is born again a catholic saying?

Answer 1

John 3:4-5 states:

Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother's womb and be born again, can he?"

Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.

Does it count if the spirit-filled author of this Gospel, the Apostle John, was a Catholic?

The Gospel of John was written in the 90's, about 10 years before St. Ignatius of Antioch used the term "Catholic Church" in his Letter of to the Smyrnaeans in about A.D. 107:

"Wherever the bishop appear, there let the multitude be; even as wherever Christ Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-smyrnaeans-hoole.html

All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 A.D. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The phrase "born again" is best described as a Christian saying. While Catholic and non-Catholic Christians use it, there is slight disagreement as to exactly what "born again" means.

Answer 3

Sure.

The phrase was part of the Catholic Bible ever since the 4th century.

It happens through the sacrament of baptism.

Catholics take it so seriously, that it's the very first thing we have done for our children, right after they've been born, the first time.

Answer 4

Not particularly. It's more commonly used by evangelical denominations. The term is drawn from an incident in Jesus' ministry when he responded to a question about how a person could go to heaven. Christ answered" Unless a person be born again, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."

In context--and this is what Christians mean by "born again" it refers to teh spiritual rebirth that comes with recognizing one is a sinner, repenting, accepting that Christ died to pay the penalty for our sins, and accepting Christ as saviour.

But it tales a lot less time just to say "born again" :)

Answer 5

' Yes"

"But our Lord Himself said (John 3:5): 'Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' Consequently it became necessary to baptize children, that, as in birth they incurred damnation through Adam so in a second birth they might obtain salvation through Christ. Moreover it was fitting that children should receive Baptism, in order that being reared from childhood in things pertaining to the Christian mode of life, they may the more easily persevere therein; according to Prov. 22:5: "A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it." - St. Thomas Aquinas ("Summa Theologica" 13th century A.D.)

Answer 6

it's a biblical saying...no one will see the kingdom of God unless they are born again...received the Holy Spirit.

John 3: 3-8
Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

edit**you beat me to it Chef Bob, good for you!!

Answer 7

It's a biblical saying :)

"Except a man be born again he cannot enter the kingdom of God"

-Jesus

I'd say it's pretty important.

Answer 8

no, catholics do not teach being "born again".
that is a Christian tenet, first spoken by Jesus Christ (God):
John 3: The Words of Jesus Christ (God in the flesh)
3. "Verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
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?"
5. Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God."
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
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.
17. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18. He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

Answer 9

No, in the book of John (4th book of the New Testament) Jesus is talking to Nicodemus and Jesus is telling Nicodemus that you must be born again of spirit to enter the kingdom of Heaven.

Answer 10

no it is not catholics believe that god made us
you know Adam and eve
and they believe you go to heaven after you die, cannot be born again. so no it is not a catholic saying