What Church does a born again Christian belong to or what faith do they follow? Please don't say "christianity" because surely Methodists and Catholics and Protestants are Christians too. Can anyone explain?
2007-12-28 23:29:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Born again means different things to different people. Some feel you have to be born again to achieve heaven. Others feel that being born again is accepting Jesus as your personal savior. Born again is from the scriptures. It involves being baptized in water and receiving Gods holy spirit. For those anointed by God this means they will share in ruling with Jesus in the Kingdom when it comes to the earth. Remeber the Lords Prayer? Let they kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. That kingdom. Personally, I have no Heavenly hope because my hope is to be on this earth when it is being brought back to the Paradisic state that Adam and Eve enjoyed. This time it will be the entire earth not just the garden of Eden. In a sense I have been born again through my baptism. I have changed my lifes course, have a knowledge of scripture and Gods will. I do my best to be a true follwer of Christ even tho I am imperfect. I hope this helps you.
2007-12-28 23:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by seemorebetter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All Christians are "born-again" according to Jesus.
That some groups and individuals make a special play of the term, or lay emphasis on it, is neither here nor there.
The key thing is that deciding is to follow Jesus is not just a human decision, something you do, but also a spiritual event and this, like being born, is something you can have no active part in: it's done to or for you. You can't arrange it or will it.
Every real Christian has the spirit of god, and therefore has been born again, whether they use the term or not. And just as the bible points out that many who thought they were followers of Jesus will discover they were not, (Matt 7:21-23) merely announcing that one is "born again" is no sure proof of it.
There is also a tension here: the classic free will/predestination debate. Does one choose to become a Christian, or is it God's will that overrules, and his chosen come to awareness of that predestination?
The issue has rattled down the centuries.
(Please note: I am not a Christian, though I am very familiar with Christian theology)
2007-12-29 00:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "born again" literally means "born from above." Nicodemus had a real need. He needed a change of his heart—a spiritual transformation. New birth, being born again, is an act of God whereby eternal life is imparted to the person who believes 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2016-05-27 16:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a phrase that has become synonymous with "saved" among evangelical Christians, although they certainly don't hold the patent on the definition. Usually, what they mean is they have had a defining moment where they prayed and "accepted Christ" as their "personal Lord and Savior" -- followed, in most cases, by baptism. Both "born again" and "saved" mean, to them, that they now have a one-way ticket to Heaven that can't be revoked (even by themselves!).
From a Catholic perspective, we don't often call ourselves "born again" but indeed we are -- through baptismal regeneration that remitted original sin and conferred the grace to which, at an age of reason, we respond in faith that Jesus is our Lord and Savior. For us, salvation occurs through a lifelong process of responding to the unmerited grace we receive, not just a one-time event.
2007-12-29 02:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Church of the Living God is the only Church. The Church is The Body Of Christ, all true Christians are members of The Body Of Christ.Everyone who truly believes in, loves and followed Jesus Christ is a Christ-ian. The word Christ, Greek translation is "One Anointed"...Its "Jesus, The One Anointed" Anointed by God. Christ is not Jesus last name its who he is.
So we who follow Jesus, are Anointian or Christian.
When we say we are born again it means that we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We are spirits and we the inner man or spirit man is made new, new creatures are we....
2007-12-29 00:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal "born again Christian's" are people that find god again.
It doesn't matter what church but boy can they preach I reckon that's what turns people off them.
Yes there are some weirdo ones out there as well I know some one who did this to become a Baptist she was Roman Catholic before so instead of reading all the bible Now, she says the St James one is the only one.
They seem to do it to justify some thing
Strange ................... there were 12 Apostles
2007-12-28 23:44:12 · answer #6 · answered by cally l 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Tur B, Cm beat me to it
I do think that they are normally people who go the extra mile to flood the world with hatred and oppression and attack others for anything whilst ignoring the evil that born-agains and thier allies do
I am an athiest but born-agains are effectively promoting evil
2007-12-29 00:06:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Methodists,Baptists,Catholics,Episcopalians and all other Protestants who worship Christ are part of the Christian faith.
To me, being "Born Again" means that I was brought up in a Christ-based church and decided as an adult to rededicate myself to my faith.Hence, the phrase "Born Again"...when I experienced the baptism, all of my sins were washed away and I was given a new life.That is the meaning of Christianity...the belief that Jesus died for our sins and that we will receive forgiveness.
2007-12-28 23:44:23 · answer #8 · answered by Cat♥ 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
John 3 : 5
except ye be born again you cannot enter in to the Kngdom of God
Christian is a generalisation to show the lost world that they beleive in Jesus
But unless you are born again, this makes not an ounce of difference with God
2007-12-28 23:41:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Something happened and god didn't get it right the first time those Christians were born, so he had to have them born again to fix his mistake.
To apologists for Christianity..I know what born-again really means, but I stand by my statement.
2007-12-28 23:39:08 · answer #10 · answered by AiW 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋