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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Royalty1(m): 2:51pm On Jul 21, 2013
The Most Important Prayer you could ever Pray.

Please pray it with the whole of your heart.

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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Namiad(m): 2:54pm On Jul 21, 2013
Monimatic: To be born again you must"confess
with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and
believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be
saved. For it is with your heart that
you believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you confess
and are saved." Romans 10:9-10.
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, man became a corrupted being and lost his righteousness with God, so every. one born into this world, whether young or old, man or woman, boy or girl is born with nature of sin and corruption which was as a result of Adam and Eve disobiedence, and they were sent out of the garden of Eden because they have lost their righteousness. and have being corrupted with sin.
Please note,righteousness is not forming HOLY HOLY, or be trying to be sin conscious, thaat is the misconception millions of christian have worldwide, many churches and pastors still don't understand righteousness.
RIGHTEOUSNESS is the life of God in the human life, and that life is in his son Jesus Christ, you only get that life and become righteous by confessing Jesus Christ as Lord over your life and believing in your heart that he is the son of God and he died, resurrected and he is sitted at the right hand side of God.
Like I said above by virtue of Adam and Eve disobedience in the garden of Eden, man automatically lost his righteousness with God and carried on a nature of sin, untill you act on Romans 10 vs 9-10, you are not saved yet.
Being born again is different from forgiveness of sin, if you ask for forgiveness of sin and not yet born, then you are not yet saved, many christians,churches and pastors still confuse the concept of FORGIVENESS OF SIN with the concept of BEING BORN AGAIN,do a comprehensive BIBLE STUDY on these two concepts and you will see they are different.
The death of Jesus,,was a means to an end, the kingdom of God is the end it self, by being born again, you become initiated and a citizen of the kingdom of God.
BEING BORN AGAIN, IS YOUR VISA TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
All you do is confess Romans 10 vs 9-10, confess it loud by personalizing it to your self and believing it whole heartedly.
Still in Church(Christ Embassy), see u guys later?
i just knew u were frm christ embassy..that was great..am from christ embssy too.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by badassnigga(m): 3:02pm On Jul 21, 2013
Redhot111: are a cow?

dog! u didn't even check d trash u typed ...that explains why u follow ur fake religion or way of lyf blindly
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by maximunimpact(m): 3:13pm On Jul 21, 2013
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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by maximunimpact(m): 3:16pm On Jul 21, 2013
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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by maximunimpact(m): 3:20pm On Jul 21, 2013
The terms "born again" and "new birth" are
not interchangeable:

They do not refer to the
same thing! Whereas "born again" applied to the
Jews in the first century, who were in the old
covenant but needed to be brought into the new
covenant, upon the termination of the old
covenant (as discussed above); the "new birth,"
mentioned by Peter, refers to those of Jesus'
disciples who will rule with him in his heavenly
kingdom. (1 Peter 1:3-5) This hope of going to
heaven is something new, for it did not exist prior
to Jesus time. It remained God's "sacred
secret" (mystery) until the time when it began to
be fulfilled, starting with the choosing of the
twelve apostles, and applies only to the ones who
are chosen by God, the number of which will
eventually total 144,000. (Rev. 14:1, 3; Rom.
16:25,26; 1 Cor. 2:7) Even John the Baptist, the
greatest "among those born of women," was not
among these, nor did he know anything about this
new hope reserved for them. (Matt. 11:11;
25:34-46) All of God's people are "born from water
and spirit," but they do not all have the "new
birth."

* Footnote:

Regarding the two loaves presented on the day of
Pentecost, Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 2, page 599,
states: "The fact that there were two loaves of newly
ripened grain that were presented to Jehovah at
Pentecost indicates that more than one person would
be involved in the fulfillment. It may also point to the
fact that those who become spirit-begotten followers
of Jesus Christ would be taken from two groups on
earth: First from the natural circumcised Jews, and
later from all the other nations of the world, the
Gentiles." (bold mine)

The second loaf presented to Jehovah at Pentecost
cannot symbolize spirit-begotten Gentiles, for
Gentiles were not presented to Jehovah until three
and a half years later, with the baptism and
anointing of Cornelius. (Acts 10:44-48) Since the two
loaves were presented together, and for them to
have any significance, they must also represent "two
groups" who were present on that occasion together,
namely the 120 anointed disciples, and those
immediately joined to them, the 3,000 who were not
anointed with the spirit but were also baptized and
presented to Jehovah, being brought into the new
covenant. This second group, or loaf, would be cared
for by the ones who had been anointed for that
purpose, and thus both groups were "being built up
together into a place for God to inhabit by spirit."
Significantly, Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 2, (page
599, par. 1) notes, "After the loaves were waved, one
of them was taken by the high priest, and the second
was divided among all the officiating priests." (Luke
12:42-44; John 21:15-17; Acts 2:1-4, 37-42; Eph.
2:21,22; 1 Peter 5:2-4)

Another reason why the second loaf cannot represent
spirit begotten Gentiles is because of Jehovah's
promise in connection with his covenant made at
Mount Sinai with only natural Israelites. "'And now if
YOU will strictly obey my voice and will indeed keep
my covenant, then YOU will certainly become my
special property out of all [other] peoples, because
the whole earth belongs to me. And YOU yourselves
will become to me a kingdom of priests and a holy
nation.' These are the words that you are to say to
the sons of Israel." (Exodus 19:5,6)

Since the festival of Pentecost (also known as the
"Festival of Harvest," "Festival of Weeks," and "the
day of the first ripe fruits"wink, was part of the Law
"spoken by Moses to all the people" in connection
with the covenant Jehovah made with them, if the
second loaf presented to Jehovah on that day
represented "spirit-begotten followers of Jesus
Christ" taken from among Gentiles then Jehovah was
telling his people from the very beginning of making
his covenant that the promise he made to them,
about becoming a "kingdom of priests and a holy
nation," was unattainable for them, and thus he was
already illustrating to them, yes, reminding them
yearly on that date, that they would eventually be
replaced by people of the nations. (Ex. 23:16; 34:22;
Num. 28:26; Heb. 9:19,20) That would render all his
future appeals to his people to return to him, and his
promises to them, meaningless, even hypocritical, for
he had already determined to reject them from the
beginning, that is, if the second loaf indeed pictured
anointed Gentiles. (2 Chr. 36:15; Jer. 44:4,5)
But Jehovah is not the kind of God who makes false
promises, as Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 1, page
1138, assures us: "Jehovah God is the Source of true
hope and the One able to fulfill all his promises and
the hopes of those trusting in him. It is through his
undeserved kindness that he has given mankind
“comfort and good hope.” (2Th 2:16) He has been
the hope of righteous men in all ages. He was called
“the hope of Israel” and “the hope of [Israel’s]
forefathers” (Jer 14:8; 17:13; 50:7), and many are
the expressions of hope, trust, and confidence in him
in the Hebrew Scriptures. In his loving-kindness
toward his people, even when they were going into
exile for disobedience to him, he said to them: “I
myself well know the thoughts that I am thinking
toward you, . . . thoughts of peace, and not of
calamity, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jer
29:11) Jehovah’s promise kept alive the faith and
hope of faithful Israelites during the Babylonian exile;
it greatly strengthened men such as Ezekiel and
Daniel, for Jehovah had said: “There exists a hope for
your future, . . . and the sons will certainly return to
their own territory.” (Jer 31:17) That hope came to
fruition when a faithful Jewish remnant returned in
537 B.C.E. to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple.—Ezra
1:1-6."
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by maximunimpact(m): 3:23pm On Jul 21, 2013
The terms "born again" and "new birth" are
not interchangeable:

They do not refer to the
same thing! Whereas "born again" applied to the
Jews in the first century, who were in the old
covenant but needed to be brought into the new
covenant, upon the termination of the old
covenant (as discussed above); the "new birth,"
mentioned by Peter, refers to those of Jesus'
disciples who will rule with him in his heavenly
kingdom. (1 Peter 1:3-5) This hope of going to
heaven is something new, for it did not exist prior
to Jesus time. It remained God's "sacred
secret" (mystery) until the time when it began to
be fulfilled, starting with the choosing of the
twelve apostles, and applies only to the ones who
are chosen by God, the number of which will
eventually total 144,000. (Rev. 14:1, 3; Rom.
16:25,26; 1 Cor. 2:7) Even John the Baptist, the
greatest "among those born of women," was not
among these, nor did he know anything about this
new hope reserved for them. (Matt. 11:11;
25:34-46) All of God's people are "born from water
and spirit," but they do not all have the "new
birth."

* Footnote:

Regarding the two loaves presented on the day of
Pentecost, Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 2, page 599,
states: "The fact that there were two loaves of newly
ripened grain that were presented to Jehovah at
Pentecost indicates that more than one person would
be involved in the fulfillment. It may also point to the
fact that those who become spirit-begotten followers
of Jesus Christ would be taken from two groups on
earth: First from the natural circumcised Jews, and
later from all the other nations of the world, the
Gentiles." (bold mine)

The second loaf presented to Jehovah at Pentecost
cannot symbolize spirit-begotten Gentiles, for
Gentiles were not presented to Jehovah until three
and a half years later, with the baptism and
anointing of Cornelius. (Acts 10:44-48) Since the two
loaves were presented together, and for them to
have any significance, they must also represent "two
groups" who were present on that occasion together,
namely the 120 anointed disciples, and those
immediately joined to them, the 3,000 who were not
anointed with the spirit but were also baptized and
presented to Jehovah, being brought into the new
covenant. This second group, or loaf, would be cared
for by the ones who had been anointed for that
purpose, and thus both groups were "being built up
together into a place for God to inhabit by spirit."
Significantly, Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 2, (page
599, par. 1) notes, "After the loaves were waved, one
of them was taken by the high priest, and the second
was divided among all the officiating priests." (Luke
12:42-44; John 21:15-17; Acts 2:1-4, 37-42; Eph.
2:21,22; 1 Peter 5:2-4)

Another reason why the second loaf cannot represent
spirit begotten Gentiles is because of Jehovah's
promise in connection with his covenant made at
Mount Sinai with only natural Israelites. "'And now if
YOU will strictly obey my voice and will indeed keep
my covenant, then YOU will certainly become my
special property out of all [other] peoples, because
the whole earth belongs to me. And YOU yourselves
will become to me a kingdom of priests and a holy
nation.' These are the words that you are to say to
the sons of Israel." (Exodus 19:5,6)

Since the festival of Pentecost (also known as the
"Festival of Harvest," "Festival of Weeks," and "the
day of the first ripe fruits"wink, was part of the Law
"spoken by Moses to all the people" in connection
with the covenant Jehovah made with them, if the
second loaf presented to Jehovah on that day
represented "spirit-begotten followers of Jesus
Christ" taken from among Gentiles then Jehovah was
telling his people from the very beginning of making
his covenant that the promise he made to them,
about becoming a "kingdom of priests and a holy
nation," was unattainable for them, and thus he was
already illustrating to them, yes, reminding them
yearly on that date, that they would eventually be
replaced by people of the nations. (Ex. 23:16; 34:22;
Num. 28:26; Heb. 9:19,20) That would render all his
future appeals to his people to return to him, and his
promises to them, meaningless, even hypocritical, for
he had already determined to reject them from the
beginning, that is, if the second loaf indeed pictured
anointed Gentiles. (2 Chr. 36:15; Jer. 44:4,5)
But Jehovah is not the kind of God who makes false
promises, as Insight on the Scriptures, Vol. 1, page
1138, assures us: "Jehovah God is the Source of true
hope and the One able to fulfill all his promises and
the hopes of those trusting in him. It is through his
undeserved kindness that he has given mankind
“comfort and good hope.” (2Th 2:16) He has been
the hope of righteous men in all ages. He was called
“the hope of Israel” and “the hope of [Israel’s]
forefathers” (Jer 14:8; 17:13; 50:7), and many are
the expressions of hope, trust, and confidence in him
in the Hebrew Scriptures. In his loving-kindness
toward his people, even when they were going into
exile for disobedience to him, he said to them: “I
myself well know the thoughts that I am thinking
toward you, . . . thoughts of peace, and not of
calamity, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jer
29:11) Jehovah’s promise kept alive the faith and
hope of faithful Israelites during the Babylonian exile;
it greatly strengthened men such as Ezekiel and
Daniel, for Jehovah had said: “There exists a hope for
your future, . . . and the sons will certainly return to
their own territory.” (Jer 31:17) That hope came to
fruition when a faithful Jewish remnant returned in
537 B.C.E. to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple.—Ezra
1:1-6."
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Anniettieufia(m): 3:40pm On Jul 21, 2013
Dear Maximumimpact,
Thank you for the sermon.

You asked us a question based on being born again,
But you divert your explanations to resurrection,

we would have had more time and understanding if you had kept the Resurrection topic 4 another day.


Anyway,
Being born again has to do with

*the acknowledgment of you seeing yourself as a sinner,which is the Pregnancy stage,

*then accepting Jesus Christ as your "personal Lord & Saviour"
which is your point of conception just as a new Creature,

*You become join heir with Him, Jesus, sharing God as the Father.

*then You start growing in the word of God,
which is your spiritual food.

It is important to note that children are not forced to get born again,
because it required a personal decision,
You are the One joining with Jesus to give Birth to the new image which you become thereafter.

IS THAT NOT A MYSTERY ?
We must respect God.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Bonapart(m): 4:06pm On Jul 21, 2013
Completely dead to sin as a little born baby. Old tins shall pass away n behold all tins become new
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Sunglow: 4:28pm On Jul 21, 2013
yomalex: that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit


if born again equals to born of the spirit if you are born again it means you are a spirit
.Yes,for man is a spirit being he lives in a body and has a soul.d real YOU IS UR SPIRIT.dats y wen some1 dies his body which is physical is buried in sand but his spirit moves over 2 d spirit world
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Sunglow: 4:37pm On Jul 21, 2013
[quote
author=Lilnizzy]Xtain and dia wahala sha.... Mtshwwww born afresh
ni....OJU tOti ri born again to n wo MOJO lolz Badolee on point
jooorr.[/quote].Life is short,eternity is forever,man was created to live 4 ever.so chose ye dis day were u wil spend eternity,bliss or condematn?its choice so chose WISELY
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by alexleo(m): 4:41pm On Jul 21, 2013
frosbel: To understand what Born again means in the context of Jesus's precious words, we have to understand what Gospel Jesus preached.

Jesus preached the good news of the coming Kingdom of GOD which was prophesied in Daniel as follows :

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever." - Daniel 2:44


And we see in Daniel 7:13, both the resurrection of Jesus and the Power and rulership bestowed upon him by the Ancient of days, Yahweh.

"13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." - Daniel 7:13-14



Which is why we always pray ' thy kingdom come ' , which means we pray for the hastening of the establishment of God's permanent kingdom in this world, when all the wicked kingdoms will be abolished and the wicked destroyed.

We also are asked by Jesus, to 'seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness ' first and all other things will be added unto us.

Our first priority should be the Kingdom of GOD and to bring others into it, not into our church membership, but into the Kingdom of GOD.

To be part of this kingdom you MUST be 'born again' into it supernaturally , by the Spirit of GOD. This means you believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Son of GOD sent to deliver us from sin and death , by his sacrifice, death , burial and resurrection , so that we are justified before God to be counted worthy as citizens of his Kingdom , where we will live forever and ever and never see death.

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son" - Colossians 1:13

Question : Are you 'born again' into this kingdom of GOD which is to be shortly established or do you love this present wicked world like Demas ?

smiley


Thanks and God bless you.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by dioman: 6:36pm On Jul 21, 2013
Once you forsake the law of moses and embrace the finish work of Jesus on the cross. Then, u live by grace through faith.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Omadachi(m): 6:38pm On Jul 21, 2013
It means taking the following steps;
1.Acknowledging your sins

2.Confessing them

3.Forsaking your sins

4.Believe in your heart you've been forgiven and accept Jesus into your heart as personal Lord and saviour.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by CarCam: 6:41pm On Jul 21, 2013
"Born Again" per se was never preached by Jesus

rather
Jesus, with passion in capital p,
was more into explaining and teaching all about the Kingdom of God
.

As Jesus was proclaiming the Kingdom with conviction
He was explaining the Good News or Good Spell of the Kingdom too

As He was preaching the Kingdom with veracity
He was teaching the principle(s) and fundamental truth of the Kingdom with signs and wonders

There are only 2 incidents or occurrences of "Born Again" in the entire bible,
- Jesus' and Peter's
well maybe 3 occurrences albeit two of the three have the same timeline

There is no record of Jesus proclaiming or teaching "Born Again" in public

The point I am making, is that Jesus never delivered a "Born Again" sermon to an assembled group of people

He did not preach or address a large congregation about or over "Born Again".

The "Born Again" teaching came about sometime in the middle of the night with only one private audience

It was a private tuition or instruction to one person; Nicodemus, away from public glare

The teaching, though then an isolated incident, is relevant and beneficial to all

The "Born Again" adjective used by modern Christians actually spawned off Nicodemus' meeting with Jesus and Peter's
; 1 Peter 1:23.

Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin

Knowing what a Sanhedrin is or means, makes room to understand Nicodemus' unfortunate situation

and appreciate why Nicodemus with his conscience and dilemma

came to Jesus to confirm or refute the origin of Jesus' teachings and miracles.

It was at this juncture that Jesus said to Nicodemus
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Jesus taught Nicodemus that except he, Nicodemus, is "Born Again" born of the word of God - by a seed free of corruption or immorality

he Nicodemus will not see or appreciate "the manifestations of the Kingdom of God"

and also he, Nicodemus would not believe in the teachings of the Kingdom

and the miracles showing and demonstrating the power of God


In short, if Nicodemus is not "Born Again" or is born of a corruptible seed,

he, Nicodemus, would be in denial, of the manifestation of the Kingdom and experience of the power of God

and he'll be BLIND like others, and thinking or saying

"No wonder Jesus can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons."
"Jesus casts out demons through Beelzebub the chief of the demons"
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Hero10001: 6:45pm On Jul 21, 2013
Are you a learner??
You don't read the bible with your eyes closed..
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by piagetskinner(m): 7:09pm On Jul 21, 2013
::Andrew:::
It means abstaining from all the vile practices and adopting a new life of purity.
SECONDED JARE
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by perrol(m): 7:11pm On Jul 21, 2013
people of God have said it well. been born again is just about turning back totally from all sinful and wicked ways of ours and this can be done by first accepting that once is a sinner , confess ur sin and call jesus christ into ur life and now you will begin to walk in a christlike manner according to the bible.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by piagetskinner(m): 7:30pm On Jul 21, 2013
Y should we make lengthy notes on an issue that requires none...being born again simply means turning away from ur past life,embracing christ(confessing ur sins-the ugly life lived in the past, accepting him as ur lord and saviour) ..and never going bak to it(past)..."if any man be in christ he is a new creature,old things are pasd away;behold al things hav become new" 2 corinthians 5:17...GOD BLES YA'll
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by plasgidy: 7:39pm On Jul 21, 2013
to be born again simply means repenting from your sin and put away your old life and up hold a decent new life in christ jesus

letrraly mean you should not kill lie or take babys in marriage like oga yerima and other bad bad things you formaly do.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Veronfemzy: 8:00pm On Jul 21, 2013
to be born again means to be given a new spirit by accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and savior.man is a spirit being we were born into sin naturaly by birth that is why we need a new spirit not that we will be a baby again no it is a new spirit of God inside us.romans 12v1-2
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Nobody: 10:07pm On Jul 21, 2013
RCH
The New Birth—What Is Its
Purpose?
MANY believe that one needs to be
born again to receive eternal
salvation. Note, though, what Jesus
himself said about the purpose of the
new birth. He stated: “Unless anyone
is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.” (John 3:3 ) Thus,
one needs to be born again in order
to enter into God’s Kingdom, not in
order to receive salvation. ‘But,’ some
may say, ‘are not these two
expressions—entering the Kingdom
and receiving salvation—referring to
the same reward?’ No, they are not.
To understand the difference, let us
consider first the meaning of the
expression “kingdom of God.”
A kingdom is a form of government.
So, then, the expression “kingdom of
God” means “government of God.”
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ,
the “son of man,” is the King of God’s
Kingdom and that Christ has fellow
rulers. (Daniel 7:1, 13, 14; Matthew
26:63, 64 ) Furthermore, a vision given
to the apostle John disclosed that
Christ’s fellow rulers are individuals
chosen “out of every tribe and tongue
and people and nation” and will “rule
as kings over the earth.” ( Revelation
5:9, 10; 20:6 ) God’s Word further
reveals that those who will rule as
kings form a “little flock” of 144,000
individuals “who have been bought
from the earth.”— Luke 12:32;
Revelation 14:1, 3.
Where is the seat of God’s Kingdom?
“The kingdom of God” is also called
“the kingdom of the heavens,” which
shows that Jesus and his fellow kings
rule from heaven. (Luke 8:10; Matthew
13:11 ) Thus, God’s Kingdom is a
heavenly government made up of
Jesus Christ and a group of fellow
rulers chosen from among mankind.
What, then, did Jesus mean when he
stated that one must be born again to
“enter into the kingdom of God”? He
meant that one needs to be born
again in order to become a ruler with
Christ in heaven. Simply put, the
purpose of the new birth is to prepare
a limited group of humans for
heavenly rulership.
Thus far, we have seen that the new
birth is of great importance, is
initiated by God, and is preparing a
group of humans for rulership in
heaven. But how does the new birth
actually take place?

www.jw.org
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Nobody: 10:08pm On Jul 21, 2013
RCH
The New Birth—What Is Its
Purpose?
MANY believe that one needs to be
born again to receive eternal
salvation. Note, though, what Jesus
himself said about the purpose of the
new birth. He stated: “Unless anyone
is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.” (John 3:3 ) Thus,
one needs to be born again in order
to enter into God’s Kingdom, not in
order to receive salvation. ‘But,’ some
may say, ‘are not these two
expressions—entering the Kingdom
and receiving salvation—referring to
the same reward?’ No, they are not.
To understand the difference, let us
consider first the meaning of the
expression “kingdom of God.”
A kingdom is a form of government.
So, then, the expression “kingdom of
God” means “government of God.”
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ,
the “son of man,” is the King of God’s
Kingdom and that Christ has fellow
rulers. (Daniel 7:1, 13, 14; Matthew
26:63, 64 ) Furthermore, a vision given
to the apostle John disclosed that
Christ’s fellow rulers are individuals
chosen “out of every tribe and tongue
and people and nation” and will “rule
as kings over the earth.” ( Revelation
5:9, 10; 20:6 ) God’s Word further
reveals that those who will rule as
kings form a “little flock” of 144,000
individuals “who have been bought
from the earth.”— Luke 12:32;
Revelation 14:1, 3.
Where is the seat of God’s Kingdom?
“The kingdom of God” is also called
“the kingdom of the heavens,” which
shows that Jesus and his fellow kings
rule from heaven. (Luke 8:10; Matthew
13:11 ) Thus, God’s Kingdom is a
heavenly government made up of
Jesus Christ and a group of fellow
rulers chosen from among mankind.
What, then, did Jesus mean when he
stated that one must be born again to
“enter into the kingdom of God”? He
meant that one needs to be born
again in order to become a ruler with
Christ in heaven. Simply put, the
purpose of the new birth is to prepare
a limited group of humans for
heavenly rulership.
Thus far, we have seen that the new
birth is of great importance, is
initiated by God, and is preparing a
group of humans for rulership in
heaven. But how does the new birth
actually take place?

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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by amor4ce(m): 10:22pm On Jul 21, 2013
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Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Amudeneogu: 10:24pm On Jul 21, 2013
Born again means to totally abstrain from sin including coruption, fruds steling, kidnapping,etc
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by victorv12(m): 10:43pm On Jul 21, 2013
Jesus Christ was high when he said that. Probarbly, he was santifying the atmosphere with some reefer or weed when that inspiration of been reborn came upon him.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by agho22(m): 10:51pm On Jul 21, 2013
Simply put, u hv to accept jesus christ as ur saviour and redemer then b baptized by immansion 4 the remmision of sins..which make u die with christ as u re soaked in water n resurrect with him as u re been brought out which makes u a new creature....
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by Stpirate(m): 12:07am On Jul 22, 2013
curfew: the bible explains itself, but the wise men of this world go to and fro looking for knowledge, deceiving and being deceived. here is the meaning of being born again:

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." (Ezekiel 36:26-27).

forget what the so called pentecostal say that if you confess your sin and accept JESUS, there and then, you are born again. only the CREATOR can create a new man.

. You Are Right But Very Wrong About The Pentecostal. If You Do Not Confess Your Sin And Accept Christ, Then How Do You Think God Will Give You A New Heart And Spirit Whilst Been Unreconciled. Remember Sin Is Not Really The Bad Stuff People Do -But It Is Not Believing In Christ.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by george1986: 12:16am On Jul 22, 2013
Jesus Christ kept making the word of God and God's Scriptures easier, which I don't think
God will send anoda messiah to come and explain again.
I agree with a lot of serious people posts.
From my opnion, God our Creator sents his Son, picture it your Father who practical brought you in this world and you are fully aware of what really going on and your purpose, sent you to tell
Some people that they cannot come inside his house "physical" unless their really really really x 100 we too see him. That a lot of really from your heart, I guess that our ticket.
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by steveec122(m): 1:08am On Jul 22, 2013
Wise yoruba Muslim, you are approaching the light of God. May the Almighty God Shine his light on your path to walk on the truth which he gave the world as the only mediator and sacrifice, who resurrected to reconcile man to God. I pray Jesus to meet you as he had did to many!
bolayei: To be born again means total submission to your creator.., it has nothing to do with being a christian as not every christian is born again...It simply means worship God and to turn a new leaf. If one has to be baptised with water and the holy spirit to see the kingdom of God,does it mean Abraham,Moses,David,Solomon and the prophets before John the baptist will not see heaven as they were not baptised by water? But instead these prophets were born again in the sense that there submitted themselves to one true God and stayed away from sin by loving their neighbours as themselves. Even a true muslim is born again as he believes in Jesus christ of which without believing in Jesus he can't be muslim.

Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by lagcity(m): 5:14am On Jul 22, 2013
Jesus didn't say a lot of the things ppl say he said, just ppl making stuff up. cheesy
Re: ''born Again'' -what Did Jesus Mean? by lagcity(m): 5:17am On Jul 22, 2013
sounds like something one would say after smoking 3 bags of mushrooms.

go Jesus!! it's your birthday!! we gonna smoke that ish like it's your birthday! cheesy cheesy

i'm gonna get banned for this. fvck!

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