Are Catholics Born again Christians?

Answer 1

Catholics and Protestants agree that to be saved, you have to be born again. Jesus said so: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3).

When a Catholic says that he has been "born again," he refers to the transformation that God’s grace accomplished in him during baptism. Evangelical Protestants typically mean something quite different when they talk about being "born again."

In the water-and-Spirit rebirth that takes place at baptism, the repentant sinner is transformed from a state of sin to the state of grace. Peter mentioned this transformation from sin to grace when he exhorted people to "be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38).

The context of Jesus’ statements in John 3 makes it clear that he was referring to water baptism. Shortly before Jesus teaches Nicodemus about the necessity and regenerating effect of baptism, he himself was baptized by John the Baptist, and the circumstances are striking: Jesus goes down into the water, and as he is baptized, the heavens open, the Holy Spirit descends upon him in the form of a dove, and the voice of God the Father speaks from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son" (cf. Matt. 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22; John 1:30–34). This scene gives us a graphic depiction of what happens at baptism: We are baptized with water, symbolizing our dying with Christ (Rom. 6:3) and our rising with Christ to the newness of life (Rom. 6:4–5); we receive the gift of sanctifying grace and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:27); and we are adopted as God’s sons (Rom. 8:15–17).

After our Lord’s teaching that it is necessary for salvation to be born from above by water and the Spirit (John 3:1–21)

Answer 2

Pastor Billy says: we sometimes speak a different language as brethren. Catholics believe our being born again is our baptism, some newly created Protestant denominations teach to be born again is a public pronouncement of rejecting Satan and accepting a relationship with Jesus.

Catholics are all born again the bible way ask yourself why Protestants don't accept the bible way?

Truth be told even if we examine the Protestant version of "born again" Catholics qualify this way also once you examine the sacrament of confirmation which all practising Catholics take part in during their early teens or immediately during adult conversion into the Catholic church.

Yes Catholics are born again.

Answer 3

Unfortunately there are two definitions of born again Christian.

One is a person who did not believe in God and had a profound experience and converted to Christianity. You can see this was common in the early years of the church and its common now too. Now though these are the people who tend to be fundamentalist who think they can now speak for God and are better than your average everyday Christian. I do not mean to put them down as it sounds...we all serve the Lord and are a part of the whole.

The second is what most of us are today and probably why there is such difference between som e churches. We were either raised to know of God or have known and believed. Many were baptized as babies, though some parents chose to have their children dedicated and wait for them to chose baptism. Catholics and most other liberal to moderate mainline Christians would be in this group. For us, born again is when we are baptized by the Holy Spirit.

The Ol' Hippie Jesus Freak
Grace, Peace and Love in Christ
Peg

Answer 4

Yes.

Catholics are spiritually born again (and again and again) through:
+ Belief in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
+ Living the Gospel to the best of our ability
+ Daily rededicating ourselves to Jesus Christ
+ Receiving new life in Baptism
+ The forgiveness of sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation
+ The infusion of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands in Confirmation
+ Taking the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ into our bodies through the Eucharist (Holy Communion)
+ Even during the penitential season of Lent

These are a few ways that Catholics are spiritually born again. We usually just don't use those words.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

I can't speak for all Catholics, but I am a born again Catholic Christian.

Answer 6

Going pass the labels I would say it is very important to ask what each Catholic believe in regards to Jesus, his own spiritual condition, and need, the Gospel etc. Some may well wear the label of Catholic but do not believe everything that Rome teaches, just like some wear the Christian label but deny the essentials of the faith.

Answer 7

All Christians are born again through baptism.

Catholics continue with grace given through the sacraments of communion, confession, marriage, holy orders and the sacrament of the sick.

Answer 8

Good question. Many are because the sacraments were set up to bring them to the point of heart conversion. But it depends on the knowledge of those who taught them over the years and what they expected from the sacraments.

Others like myself, may have answered an altar call at one of our Protestant Brother's churches and saw truly what the Church had been telling us all our lives.

Many are not because somewhere along the way they were failed by those who taught them the faith forgot what it is all about: Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Answer 9

Yes. While some Protestants don't accept the ideal, Catholics are Born Again in Water Baptism

John 1:32 - when Jesus was baptized, He was baptized in the water and the Spirit, which descended upon Him in the form of a dove. The Holy Spirit and water are required for baptism. Also, Jesus’ baptism was not the Christian baptism He later instituted. Jesus’ baptism was instead a royal anointing of the Son of David (Jesus) conferred by a Levite (John the Baptist) to reveal Christ to Israel, as it was foreshadowed in 1 Kings 1:39 when the Son of David (Solomon) was anointed by the Levitical priest Zadok. See John 1:31; cf. Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:9; Luke 3:21.

John 3:3,5 - Jesus says, "Truly, truly, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." When Jesus said "water and the Spirit," He was referring to baptism (which requires the use of water, and the work of the Spirit).

John 3:22 - after teaching on baptism, John says Jesus and the disciples did what? They went into Judea where the disciples baptized. Jesus' teaching about being reborn by water and the Spirit is in the context of baptism.

John 4:1 - here is another reference to baptism which naturally flows from Jesus' baptismal teaching in John 3:3-5.

Acts 8:36 – the eunuch recognizes the necessity of water for his baptism. Water and baptism are never separated in the Scriptures.

Acts 10:47 - Peter says "can anyone forbid water for baptizing these people..?" The Bible always links water and baptism.

Acts 22:16 – Ananias tells Saul, “arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins.” The “washing away” refers to water baptism.

Titus 3:5-6 – Paul writes about the “washing of regeneration,” which is “poured out on us” in reference to water baptism. “Washing” (loutron) generally refers to a ritual washing with water.

Heb. 10:22 – the author is also writing about water baptism in this verse. “Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Our bodies are washed with pure water in water baptism.

2 Kings 5:14 - Naaman dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, and his flesh was restored like that of a child. This foreshadows the regenerative function of baptism, by water and the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 44:3 - the Lord pours out His water and His Spirit. Water and the Spirit are linked to baptism. The Bible never separates them.

Ezek. 36:25-27 - the Lord promises He will sprinkle us with water to cleanse us from sin and give us a new heart and spirit. Paul refers to this verse in Heb. 10:22. The teaching of Ezekiel foreshadows the salvific nature of Christian baptism instituted by Jesus and taught in John 3:5, Titus 3:5, 1 Peter 3:21 and Acts 22:16.

Answer 10

yes, every day.

mortification (self denial, self-criticism and prayer) is a fact of life, and God's response to it is re-birth. This has to be done on a daily basis.

-- Benedict XVI
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Another point dealing with Pentecost, it's foolish to wait for the Holy Spirit comming with the wind, because it is allready in the deepest part of a person's self, obtained though baptism and confirmation.

we have to recognize that.