2006-12-14 08:30:56 · 25 answers · asked by MINA 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When we rebelled, we died spiritually. Jesus said that we need to be born again. The first man is born of water (birth water bag) and is flesh, the last man is born of the Spirit (spiritual rebirth). So to become born again is to be reborn spiritually.
We are made in the image of God. We are a body, soul & spirit, but when we rebeled against God and died spiritually, we need to be born again to see the Kingdom of God. When we are born again, we are reborn spiritually.
I'm so glad that I'm a part of the family of God, born of His spirit, cleansed by His blood. Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod, I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God.
When you are born again, you are born of God and are part of the family of God. When one isn't born of God, one still needs salvation.
2006-12-14 08:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being Born again or saved means that you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, repent of your sins and realize He is the only way to heaven and that Jesus is the son of God.
Being born again means to me that God gave me a second chance at life when at 16 I became very ill mentally and emotionally and because of Gods grace I have a beautiful life I never dreamed of having as a youth being I was so ill.
Born again does not mean your problems melt or go away it means God gives you the strength mercy and grace to get through the problems one has.
Born Again also means to be reborn, regenerated, revived and renewed in Jesus see John 3:3,16,17 and 1 Corinthians 5:17.
2006-12-14 17:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by encourager4God 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all need a new life. We need to be cleansed from sin and it's penalty (which is death) and restored to fellowship with God who made us all. That is what Jesus Christ (God's Son) meant when He said we "must be born again" (John 3:7). "...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). Without the experience of the "new birth" we have no hope of enjoying the glories of heaven nor escaping the terrors of hell. Have you been born again?
The "new birth" is not a religion, not living up to a creed, not a set of rituals, nor joining a church or denomination. It's a transformation. Our old nature is changed and we receive a new one. Old things pass away and all things become new in Christ. We receive a new heart, new desires, new ideas, and a new direction because of this new nature.
2006-12-14 16:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by faithful 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Born of the Holy Spirit
2006-12-14 16:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"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 3:3
True born again Christians have asked Jesus to forgive their sins and have crossed over from death unto life.John 5:24 People cannot have a counterfeit without a real one.
Like for example, The Pope never spoke of being born-again. Do you think the Pope was save? He never made any public profession of faith alone in Jesus Christ. The Pope engage in endless praise of Mary and placed his faith in the traditions and manmade doctrines of the Catholic religion.
There is nothing in the Word of God about the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
There is nothing in the Bible about the Rosary or praying to God through Mary.
There is nothing in the King James Bible or the Catholic Bible about keeping the Seven Sacraments to get to heaven.
So why do the Pope do it?...because this man being taught by the commandments of men...Catholic Religion Commits Idolatry.
2006-12-14 16:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that simply saying,"I believe...." is not sufficient for some Christians. If this is not an example of spiritual elitism, I don't know what is.
It's not enough for someone to buy into the story of Jesus; apparently they have to be transformed into some kind of charismatic, tongue-speaking, thrashing kind of spiritual display for the "born agains" to "accept" them as Christians.
2006-12-14 16:47:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ was born od a virgin, lived a sinless life, die a sacrificial death for your sins and mine, was buried in a borrowed tomb, and rose again three days later. He ascended into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for all believers. If you believe this, you are already born again. If you don't, you stand condemned. I didn't write this, I didn't make this up, it's not my opinion,it's Scriptural Truth.
2006-12-14 16:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Paulie D 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To be born again means to resign the ways of this world and embrace a consecrated mindset and lifestyle in accordance to the pattern of life Yeshua presented to mankind. Any other born again is counterfeit, Christians use it the term to justify them being splashed with water or professing with their faith with their lips. Faith without works is dead and when one who claims they are born again and continues to live in the ways of this world, then they crucify Christ afresh.
Peace
Aza
2006-12-14 16:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by Aza 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being born of the Spirit of God- washed clean from sin, forgiven through the blood of Jesus when you believe in Him and repent of sin. You are redeemed and justified and sanctified in His Holy Spirit--born again of the Spirit of God- saved! Given eternal life with God in Heaven-
1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
John 3:3 "unless you are born again you cannot see the kingdom of God"
2006-12-14 16:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not sure, i'm a beleiver in Christ And GoD,but born again to what, isnt once a believer ur still born again?
2006-12-14 16:36:16 · answer #10 · answered by Victorio 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋