Born Again

John 3:7

“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’”

Born Again

John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (13) who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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1Pe 1:23 “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever”

Born Again

Luke 8:11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”

Born Again

Jas 1:18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Born Again

What does the Lord mean by “born again?”

Not an option; something we must doIt means being born of waterIt means being born of spirit

It means entering the kingdom of God

Born AgainBorn of water…

Not physical birth, makes no senseNot speaking of the Holy SpiritContext indicates this is actual “water”

John the baptizer understood, used water

Jesus had been baptized, and His disciples

They were baptizing, all in physical water

Would have been understood by all as “water”

Born AgainJn. 3:5 Born of Water And of Spirit Enter Kingdom

Titus 3:5 Washing of Regeneration

Renewing ofHoly Spirit

Saved

Eph. 5:26 Washing of Water

By the Word Sanctified

Acts 2:38 Be baptized Gift ofHoly Spirit

Forgivenessof Sins

1 Cor. 6:11 Washed Justified Sanctified

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Text Preaching Renewed Mind Baptism

Acts 2:37-38 "when they heard this"

“cut to the heart"

"repent and be baptized"

Acts 16:14-15 "heard us" "whose heart the Lord opened"

"when she was baptized"

Rom. 10:13-17 "faith comes by hearing"

"with the heart man believes"

"call on the name of the Lord"

Examples:

Born Again

“You must be born again.”