Feel free to give me your perspective on the above statement. Your comments are welcome.
2007-06-28 06:04:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have never heard that one, but I assume it's a reference to the "born again" idea. As in a person is born, a fundamentalist Christian is born again, but we all only die once. So most people are born and die, but fundamentalists are born twice.
2007-06-28 06:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Peter D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I assume you are talking about the metaphor of being born again. Which actually means submitting to God and accepting the Holy Spirit.
Being born again is a term created to compensate for Gentiles not being part of God's chosen people.
In the old Testament God spent much of his time punishing Gentiles, taking over their villages and murdering them to help the Jews. Now we are to believe that he changed his mind, after Jesus died and he wants to include Gentiles into his fold though acceptance of Christ.
1. Seems like a pretty dramatic change of heart?
2. Gentiles born before the doctrine of Gentile rebirth in Christ must really feel short changed?
2007-06-28 06:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what a Christian would mean by that:
You're born twice, once in the flesh, once in the spirit. However, only your flesh dies. Your spirit therefore must live forever.
This reasoning is, of course, based on nothing more than faith
2007-06-28 06:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by mark r 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's the fundamentalist belief that a True Believer™ is 'reborn'. Born physically, reborn in Christ, die physically.
It's utter toss, but apparently it gets them through what they believe is an otherwise pointless life.
2007-06-28 06:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why would atheists believe that statement most of them (except Buddhists and such) believe we are born once and die once, don't see a real reason why you would need an atheist's perspective on this... that is they do not believe it.
2007-06-28 06:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure where that statement came from...but here's my interpretation: 'birth' #1 = conception, birth #2 = actual birth itself. And die once is pretty self explanatory.
2007-06-28 06:10:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you address your question to Atheists ? Have you ever known a born-again Atheist ?
So what does the above question mean ? It menas that someone is off his rocker, and that one is the questioner.
2007-06-28 06:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unless there was some screwup in the delivery room, you can't really be born twice. Religionists invented that phrase to claim evertything about them was different - but it is not true, of course.
2007-06-28 06:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Such a thing applies to all humans.
Birth one
The sperm and ovum combine, conception.
Birth two
The sperm and ovum combination is delivered.
Death one.
The human lives its life and dies.
Have a pleasant day.
2007-06-28 07:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a longwalk with your propaganda!!!!!You do realize that most atheists are well versed in biblical jargon, don't you? In fact, more atheists know what that means than christians. Why would we bother answering your stupid religious garbage questions when it has absolutely nothing to do with us or our belief systems? And yes, I do know what you are referring to
2007-06-28 06:10:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋