I read a question about born agains, and it got me thinking, what's a born again? what's the difference between the born again christian and the catholic christian? is it the baptism as an adult or what? i'd like to know....
2007-01-06 15:31:39 · 12 answers · asked by Jessicat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
whoever is philly guy, u gave an opinion totally unrelated to the question.let's all stick to the, if u don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all. and coming to the religion and spirituality section when u seem to think that religious people are 'kooks' is stupid. u know what people ask questions about, and if all u do is insult, we'd rather not get an answer. basically, don't answer if you're just going to be rude and mean....ps, god loves u anyway!)
2007-01-06 15:44:34 · update #1
You must be born again to enter heaven. Catholics, Episcopalians, and Protestants are born again if they accept Christ.
2007-01-06 15:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
At one time there was only one Church. in 1054 the Orthodox and Catholic Church split and in the 16th century the Protestant Churches were born. The difference is that the Catholic Church (and Orthodox) both preexisted the NT of the Bible and we use Church Councils to help us understand the faith. Some of those councils decided what books would be in the Bible and what books would be left out. No Catholic or Orthodox would say "we wrote the Bible". The Bible is the inspired word of God written by men under the inspiration of God. One of the big differences between us is the way we read Scripture. For Catholics and Orthodox context is extremely important and we spend much more time reading the context of the surrounding Scripture when we consider its meaning. The same applies to subject. I am always amazed when I find out how few Protestant Christians don't know that there are two sets of 10 Commandments and why we each follow different sets. It's in Scripture! The biggest difference comes from the writings of the Fathers of the early Church, those that came immediately after the Apostles. The CC and OC hold them in High regard and use them in helping us understand scripture. They are largely ignored by the Protestant Churches. Protestants tend to be totally confused about our beliefs I recently picked up a book about Catholics and Evangelicals in Conversation. From the cover it appeared that it was an honest comparison between Catholic and Evangelical beliefs. When I started to read the "Catholic" responses I was shocked at the complete lack of depth and understanding of Catholic Theology. When I read "About the Authors" I understood what the problem was. Neither of the authors were Catholic. I still have yet to get any reliable information about Catholics from any Protestant source. The best example is works based religion. It is a complete twisting of our beliefs that is so great that I have a difficult time associating it with my own beliefs.
2016-05-23 01:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Born Again is someone who have, basically, a revelation and comes to Jesus, usually gets Baptized and lives a new life in the spirit of Jesus.
Some believe you get "born again" over and over again as your faith or practise falters. Others don't feel this way.
Born Agains are generally adults and they could have been raised Christian, but they have this revelations and become "re-born" in Christ.
The best example I can think of was the guard or soldier of the Phrasee that arrest Jesus and got his ear sliced off and Jesus healed it.
When that happened, the man KNEW his ear had been severed and HE knew Jesus "repaired" it and it had a profound effect on him and he didn't go back to the Phrasees. He left and basically became a believer, even though he didn't become a disciple or found any church I am aware of nor did he minister. He just lived his life in awe, knowing, first hand, the power of Jesus.
He was Born Again.
2007-01-06 15:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
some catholics are what is meant by the term "born again" and likely some are not. This term is coined from the Gospel of John which was b4 the comforter was available and so even those who started using the term did not understand what it meant. Therefor you are not alone in not understanding, however what is meant is one who has been filled with the Spirit and undergoes a life changing experience which in the NT is described as becoming a new creature which to my way of thinking is a good description.
2007-01-06 15:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Being born again is when you surrender to Christ, and allow Him to become center of your life. You make a decision for Christ, you confess your sins to Christ alone (no man) and you repent (meaning you strive to NEVER do those things again)...
many people attend a church (whether it is catholic, lutheran, methodist, episcopalian, baptist... whatever church/religion) and think that makes them a Christian... it doesnt (I know because i used to be one) Being born again changes your heart.... and makes you realize that it isnt the 'church ' you belong to, it is Christ and Him alone, that you belong to and the rhetoric of men and rules of religion are not what it is about. It is about a relationship with God... spending time searching for Him thru the scriptures and praying and talking with Him.
2007-01-06 15:37:54 · answer #5 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus himself explains in the Bible that as flesh is born of flesh, spirit is born of spirit. So, just as you were born physically, you must also be born spiritually. So it is called born again, since you were already born once, physically.
Read John chapter 3 for a more thorough explanation.
2007-01-06 15:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I guess if I know what you mean by "born again" is that they typically come from another faith (or nonfaith) and come to Christ. I've noticed that most Catholics I know are born into the church. I feel bad for them sometimes though because they say they don't want to go to church. I love going to my church and worshipping God.
2007-01-06 15:38:40 · answer #7 · answered by dave_butterflyer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Definition: Being born again involves being baptized in water (“born from water”) and begotten by God’s spirit (“born from . . . spirit”), thus becoming a son of God with the prospect of sharing in the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5) Jesus had this experience, as do the 144,000 who are heirs with him of the heavenly Kingdom.
2007-01-06 15:42:23 · answer #8 · answered by gary d 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
well to be "born again" it is when you accept Jesus as your savior at that time you are born again in Christ i am baptist i do not know if the other religions consider themselves to be born again
2007-01-06 15:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by mrpeg422 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You kooks believe that there will be a rapture, the theory written by John Darby, maybe I should create a theory and you people would believe it, which is just as silly as purgatory for the catholics, neither of which appears in the bible
2007-01-06 15:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by Philly Guy 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋