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1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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but that won't prevent others from
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of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postbeing born of water refers to natural birth. you know, a mother's womb is full of water. Jesus is contrasting being born of woman (water) to being born again of the Holy Spirit.
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I've heard the natural birth interpretation of "water" and used to believe it, but considering how frequently the Holy Spirit is compared to water (in both OT and NT), I think my view is better. Also, even though there is water in the womb, I don't see why Jesus would use that as an expression if he just meant natural birth. It seems like he would say "born of flesh" or something (the very phrase that he uses in the next verse).
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Originally posted by Obsidian View PostAlso, even though there is water in the womb, I don't see why Jesus would use that as an expression if he just meant natural birth."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostNo doubt it was a common expression back then.1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Scripture before Tradition:
but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Originally posted by tabibito View PostThe use of "born of water" as referring to the water of the womb has no known precedent. It is not found in Hebrew, not in Aramaic, not in Koine Greek"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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On the face of it, it seems to be a reference to baptism.
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I think all of Jesus's terminology in that chapter is derived from the Old Testament. Obviously there is the bronze serpent story from Numbers 21. When he refers to the "son of man who is in heaven," he is referring to Daniel 7 where a son of man appears in heaven. The wrath of God is referenced in Jeremiah 25, and other places. When he refers to the kingdom of God, he is talking about Isaiah 33 and/or Daniel 2. When he mentions being born of water, I think he is referring to Isaiah 35, where it is obvious that the water is not literal. He gets annoyed with Nicodemus for not knowing what he is talking about because Nicodemus is an important teacher and yet he doesn't even know these Bible references. The water is not talking about baptism because baptism is not mentioned in the Old Testament. Also, baptism doesn't really cause you to be born, anyway. It symbolically causes you to die.
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Also, this verse wouldn't make much sense if he were referring to baptism, because baptism is a visible event whereas birth by the Spirit is supposed to be invisible.
John 3:8
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
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Originally posted by Obsidian View PostThe water is not talking about baptism because baptism is not mentioned in the Old Testament. Also, baptism doesn't really cause you to be born, anyway. It symbolically causes you to die.We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore on Christ's behalf: 'Be reconciled to God!!'- 2 Corinthians 5:20.
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Comments from Craig Keener in the IVP Bible Background Commentary:
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Originally posted by NorrinRadd View PostComments from Craig Keener in the IVP Bible Background Commentary:1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Scripture before Tradition:
but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Baptism certainly makes more sense than the water representing the Spirit. Otherwise Jesus is just repeating himself by saying born of water (Spirit) and the Spirit.
And Keener points out what I remember to be true...i.e. that Gentile converts to Judaism in the 2nd temple Judaism underwent Mikvah (baptism/ritual bathing) as part of the conversion process."What has the Church gained if it is popular, but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?" - A.W. Tozer
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