The Baptists or so-called Born Again Christians believes that they are the only people who can enter the Kingdom of Heaven. According to the Born Again Christians, their group can be founded in this verse of the Bible (using the NIV)..."In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." - John 3:3 (New International Version - Protestant Bible)
That is the basis of the Born Again Christian. They use the term "born again" very literal. For them, the term "born again" is a denomination. It is a religion for them. They can't understand the real meaning of the term "born again." In the Roman Catholic Bible, John 3:3 is...
"Jesus answered: 'I tell you most solemnly, unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'" - John 3:3 (The Jerusalem Bible)
For the Jerusalem Bible, it's not Born Again but Born from Above. What does born from above means? Let us take a look in the Holy Scriptures again...
"Jesus replied: 'I tell you most solemnly, unless a man is born through water and Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God:" - John 3:5 (The Jerusalem Bible)
Even the NIV Bible deals with that passage from the Roman Catholic Bible...
"Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit" - John 3:5 (New International Version - Protestant Bible)
Now. I have a question for you. What event do you think where you can be born of water and the Spirit (the Holy Spirit)? Of course, in Baptism. That is the only event I know that you can be born of water and Spirit. That's all and God Bless. Shalom.
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