2013-10-04T14:49:51-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Born+Again/ http://faithgateway.com/god-gives-new-heart/ 2013-10-04T14:49:51-05:00 I will plant a new heart and new spirit inside of you. I will take out your stubborn, stony heart and give you a willing, tender heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit inside of you and inspire you to live by My statutes and follow My laws. — Ezekiel 36:26-27 When we’re born, our parents take care of us, […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:3&version=KJV 2009-10-08T13:55:52-05:00 Jesus emphasized his statement about being born again with the word Verily--as translated in the KJV--when he was speaking with Nicodemus. It is the ardent truth. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/estonian/A%20Temple%20Leader%20Visits%20Jesus%20Estonian.pdf 2009-10-06T11:14:09-05:00 Estonian: Jesus drives the moneychangers out of the Temple which is a house of prayer. Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again. Nicodemus asks how an old man can be born a second time. Jesus says that the spirit must be born from above. This happens when a person believes in Jesus. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201:22-23&version=NIV 2009-10-01T21:37:19-05:00 God's Word is not a static thing; it is alive and active in the world, changing lives. We have been reborn by the power of that living Word. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%205:17&version=NIV 2009-10-01T17:37:03-05:00 When our sins are forgiven, we're not just an "improved" versions of our old self--we're a completely new person! We're no longer bound to any of the guilt or shame that previously bound us; we are, spiritually speaking, a new creation. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:5-7&version=NIV 2009-07-27T15:45:02-05:00 The process of becoming a Christ-follower is described here as being "born again"--not physically born again, but spiritually reborn. We figuratively "die" to our sinful nature, and embrace a new life unfettered by sin. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:1-21&version=NIV 2009-07-17T09:02:02-05:00 One of the most striking images in the New Testament is that of being spiritually "born again"--and in this passage, Jesus explains it to a man who heard that phrase but didn't understand what it meant. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/dutch/A%20Temple%20Leader%20Visits%20Jesus%20Dutch.pdf 2009-03-04T10:09:53-05:00 Dutch: Jesus drives the moneychangers out of the Temple which is a house of prayer. Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again. Nicodemus asks how an old man can be born a second time. Jesus says that the spirit must be born from above. This happens when a person believes in Jesus. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/A%20Temple%20Leader%20Visits%20Jesus%20Russian.pdf 2009-03-03T16:52:29-05:00 Russian: Jesus drives the moneychangers out of the Temple which is a house of prayer. Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again. Nicodemus asks how an old man can be born a second time. Jesus says that the spirit must be born from above. This happens when a person believes in Jesus. http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36037&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:35:07-05:00 The Enduring Word! This passage is the “therefore” of the first chapter! The word “therefore” is referring to the results, conclusions, or applications that are to be in our lives from the reasons given.