears and FBI t-shirt is in the FBI, and likewise not everyone who claims Christianity or Catholicism or Baptist actually accept the tenets of the faith.

Answer 3

A Born again Christian is anyone who has been saved by the Grace of God. They have accepted Jesus into their heart. We are not to judge the Catholic, or anybody Else. Their heart is between them, and God.

Answer 4

whilst their definition of born-returned is diverse than yours, i've got met many which would be seen born returned by utilising your definition and all are seen born returned by utilising the definition of baptism. i've got heard earlier on the radio that if I develop my hand close to the audio gadget and state that I settle for Jesus i'm born returned - no offense yet i do no longer in all probability like or get that concept. i'm a Mormon, i could evaluate myself born returned in 2 senses, one is whilst i decide directly to be baptized close to my eighth birthday, the different replaced into whilst my faith and perception replaced into shown into my coronary heart changing my outlook and objectives in life from that of an off-the-cuff Mormon to a committed one. I even have and generally undergo witness of my Savior; i'm born returned, I basically have not achieved so contained in the top way which you have. regrettably many sense that the label is something different than what that's; quite contained in the Catholic church as once you're saying "born returned" they're maximum in all probability to affiliate it with a team that stems off of a team that replaced into created protesting the Catholic church. the situation is the colloquial definition of being born returned as against the biblical definition. maximum Catholics, Mormons, JWs, and different Christians are "born returned" by utilising the biblical definition (all are if it means baptism) yet to the quantity that the word has now develop right into a non secular designation human beings are guarded in how they use it.

Answer 5

there is a MAJOR difference between born again and catholic. Catholics, from what they've told me, believe that as long as they're good and are sorry for their sins, they'll make it to heaven. born again Christians believe that the only way to heaven is through the sacrifice of Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 says that "for by grace through faith you have been saved and not because of something we've done; it's God's gift to us, not through good works so that no one can boast." do you see?

Answer 6

no they are two different things. There are some similarities, such as they both believe in God and Jesus, they both study the bible. For the most part born agains seem to have a more profound faith in God and Jesus than your average Catholic. From what I've heard from born agains they believe its more about your relationship with God and Jesus then church or religion. Its more about doing good and truly believing. In Catholicism it seems to be more about going to church, going to confession, being baptized (etc etc etc)

Answer 7

Catholics didn't canonize the Bible. Where did that come from?Their bible even has extra books that are not part of the canon, and are not accepted as scripture.

Back on topic,

There are some Catholics that are Christians, they've trusted Christ and Christ alone as their Savior.

Answer 8

It seems to me like born again Christians are people who have some sort of sudden conversion and "accept Jesus into their hearts". Catholics don't really think that way.

Answer 9

Very few catholics are born again. They are not familiar with the term. Most all Catholics trust in the church and the sacremants to save them (baptism). I feel sorry for them.

Answer 10

It is my opinion that the Catholic "state of grace" is the same as being "born again". With Catholics, though, it is possible to sin and fall out of that state, go to Confession (repent and atone), and gain grace again. "Born again" Christians think "once saved, always saved".