tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post7144534580066469763..comments2024-02-03T04:27:24.489-08:00Comments on Writing for Christ ~ The Audience of One: And the Winner is...Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-69318124256151548862010-12-08T03:00:13.778-08:002010-12-08T03:00:13.778-08:00Dear Casey,
Born Again in Baptism
One key Script...Dear Casey,<br /><br /><b>Born Again in Baptism</b><br /><br />One key Scripture reference to being <b>"born again"</b> or <b>"regenerated"</b> is John 3:5, where Jesus says, <i>"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." </i><br /><br />This verse is so important that those who say baptism is just a symbol must deny that Jesus here refers to baptism. <b>"Born again" Christians claim the "water" is the preached word of God.</b> <br /><br />But the early Christians uniformly identified this verse with <b>baptism.</b> <br /><br /><b><i>Water baptism is the way, they said, that we are born again and receive new life—a fact that is supported elsewhere in Scripture</i></b> (Romans 6:3–4; Colossians 2:12–13; Titus 3:5). <br /><br />No Church Father referred to John 3:5 as anything other than <b>water baptism.</b>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940745178193985942noreply@blogger.com