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We who are born again do experience the Spirit moving through us like a wind as Jesus said He would. Supernatural. All who have the True Testimony of Jesus, not just the philosophical appreciation of Him experience the same. It is written, "We carry about the treasure [of eternal life] in earthen vessels because His is the Power and the Glory of a New Birth in our spirits."
Just what Jesus have you been talking about? The good philosophical one or the one of who gives Power and Gory to be like Him and to follow Him? I would say take Him at His Word, "Marvel not, you must be born again."
The Holy spirit IS within us all and IS moving to nurture and comfort us as we develop and mature spiritually as the "begotten" (born of God) "embryo Spirits" that WILL be the "New Births" upon our baptism of death and rebirth as Spirit . . . like Christ. I have met God in deep meditation . . . so I have no doubt or confusion about His character or motives, period. Our task is to be justified and sanctified under the love of Christ by following His commands to "love God and each other," period.
And I was giving mine...JAA does not give opinions...He gives Logical and Reasonable answers which are from deep Logical and reasonable study of the Word...
"…The words that I have spoken to you are spirit…” (Joh 6:63).
"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.
Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. " (1 Cor 2:12-14).
And what state are the unspiritual in?...And what state are the spiritual in?...
Faith precedes regeneration. To be regenerated is to be born again. Your last post was dead on. Faith is doing.
Katie
And you must be born again or born from above in order to understand the Gospel and have Faith in it and Jeshua...John 3:3 says 'If a man is not born from above he is incapable of understanding the word of Hawyaw...
Yes faith comes before regeneration. We are justified by faith. You cannot be regenerated or born again without faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God. God wouldn't regenerate someone He wasn't pleased with.
Thanks Sunny.
Katie
No, with out being born from above you are incapable of understanding the Word of Yawyaw...As a result of regeneration your eyes are open and then you believe and have Faith...Faith is simply believing...If I were you, Katie, I would examine myself to acertain that I am truely in the faith...
Faith comes from ‘god’. Regeneration comes from ‘god’. Katie really it’s all one and the same thing. These things come from ‘god’. ‘God’ is ONE [Deu 6:4]. In my honest opinion it doesn’t matter which one come before the other. Because everything is heading in one direction to accomplish one goal. The goal is to change the carnal image of man into the spiritual image of ‘god’. Faith and regeneration both involves a change of life.
No, it is to accomplish Hawyaw's Gloriy...We are not the reason for the season...
Yes it does make a difference. Those who believe regeneration/born again precedes faith are grossly misunderstanding scripture. These calvinists believe that we are so totally depraved that we are incapable of choosing God.
I agree that God draws us to Him, but not by the direct operation of the Holy Spirit separate and apart from the word. That limits the power of God. It is the same as saying the gospel isn't powerful enough to convict a person and give them the faith needed to respond to the gospel. We are told in Romans 1:16 that the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. Also see Eph. 1:13 the gospel of your salvation.
Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Romans 10:17.
We do not get faith by the direct operation of the Holy Spirit.
So do you believe that God didn't give us a gospel powerful enough to save us?
Katie
I really have an issue with folks who take part of a Scripture verse to attempt to prove their point...
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek;
The Gospel is the power unto Salvation ONLY for those that believe...
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Heard it, believed it, were sealed...Where is regeneration in there?...
Rom 10:17 Then faith is of hearing, and hearing through the Word of God.
You forgot the rest of it...Hearing comes by the Word of Hawyaw...The same Word that spoke the Universe into existence...
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