I just happened to come across a question asked on another website concerning this passage.
I’m still a little confused about the meaning of part of this verse (John 3:5) “Except a man be born of water”… my Pastor said this means being born as in your original birth.
I would simply ask that you compare the following:
John 3:5 ... Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit ...
Titus 3:5 … by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
To be born of water is the same as being washed by regeneration. Likewise, to be born of the Spirit is the same as being renewed by the Spirit.
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Buried with Christ into death, so that we might be raised to life. (Romans 6) |
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| Regeneration Born of Water Eating His flesh Live Forever Solely By Grace |
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; AND he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (John 6:35) |
Conversion Born of Spirit Drinking His blood Hath Eternal Life By Faith & Works |
| Except a man be born of water AND of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5) |
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