I'm truly amazed at what the spirit of God has done and is doing in my heart, and these teachings are blessed confirmation that everlasting life starts now, making us foreigners on Earth as citizens of the kingdom of Heaven.
Hope everything is going well with your path. Things get more apparent the longer you walk. The world gets louder, stay in prayer , and read his word so you don't get discouraged. Let his peace be over your heart and give your worry and anxieties to him in prayer. If you want to talk ever or wonder things feel free to ask in prayer, or ask her I'll help and the Lord shines light of understanding and wisdom when you ask. Best wishes Hugs.
My God I just stumbled across this! This man of God is blessing me. I recently preached this message to our congregation while our senior pastor took a rest day. I wish I could have come out swinging for the fences the way Dr. Lawson did in this message! Wow. God is so good. And I agree. This has become one of my favorite passages of Scripture.
Let me understand "born again". Jesus ( God in the flesh and a Jew) speaks to a Jewish leader and tells Nicodemus that he needs to be born again. Jesus came unto His own (Jn 1:11) and came to the lost sheep of the house of Israel - He answered, Matt 15:24 KJV But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. My problem with this term "born again" is that Jesus was still alive when He said this. This means that the cross, His shed blood, His burial and resurrection is NOT part of the term "born again". Please tell me how you integrate this term to a Jew and to Israel ("ye" must be born again) into something that is a requirement for the body of Christ when it doesn't include the cross but the gospel of the grace of God Jesus gave for the body of Christ does require the cross work?
@@Believe_the_Biblethat is a goid observation, although ezequiel 36:26-32 talks about some promises and in Jeremia two books before ezequiel it talks about a pact that he will do in the future… I think maybe all along Christ was talking about this new pact.
@@ezequielarce8079 Thanks for your comment. Ezekiel talks about Israel only. The body of Christ (believers today) are not spoken about in the OT. And Paul tells us so: Rom 16:25 KJV Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, Eph 3:9 KJV And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Col 1:25 KJV Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;Col 1:26 KJV Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: The new "pact" is the "New Covenant" with ISRAEL. Not us. Jer 31:31 KJV Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
@@lonecrusaider Do you know what a lie is? A lie is to knowingly tell an untruth. Where did you find me doing that and how would you know what I know to deviate from what I know to be true? Maybe you just mean to say "I don't agree with you". That doesn't make it a lie. What makes you think I don't believe my bible 100%?
Pastors should preach how to receive the anointment of the Holy Spirit. There are a few different ways. Being born again is essential. Repentance must be made. Eve,ry day starts with gratitude, and finishes with repentance. We must repent and try to get rid of anger and pride.
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 Timothy 2 : 3-6 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. Acts 2 :21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-.... John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
I really appreciate Dr Lawson and his teaching. My only thought is that Jesus tells the people to go fill the jars with water, it wasn’t stagnant and dirty as it reads.
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
Without being reborn one CANNOT see the Kingdom of God.... Not... Without being reborn one may not see the Kingdom of God.... CANNOT VS MAY NOT..... Wow!!!!!
May I suggest, Nicodemus being restless from the reports of Jesus.....he more than likely wasn't able to sleep. The Holy Spirit like the wind, made His way inside the inner Sanctum of a religious order. Quickened Nicodemus to new life, this is why Nicodemus was beginning to see the kingdom. Jesus told him as much, he just had not caught up to the reality. God knew before the world began, who the two men that would perform the most important burial in history. That previous seed which bringeth forth much fruit.
All Christians believe in the role of baptism in the life of the Christian. The differences which exist are differences of emphasis--of the necessity of baptism--and not of the call to be baptized. For 2000 years Catholic Christians have believed that in the sacrament of baptism the individual is both regenerated through water and the Holy Spirit and truly incorporated into the Church of Jesus Christ. Jn 3:5 Jesus answered (Nicodemus), "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit." Mt 28:19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, Mt 3:11 I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire. Gal 3:25-27 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a disciplinarian. For through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 1 Cor 12:12-13 As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. Acts 2:37-38 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, "What are we to do, my brothers?" Peter (said) to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit." Acts 10:44-47 While Peter was still speaking these things, the holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also, for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded, "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the holy Spirit even as we have?" Acts 8:11-13 They paid attention to him (Simon Magus) because he had astounded them by his magic for a long time, but once they began to believe Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike were baptized. Even Simon himself believed and, after being baptized, became devoted to Philip. Titus 3:5 ... not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth (baptism) and renewal by the holy Spirit. 1 Pet 3:20-21 God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water. This prefigured baptism, which saves you now. Rom 6:3-4 Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. Col 2:12 You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. The teaching authority of the Church, the Magisterium, has clearly stated the role of baptism in the life of the Christian. Lateran Council IV, 1215 Infallibly defined that baptism was a sacrament of the Church. Council of Lyons II, 1274 Infallibly redefined that baptism was one of the seven sacraments. Council of Trent, 1545 - 1563 Again infallibly defined the seven sacraments listing baptism as the opening gateway and foundation of the sacraments. Infant Baptism ********************* Catholic Christians among other denominational Christians, e.g., Anglicans, Episcopalians, Lutherans, etc., believe in the efficacy and practice of baptizing infants. Acts 2:38-39 Peter (said) to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call." The New Testament speaks of the baptism of "whole households" which in the normal Greek usage of the time included children. 1 Cor 1:16 I (Paul) baptized the household of Stephanas also ... Acts 11:13-14 He related to us how he had seen (the) angel standing in his house, saying, 'Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.' Acts 16:15 After she (Lydia of Thyatira) and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation... Acts 16:30-32 Then he (the jailer) brought them (Paul and Silas) out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you and your household will be saved." So they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. Acts 18:8 Crispus, the synagogue official, came to believe in the Lord along with his entire household. To the Colossians, Paul paralleled baptism and circumcision. Circumcision was normally administered to children eight days after birth. Col 2:11-12 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ. You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. To the Corinthians, Paul recalled that just as all the Jews of the Exodus (including children) were baptized into Moses by passing through the Red Sea, they were actually being blessed by Christ. 1 Cor 10:1-4 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. All ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ. In Mark's Gospel, we have Jesus' own teaching on children. Mk 10:13-16 And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." ... Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that baptism is necessary for salvation after the promulgation of the Gospel for everyone, both children and adults. Jn 3:5 Jesus answered (Nicodemus), "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit." It is frequently asked by non-believers how an infant is capable of making an act of faith in order to receive baptism. The response of the Catholic Church is to follow the Biblical example of Christ. Jesus accepted the faith of others as an occasion of salvation, forgiveness and healing of another. The Church has always done likewise. In infant baptism, the faith of parents and sponsors is required. Mk 2:1-5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum ... They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven." Mt 8:5-13 When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully." He said to him, "I will come and cure him." The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed." ... When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith." ... And Jesus said to the centurion, "You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you." And at that very hour (his) servant was healed. The constant teaching of the Church attests to the baptism of infants. Pope Zosimus (417 - 418) Approved a teaching of a local council at Carthage which condemned those who denied baptism to newborn infants. Pope Celestine I (422 - 432) Taught that both children and infants need the sacrament of regeneration. Pope Innocent II (1130 - 1143) and the Council of Lateran IV Condemned those who denied the baptism of children. Pope Innocent III (1198 - 1216) Condemned those who said that baptism of children was useless. Pope Clement V (1305 - 1314) in the Council of Vienne Defended the necessity of baptism of children.
To view “water” as physical birth undermines the point Jesus is making. Nicodemus was focused on the physical, while Jesus emphasized the spiritual and was trying to get Nicodemus to think in spiritual terms. Try and put yourself in Nicodemus’ shoes: he was born a Jew and in his mind he was born into the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Israel, which was a physical kingdom. No wonder he says, “How can I be born again?” But Jesus explains it is a spiritual birth into a spiritual kingdom! “That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” (v6a) Jesus is essentially saying, “Yes, you’ve been born into the kingdom of Israel, but that is a fleshly birth.” “That which is born of the spirit is spirit.” (v6b) Jesus continues by emphasizing that if you want to be part of the Kingdom of God you must be born from above (or again), which is a spiritual birth of water and the spirit.
Jesus is not talking about two births (a physical birth and a spiritual birth), but one birth involving two elements: water and the working of the Spirit. Jesus is also not talking about two baptisms (water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism), but what the Holy Spirit accomplishes AT the one, water baptism. This same imagery is used elsewhere in scripture (while the usage of “water” to refer to physical birth is not to be found anywhere in scripture): Titus 3:4-7 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, (5) he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, (6) whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, (7) so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Acts 2:38 “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”
Eric Hort. Unless we delight in obeying ALL God's commands including the fourth which has been forgotten, we have not been born again.James2:10. Only those who love trust and obey God without question or a complete surrender have the right to the Tree of life when Jesus comes Rev22:14.This the new birth Jesus is referring to. John 14:15.
Jesus Paid it all you Faith comes from hearing the Gospel that Paul and the Deciples preach. Read Romans 10 who truly Believe. You will know a true Born again by their fruit 1 Corinthians 13 : 1- 13
No man can keep the 10 Command ments Salvation is by Grace alone Paul was saved by Grace alone Read Acts 9 : 1-19 The Churches today are fustrating the Grace of Jesus read John 1:12-18
@@fredsavory9789 Apostle Paul was baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues. Read Acts 8 and Acts 22. Get back with me. Thanks
Jesus said that there only two commandments that we must follow as believers, " Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, and with all your strength, and all your mind and love your neighbor as thyself" ( Luke 10:27) This does not mean we must follow ten commandments when Jesus said there are only two. You either believe what Jesus said or what your church teaches you.
In verse 15 that is not what he said he only said BELIEVE He did not say commit your life ail that you are to the Lord Jesus Christ Then he went on to say in his closeting anyone believe except you be born again well you have to BELIVE before you are born again. Lets talk about the bronze snake he did not say look and the snake and commit your life to it, SEE JUST Believe.
We are born again by first, repenting and being water baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. During water baptism the Holy Spirit remits our sins by spiritually circumcising our conscience, removing the guilt from past sins, and restoring it to its original childlike sensitivity to sin. This is the " washing of regeneration"( Titus 3:5) and being " born of water ( John ch.3) Regeneration means to restore something to its original state. Then we recieve the Holy Spirit as the result of the Holy Spirit baptism which must be fervently prayed for after water baptism until God answers your prayer and fills you with the Holy Spirit. Then you must surrender the last vestige of your will, your tongue , "that no man can tame" ( James 3:8), until the Holy Spirit takes control of it, " tames" it, and enables you to speak in the spiritual language that our English translation calls "tongues". Once this occurs it triggers the fillings' overflow, which is what Spirit baptism is, while at the same moment the Holy Spirit joins with your spirit forever to remain a part of you. This is being " born of the Spirit" ( John ch.3), " the renewing of the spirit" ( Titus 3:5), and how the Holy Spirit is recieved by the believer.
If the Lord commanded that I hop down the street on one leg in order to be saved I'm doing it. So why should I not be water baptized as told to do so by His apostles ?
@@aletheia8054 Jesus told Peter he was giving him the keys to the kingdom of heaven( Matt 16:19). The purpose of keys are to give someone acsess to something. In Acts 2:38 Peter spoke those keys and said that," The promise is to you, your children, and all that are far off even as many as the Lord our God shall call" ( Acts 2:39). Those keys were repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and the recieving of the Holy Spirit. Who are we to say that water baptism is nonessential to salvation. It's like Ananias told Paul, " Why tarriest thou ? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins calling in the name of the Lord" ( Acts 22:16)
You are not to celebrate his birth says the Bible. You are to only traditionalize His risen and the Sabbath. These are the only two things to keep tradition. Jesus was never born in December. This is a pegan tradition. The Bible says to never conform to anything. God does not need our help.
A Mormon doesn’t call himself a Christian! They study the Christian Bible! Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is their Book of Mormon! Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Book of Mormon for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to Joseph Smiths heresy! A Jehovah Witness doesn’t call himself a Christian! They study the Christian Bible! Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The Watch Tower! Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Watch Tower for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to Russel's heresy! A Calvinist didn’t call himself a Christian! They study the Christian Bible! Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The John Calvin Institutes! Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in John Calvin’s Institutes for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to John Calvin’s heresy! A Christian call’s himself a Christian! They study the Christian Bible! Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The Bible! Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Bible and look for the TRUE meaning." and believe it for what it says! Christians rely on the leading and discernment The Holy Spirit promises to give Gods Children. "Not a Guru! That is assurance! When in history did the Calvinist start calling themselves Christians? Truth in Love
@@aletheia8054 1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 Timothy 2 : 3-6 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. Acts 2 :21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-.... John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
interesting how you lump Calvinists in this group of heretics. Even more interesting is how you lump those who call themselves Christian as by default in the group of regenerates.
Very disappointed, in that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God and the foolishness of God is wiser than men. God chose 12 men that he taught, disciplined, instructed, directed and 1 was a devil. He gave Peter the keys to preach 1st to jews and then gentiles in Acts chapter 2 and Acts chapter 10. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and baptized in water in Jesus name, which is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This is the new birth or born again method spoken by God our Saviour Jesus Christ in St John 3:3-6.
WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN You are born again when you are like Jesus. Then you are sinless 1 John 2: 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. We must be born again! Then Jesus has baptized you with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit do not let you sin anymore!!! To become born again you have to repent and ask Jesus forgiveness for your sins or ask Jesus in your heart! A really born again Christian has no future sins!! He is perfect, righteous and the light of the world. Please study : 1 John 3, Romans 6:6, Romans 8, Gal 5, Eph 4 , Eph 5 and Titus 2:14
You dont understan the scriptures salvation is not about man its God savation God dont speak to flesh he speaks to our spirit .Read Romans 7 about Paul struggle in his flesh. Man is spirit lives in a body and have a soul.
John 14: 5-6 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
1 John 1: 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. No one is made perfect until we are with God in the next life. You will sin a lot less (like, a whole lot less), but if God were to make us perfect now we would be stuck up with pride, patting ourselves on our backs, but the reason he does not pull the thorn from our side is because he wants us to understand that his grace really is sufficient for you and I who are so wretched in our sin. No, he wants us to see how gracious he is by NOT giving us the finished product now, but a foretaste, so that we can have assurance of salvation And yet still be able to see our wretchedness and that we are still so very dependent on his Mercy.
Why in the world would ya have to be..." born again..." if ya been elected before the foundation of the...world...in eternity past...??? as this Lawson guy put it...& why is it necessary to have to..." believe.." for all the same reasons I just mentioned..ya keep telling us everything is predetermined before the foundation of the world...aka" predestinated..." to be #,d among the elect...
As for " Lone Crusader...." Mr Lawson was not....." reading fm ..scripture...." bc " modern..." BIBLES are not scripture.....& they,re certainly not Holy scripture....in fact they,re not even....." translations...." Why...??? #1 all " modern..." w/o exception...DENY: A.The Deity of Christ B.The Virgin Birth of Christ C.The Blood Atonement of Christ that not bad enough they eliminate expunge & erase Acts 8:37 thereby DENYING: Who Christ is...." The Son of God..." The requirement for Salvation..." i believe..." And why the guy went home rejoicing...." He had just gotten...saved..." in Lk 4:4 The word...." But by every word that proceeds fm the mouth of....GOD...." are gone...eliminated....expunged...& erased....no doubt for purposes of clarity....soooooo all so called..." modern..." bibles w/ o exception...DO..NOT...POSSES...." Every....Word...That...proceeds...fm....The....Mouth.....Of.....GOD...." & that not bad enough....??? All..." modern..." bible w/ o exception...read the same as The...NWT....in 20 verses....by the way that's the J.W,S..." Bible..." published by the Watch Tower,s ( bible & tract) Society...& Mr Lawson,s....NASB...& ESV,S...are in this mix....that reads the same as the...NWT...in 20 places & verses...20 bc I quite counting....Sooooo how much....LEAVEN....does it take to....LEAVEN....( Corruption) the whole thing....??? A...LITTLE.....???? OR.....TEN( 10) TONS...????1Cor 5:6-8....That just a few reasons...these so called..." modern..." bibles....ARE.....NOT....BIBLES.....ARE....NOT....HOLY.....& ARE....NOT....TRANSLATIONS.... I could go on but what for i feel like I'm....kicking a dead horse....Rom.8:6... is why...& Col.2:8 Thus many Christians & " clergy..." are double parked in Heb.5:11-14 & have been for the last 50 yrs or more....so I doubt this info' will change...anything any time....soooooon....as the song goes....." ya gotta SEEK to find....ya gotta take a step across the....line...." Jer.29:13 ; Isa.1:10-20(V18);55:7,8 hope this helps somebody out there...but I'm not betting the back 40....oh & for the RECORD ...i teach christians....TO....TEACH....THEMSELVES....AND.....IN....ENGLISH.....Imagine....that....!!! bc Acts 2:6-8 has....NEVER been rescinded...by God....contrary to all those Greek Geek Guru....Wannabes...
The Lord Jesus Christ is not showing this man Nicodemus the way of salvation In this passage as all of us have been undoubtedly taught...He is teaching what He taught since John 1:12-13...That only those who HAVE ALREADY, PAST COMPLETED TENSE, been born of God, all of them, #1-receive Him, believe on His name (John 1)...#2- Only those who have PAST COMPETED TENSE, been born of God, HAVE THE ABILITY to see the Kingdom of God, and enter the Kingdom of God. Furthermore, John 3:16 should be the LEAST FAVORITE verse in the Bible!!! Why? Because the King James version failed to communicate the tenses clearly and the translators used "whosoever" which is a word that did not exist before 1100ad....the original Greekbof John 3:16 actually reads "Thusly did God love the world, that all the believing ones (present active tense) should not perish, but have everlasting life. The Arminian''s FAVORITE verse is John 3:16 because it appears that this is an offer of salvation to everyone (there is no predestination, God alone does not select who will receive His grace and mercy.) Correctly read, YES THIS IS PRECIOUS AND HOLY...but only those born of God and who see the translation issues in this text can love this verse properly. In conclusion, again, Jesus is DESCRIBING who can see and enter the kingdom of God, NOT PRESCRIBING HOW TO BE BORN OF GOD. COMMENTS???
I'm truly amazed at what the spirit of God has done and is doing in my heart, and these teachings are blessed confirmation that everlasting life starts now, making us foreigners on Earth as citizens of the kingdom of Heaven.
Hope everything is going well with your path. Things get more apparent the longer you walk. The world gets louder, stay in prayer , and read his word so you don't get discouraged. Let his peace be over your heart and give your worry and anxieties to him in prayer. If you want to talk ever or wonder things feel free to ask in prayer, or ask her I'll help and the Lord shines light of understanding and wisdom when you ask. Best wishes Hugs.
A breathtaking sermon. I am fortunate indeed to hear it.
Lawson does a good job of preaching this message in spite of his hands in his pockets, and soft voice. Amen Lawson!
Do you think he has a soft voice. It cuts right through to the ear with a powerful message!
My God I just stumbled across this! This man of God is blessing me. I recently preached this message to our congregation while our senior pastor took a rest day. I wish I could have come out swinging for the fences the way Dr. Lawson did in this message! Wow. God is so good. And I agree. This has become one of my favorite passages of Scripture.
Let me understand "born again". Jesus ( God in the flesh and a Jew) speaks to a Jewish leader and tells Nicodemus that he needs to be born again. Jesus came unto His own (Jn 1:11) and came to the lost sheep of the house of Israel - He answered, Matt 15:24 KJV But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
My problem with this term "born again" is that Jesus was still alive when He said this. This means that the cross, His shed blood, His burial and resurrection is NOT part of the term "born again".
Please tell me how you integrate this term to a Jew and to Israel ("ye" must be born again) into something that is a requirement for the body of Christ when it doesn't include the cross but the gospel of the grace of God Jesus gave for the body of Christ does require the cross work?
@@Believe_the_Biblethat is a goid observation, although ezequiel 36:26-32 talks about some promises and in Jeremia two books before ezequiel it talks about a pact that he will do in the future… I think maybe all along Christ was talking about this new pact.
@@ezequielarce8079 Thanks for your comment. Ezekiel talks about Israel only. The body of Christ (believers today) are not spoken about in the OT. And Paul tells us so:
Rom 16:25 KJV Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Eph 3:9 KJV And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Col 1:25 KJV Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;Col 1:26 KJV Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
The new "pact" is the "New Covenant" with ISRAEL. Not us.
Jer 31:31 KJV Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
@@Believe_the_BibleYour account name is a lie if you don't actually believe the Bible.
@@lonecrusaider Do you know what a lie is?
A lie is to knowingly tell an untruth. Where did you find me doing that and how would you know what I know to deviate from what I know to be true?
Maybe you just mean to say "I don't agree with you". That doesn't make it a lie.
What makes you think I don't believe my bible 100%?
Man! This is IMPORTANT!!
To bad the commercials interrupt a very important message😢 , satan is always in the middle to destroy what is good
Pastors should preach how to receive the anointment of the Holy Spirit. There are a few different ways. Being born again is essential. Repentance must be made. Eve,ry day starts with gratitude, and finishes with repentance. We must repent and try to get rid of anger and pride.
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
there is no "how-to" receive the Holy Spirit. Sorry, you don't understand the Sovereign work of God.
Believe and you shall be saved.
1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 Timothy 2 : 3-6 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people.
Acts 2 :21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-....
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Predestined elect sinners only...no man can elect himself unto sainthood.
I really appreciate Dr Lawson and his teaching. My only thought is that Jesus tells the people to go fill the jars with water, it wasn’t stagnant and dirty as it reads.
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
Without being reborn one CANNOT see the Kingdom of God.... Not... Without being reborn one may not see the Kingdom of God.... CANNOT VS MAY NOT..... Wow!!!!!
John 6:47
May I suggest, Nicodemus being restless from the reports of Jesus.....he more than likely wasn't able to sleep.
The Holy Spirit like the wind, made His way inside the inner Sanctum of a religious order. Quickened Nicodemus to new life, this is why Nicodemus was beginning to see the kingdom. Jesus told him as much, he just had not caught up to the reality. God knew before the world began, who the two men that would perform the most important burial in history. That previous seed which bringeth forth much fruit.
Totally agree about the burial of Christ... Nicodemus and Simon.... The 'TRUTH' WILL COST YOU EVERYTHING
All Christians believe in the role of baptism in the life of the Christian. The differences which exist are differences of emphasis--of the necessity of baptism--and not of the call to be baptized. For 2000 years Catholic Christians have believed that in the sacrament of baptism the individual is both
regenerated through water and the Holy Spirit and
truly incorporated into the Church of Jesus Christ.
Jn 3:5
Jesus answered (Nicodemus), "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."
Mt 28:19
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit,
Mt 3:11
I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
Gal 3:25-27
But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a disciplinarian. For through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
1 Cor 12:12-13
As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
Acts 2:37-38
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, "What are we to do, my brothers?" Peter (said) to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit."
Acts 10:44-47
While Peter was still speaking these things, the holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also, for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded, "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the holy Spirit even as we have?"
Acts 8:11-13
They paid attention to him (Simon Magus) because he had astounded them by his magic for a long time, but once they began to believe Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike were baptized. Even Simon himself believed and, after being baptized, became devoted to Philip.
Titus 3:5
... not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth (baptism) and renewal by the holy Spirit.
1 Pet 3:20-21
God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water. This prefigured baptism, which saves you now.
Rom 6:3-4
Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.
Col 2:12
You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
The teaching authority of the Church, the Magisterium, has clearly stated the role of baptism in the life of the Christian.
Lateran Council IV, 1215
Infallibly defined that baptism was a sacrament of the Church.
Council of Lyons II, 1274
Infallibly redefined that baptism was one of the seven sacraments.
Council of Trent, 1545 - 1563
Again infallibly defined the seven sacraments listing baptism as the opening gateway and foundation of the sacraments.
Infant Baptism *********************
Catholic Christians among other denominational Christians, e.g., Anglicans, Episcopalians, Lutherans, etc., believe in the efficacy and practice of baptizing infants.
Acts 2:38-39
Peter (said) to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call."
The New Testament speaks of the baptism of "whole households" which in the normal Greek usage of the time included children.
1 Cor 1:16
I (Paul) baptized the household of Stephanas also ...
Acts 11:13-14
He related to us how he had seen (the) angel standing in his house, saying, 'Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.'
Acts 16:15
After she (Lydia of Thyatira) and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation...
Acts 16:30-32
Then he (the jailer) brought them (Paul and Silas) out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you and your household will be saved." So they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
Acts 18:8
Crispus, the synagogue official, came to believe in the Lord along with his entire household.
To the Colossians, Paul paralleled baptism and circumcision. Circumcision was normally administered to children eight days after birth.
Col 2:11-12
In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ. You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
To the Corinthians, Paul recalled that just as all the Jews of the Exodus (including children) were baptized into Moses by passing through the Red Sea, they were actually being blessed by Christ.
1 Cor 10:1-4
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. All ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ.
In Mark's Gospel, we have Jesus' own teaching on children.
Mk 10:13-16
And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." ... Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that baptism is necessary for salvation after the promulgation of the Gospel for everyone, both children and adults.
Jn 3:5
Jesus answered (Nicodemus), "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."
It is frequently asked by non-believers how an infant is capable of making an act of faith in order to receive baptism. The response of the Catholic Church is to follow the Biblical example of Christ. Jesus accepted the faith of others as an occasion of salvation, forgiveness and healing of another. The Church has always done likewise. In infant baptism, the faith of parents and sponsors is required.
Mk 2:1-5
When Jesus returned to Capernaum ... They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven."
Mt 8:5-13
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully." He said to him, "I will come and cure him." The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed." ... When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith." ... And Jesus said to the centurion, "You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you." And at that very hour (his) servant was healed.
The constant teaching of the Church attests to the baptism of infants.
Pope Zosimus (417 - 418)
Approved a teaching of a local council at Carthage which condemned those who denied baptism to newborn infants.
Pope Celestine I (422 - 432)
Taught that both children and infants need the sacrament of regeneration.
Pope Innocent II (1130 - 1143) and the Council of Lateran IV
Condemned those who denied the baptism of children.
Pope Innocent III (1198 - 1216)
Condemned those who said that baptism of children was useless.
Pope Clement V (1305 - 1314) in the Council of Vienne
Defended the necessity of baptism of children.
To view “water” as physical birth undermines the point Jesus is making. Nicodemus was focused on the physical, while Jesus emphasized the spiritual and was trying to get Nicodemus to think in spiritual terms.
Try and put yourself in Nicodemus’ shoes: he was born a Jew and in his mind he was born into the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Israel, which was a physical kingdom. No wonder he says, “How can I be born again?” But Jesus explains it is a spiritual birth into a spiritual kingdom!
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” (v6a) Jesus is essentially saying, “Yes, you’ve been born into the kingdom of Israel, but that is a fleshly birth.”
“That which is born of the spirit is spirit.” (v6b) Jesus continues by emphasizing that if you want to be part of the Kingdom of God you must be born from above (or again), which is a spiritual birth of water and the spirit.
Jesus is not talking about two births (a physical birth and a spiritual birth), but one birth involving two elements: water and the working of the Spirit. Jesus is also not talking about two baptisms (water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism), but what the Holy Spirit accomplishes AT the one, water baptism. This same imagery is used elsewhere in scripture (while the usage of “water” to refer to physical birth is not to be found anywhere in scripture):
Titus 3:4-7 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, (5) he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, (6) whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, (7) so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Acts 2:38 “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”
Eric Hort. Unless we delight in obeying ALL God's commands including the fourth which has been forgotten, we have not been born again.James2:10. Only those who love trust and obey God without question or a complete surrender have the right to the Tree of life when Jesus comes Rev22:14.This the new birth Jesus is referring to. John 14:15.
Jesus Paid it all you
Faith comes from hearing the Gospel that Paul and the Deciples preach. Read Romans 10 who truly Believe. You will know a true Born again by their fruit 1 Corinthians 13 : 1- 13
No man can keep the 10 Command ments Salvation is by Grace alone Paul was saved by Grace alone Read Acts 9 : 1-19 The Churches today are fustrating the Grace of Jesus read John 1:12-18
@@fredsavory9789 Apostle Paul was baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues. Read Acts 8 and Acts 22. Get back with me. Thanks
Jesus said that there only two commandments that we must follow as believers, " Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, and with all your strength, and all your mind and love your neighbor as thyself" ( Luke 10:27)
This does not mean we must follow ten commandments when Jesus said there are only two. You either believe what Jesus said or what your church teaches you.
In verse 15 that is not what he said he only said BELIEVE He did not say commit your life ail that you are to the Lord Jesus Christ Then he went on to say in his closeting anyone believe except you be born again well you have to BELIVE before you are born again. Lets talk about the bronze snake he did not say look and the snake and commit your life to it, SEE JUST Believe.
We are born again by first, repenting and being water baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. During water baptism the Holy Spirit remits our sins by spiritually circumcising our conscience, removing the guilt from past sins, and restoring it to its original childlike sensitivity to sin.
This is the " washing of regeneration"( Titus 3:5) and being " born of water ( John ch.3) Regeneration means to restore something to its original state.
Then we recieve the Holy Spirit as the result of the Holy Spirit baptism which must be fervently prayed for after water baptism until God answers your prayer and fills you with the Holy Spirit. Then you must surrender the last vestige of your will, your tongue , "that no man can tame" ( James 3:8), until the Holy Spirit takes control of it, " tames" it, and enables you to speak in the spiritual language that our English translation calls "tongues".
Once this occurs it triggers the fillings' overflow, which is what Spirit baptism is, while at the same moment the Holy Spirit joins with your spirit forever to remain a part of you. This is being " born of the Spirit" ( John ch.3), " the renewing of the spirit" ( Titus 3:5), and how the Holy Spirit is recieved by the believer.
Water just makes people wet
If the Lord commanded that I hop down the street on one leg in order to be saved I'm doing it. So why should I not be water baptized as told to do so by His apostles ?
@@robertnieten7259 He didn’t tell them to baptize people in water.
@@aletheia8054 Jesus told Peter he was giving him the keys to the kingdom of heaven( Matt 16:19). The purpose of keys are to give someone acsess to something. In Acts 2:38 Peter spoke those keys and said that," The promise is to you, your children, and all that are far off even as many as the Lord our God shall call" ( Acts 2:39).
Those keys were repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and the recieving of the Holy Spirit.
Who are we to say that water baptism is nonessential to salvation.
It's like Ananias told Paul, " Why tarriest thou ? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins calling in the name of the Lord" ( Acts 22:16)
@@robertnieten7259 Jesus never told anyone to dip people in water nor did he himself personally ever dip anyone in water
You are not to celebrate his birth says the Bible. You are to only traditionalize His risen and the Sabbath. These are the only two things to keep tradition. Jesus was never born in December. This is a pegan tradition. The Bible says to never conform to anything. God does not need our help.
A Mormon doesn’t call himself a Christian!
They study the Christian Bible!
Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is their Book of Mormon!
Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Book of Mormon for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to Joseph Smiths heresy!
A Jehovah Witness doesn’t call himself a Christian!
They study the Christian Bible!
Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The Watch Tower!
Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Watch Tower for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to Russel's heresy!
A Calvinist didn’t call himself a Christian!
They study the Christian Bible!
Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The John Calvin Institutes!
Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in John Calvin’s Institutes for the TRUE meaning." and twist it to John Calvin’s heresy!
A Christian call’s himself a Christian!
They study the Christian Bible!
Their absolute authority to interpret the Bible is The Bible!
Ask them any meaning of any verse in the Bible and they would go look in the Bible and look for the TRUE meaning." and believe it for what it says!
Christians rely on the leading and discernment The Holy Spirit promises to give Gods Children. "Not a Guru! That is assurance!
When in history did the Calvinist start calling themselves Christians?
Truth in Love
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
@@aletheia8054 1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 Timothy 2 : 3-6 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people.
Acts 2 :21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-....
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
@@truth7416 amen
You aught to say "didn't that sermon strike my heart? Didn't that message exactly relate to my condition? Wasn't it a rebuke that I deserved, a word of reproof or of exhortation? Let me take it to heart that which I have heard and let me not judge the preacher, for he is God's messenger to my soul. I came to church to be judged by God's Word and not to judge God's Word myself" "
interesting how you lump Calvinists in this group of heretics. Even more interesting is how you lump those who call themselves Christian as by default in the group of regenerates.
Very disappointed, in that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God and the foolishness of God is wiser than men. God chose 12 men that he taught, disciplined, instructed, directed and 1 was a devil. He gave Peter the keys to preach 1st to jews and then gentiles in Acts chapter 2 and Acts chapter 10. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and baptized in water in Jesus name, which is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This is the new birth or born again method spoken by God our Saviour Jesus Christ in St John 3:3-6.
WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
You are born again when you are like Jesus. Then you are sinless
1 John 2:
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
We must be born again!
Then Jesus has baptized you with the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit do not let you sin anymore!!!
To become born again you have to repent and ask Jesus forgiveness for your sins or ask Jesus in your heart!
A really born again Christian has no future sins!! He is perfect, righteous and the light of the world.
Please study : 1 John 3, Romans 6:6, Romans 8, Gal 5, Eph 4 , Eph 5 and Titus 2:14
You dont understan the scriptures salvation is not about man its God savation God dont speak to flesh he speaks to our spirit .Read Romans 7 about Paul struggle in his flesh. Man is spirit lives in a body and have a soul.
Read Ezekiel 36 and understand.
John 14: 5-6 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
@@fredsavory9789
You haven’t study the scriptures I gave you
1 John 1: 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
No one is made perfect until we are with God in the next life. You will sin a lot less (like, a whole lot less), but if God were to make us perfect now we would be stuck up with pride, patting ourselves on our backs, but the reason he does not pull the thorn from our side is because he wants us to understand that his grace really is sufficient for you and I who are so wretched in our sin. No, he wants us to see how gracious he is by NOT giving us the finished product now, but a foretaste, so that we can have assurance of salvation And yet still be able to see our wretchedness and that we are still so very dependent on his Mercy.
Why in the world would ya have to be..." born again..." if ya been elected before the foundation of the...world...in eternity past...??? as this Lawson guy put it...& why is it necessary to have to..." believe.." for all the same reasons I just mentioned..ya keep telling us everything is predetermined before the foundation of the world...aka" predestinated..." to be #,d among the elect...
Lawson was reading scripture. Jesus Christ said it... listen to Him.
Because we must be “Born again”
As for " Lone Crusader...." Mr Lawson was not....." reading fm ..scripture...." bc " modern..." BIBLES are not scripture.....& they,re certainly not Holy scripture....in fact they,re not even....." translations...." Why...??? #1 all " modern..." w/o exception...DENY: A.The Deity of Christ B.The Virgin Birth of Christ C.The Blood Atonement of Christ that not bad enough they eliminate expunge & erase Acts 8:37 thereby DENYING: Who Christ is...." The Son of God..." The requirement for Salvation..." i believe..." And why the guy went home rejoicing...." He had just gotten...saved..." in Lk 4:4 The word...." But by every word that proceeds fm the mouth of....GOD...." are gone...eliminated....expunged...& erased....no doubt for purposes of clarity....soooooo all so called..." modern..." bibles w/ o exception...DO..NOT...POSSES...." Every....Word...That...proceeds...fm....The....Mouth.....Of.....GOD...." & that not bad enough....??? All..." modern..." bible w/ o exception...read the same as The...NWT....in 20 verses....by the way that's the J.W,S..." Bible..." published by the Watch Tower,s ( bible & tract) Society...& Mr Lawson,s....NASB...& ESV,S...are in this mix....that reads the same as the...NWT...in 20 places & verses...20 bc I quite counting....Sooooo how much....LEAVEN....does it take to....LEAVEN....( Corruption) the whole thing....??? A...LITTLE.....???? OR.....TEN( 10) TONS...????1Cor 5:6-8....That just a few reasons...these so called..." modern..." bibles....ARE.....NOT....BIBLES.....ARE....NOT....HOLY.....& ARE....NOT....TRANSLATIONS.... I could go on but what for i feel like I'm....kicking a dead horse....Rom.8:6... is why...& Col.2:8 Thus many Christians & " clergy..." are double parked in Heb.5:11-14 & have been for the last 50 yrs or more....so I doubt this info' will change...anything any time....soooooon....as the song goes....." ya gotta SEEK to find....ya gotta take a step across the....line...." Jer.29:13 ; Isa.1:10-20(V18);55:7,8 hope this helps somebody out there...but I'm not betting the back 40....oh & for the RECORD ...i teach christians....TO....TEACH....THEMSELVES....AND.....IN....ENGLISH.....Imagine....that....!!! bc Acts 2:6-8 has....NEVER been rescinded...by God....contrary to all those Greek Geek Guru....Wannabes...
The Lord Jesus Christ is not showing this man Nicodemus the way of salvation In this passage as all of us have been undoubtedly taught...He is teaching what He taught since John 1:12-13...That only those who HAVE ALREADY, PAST COMPLETED TENSE, been born of God, all of them, #1-receive Him, believe on His name (John 1)...#2- Only those who have PAST COMPETED TENSE, been born of God, HAVE THE ABILITY to see the Kingdom of God, and enter the Kingdom of God. Furthermore, John 3:16 should be the LEAST FAVORITE verse in the Bible!!! Why? Because the King James version failed to communicate the tenses clearly and the translators used "whosoever" which is a word that did not exist before 1100ad....the original Greekbof John 3:16 actually reads "Thusly did God love the world, that all the believing ones (present active tense) should not perish, but have everlasting life.
The Arminian''s FAVORITE verse is John 3:16 because it appears that this is an offer of salvation to everyone (there is no predestination, God alone does not select who will receive His grace and mercy.)
Correctly read, YES THIS IS PRECIOUS AND HOLY...but only those born of God and who see the translation issues in this text can love this verse properly.
In conclusion, again, Jesus is DESCRIBING who can see and enter the kingdom of God, NOT PRESCRIBING HOW TO BE BORN OF GOD.
COMMENTS???