how do you view "born again" christians?

Answer 1

Christians (usually well-meaning ones) who, having denied the sacraments, have now become preoccupied with the problem of how to have a genuine "born-again experience" apart from them. All their doctrinal controversies really boil down to that single issue.

Answer 2

If you ask most of them to explain what it means what you'll usually get is an answer that is filled with very personal emotional experiences. The focal point of that event being when they "surrendered" their will over to a new way of looking at themselves, their past life and the future of the entire world and their place in it as either being "saved" or "lost."

I never doubt their sincerity since it IS such a personal experience for them even though each experience will differ in intensity depending on what sort of life they had been living up to that point.

It usually happens to folks when they are the height of a spiritual cross road filled with much pain, loneliness, and many times tragedy of some sort.

For others, the event is much more subtle and somewhat philosophical and filled with more self discovery than anything else.

While I'm all for self discovery and changing your life for the better, what I am not in favor of is the prejudicial view that stereotypes people into neat little categories that devalues anyone who doesn't agree with YOUR particular religious views and neither am I too hot about "surrendering" one's will over to what basically amounts to yet another version of someone else's view of this life solely built upon the subjective experiences of any one or group of folks since by the strictest definition this is what a "cult" is all about.

Answer 3

Well first off anyone who believes they have the "only" spiritual truth is ignorant. If you have no proof other than a book that says it's true, then you really have no truth. As long as they don't try to convert others I could care less how they live or what they believe. Of course as we all know christians are the most judgemental, selfrightious, hypocrites that have ever walked the face of this planet. You have some decent, good christians, but the vast majority are full of hatred and judgement. I hate more than anything the fact that they brainwash such young children, that the kids grow up, and can't even think logically for themselves. If you love your kids you will give them a choice to choose thier path, but by forcefeeding them scripture, and surrounding them with only christians you are making that choice for them.

Answer 4

.I would have to say that born again Christians are just like anyone else although are working towards learning to love others with a unique type of love. Something that is not seen is that their eternal live is with Christ in heaven.

Answer 5

Alot of fundamentalist christians believe that one can be born again by simply preaching in a church and pushing people to do be born again in one church session. Im Catholic and 20 years old and for the first time in my life this year I feel I have found God and really know the true meaning of being born again. Its a state of being, finding ones self with God feeling, seeing, and knowing that you are comfortable with his teachings thats my view in it all. hope some one can relate. All in all I belive that The Majority of people who claim to be born again are NOT REALLY SURE OF THEMSELVES.

Answer 6

As a born again Christian I view them as my brothers and sisters in Christ. Also with my two eyes lol

Answer 7

I view them as people that pretty much do anything they want, commit any "sin" they want and then justify their actions by saying they were lost and are now born again. Hmm, maybe they do have something going there that the rest of us have overlooked.

Answer 8

Being Born Again

Question
Jesus said: "Truly, truly. I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3); I am a "born again" Christian, are you a "born again" Muslim?

Answer
The truth of the matter is apostle John did not use the phrase "born again". The Greek text reveals, the phrase used by John is "born from above". The Greek word used by John is `anothen' (`ano' + `then'). `ano' means `above' and the suffix `then' denotes `from'.

Hence, what Jesus said was "unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God." And, that sounds logical. Since none of the living creature is "born from above", no one can see the kingdom heaven during his life time. The concept of being "born again" to see the kingdom of heaven is an innovation to instill the concept of Baptism.

The same word `anothen' appears in the same Gospel and in the same chapter in verse 31. Here the editors have translated the word as "from above" and not "again". This further supports the logic of Jesus having said; "born from above".

To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to keep the Commandments. God's distinguished Command known as the `Covenant of Circumcision' (physically, "in the flesh of your foreskin") was an everlasting Covenant (Compact,Treaty) between God and man. See Genesis 17:10-14.

Can an everlasting Treaty be abrogated or revoked unilaterally? Did Jesus abrogate it? No. Jesus was circumcised in the flesh (Luke 2:21). We, Muslim males, are circumcised. Are the male Christians circumcised in the "flesh of their foreskins"? If not, please read the following verse:-

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Jesus said; "Whoever then annuls (discards) one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5:19).

Answer 9

I think that they are brothers and sisters in Christ, but at the same time are frequently somewhat misguided.

But I as a Catholic undoubtedly have faults as well, so no harm no foul. No one's perfect.

Answer 10

They're not all the same, so it's not fair to characterize them as a group.

I suspect that a great many of them would question their faith if they knew more about its origin and its actual teachings.