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Hi Bright It proves that Cornelius was not Born again. When He believed the Gospel, then He was born again. The true OT believers that already believed the Gospel both before and after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, received that promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit at...

1 John 1:12-13 doesn't say that they were born again to believe. It says that they believed before they were born again. https://www.baptistboard.com/threads/john-1-12-13-revisited.132042/

Still future, just before the cross. John 7:38-39 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was...

Hey Bright, check this out. This is NT, after the ascension reality. That would include Cornelius. Romans 8:8-11 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the...

We all need it, it's just that the vehicle to accomplish that wasn't available until the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. It was still a future promise. EZ. 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and...

Hey Bright If by regenerated, you mean born again, one cannot be born again without the Spirit in them. And that's always in response to believing the Gospel. It's the Spirit baptism that places us in Christ. Being "in Christ", we are born again through the resurrection, being crucified with...

Hey ky Sorry it took so long to reply. The honest answer, I don't know. That's what I'm trying to figure out. It could be the Spirit being upon the person that allowed them to believe. Though the Spirit being upon a believer in the OT was mostly, if not always for tasks to be performed. It...

I'm out of time. I'll fish this and the other thread tomorrow.

Dave The answer is right there in the Scripture that you posted. Anything from the Spirit, begins when we have the Spirit. That's the gift part. It's not from the flesh, but from the Spirit. Gal. 3:2-3. That's what Jesus Authored and will finish. The grace is the gifts that are given by way...

Yes, that's the point, they already believe. The Epistle was written so they would know these things? What are the things that they needed to know? Go through the Epistle. John am I saved? Am I born again? Am I this and that? How do I know? How do I know if I'm born again? Do you believe? Yes...

Are you guys even reading my posts anymore? From the OP. Please read this scripture and consider what it's saying. The same John in his Gospels wrote this as the purpose of his Gospel. John 20:31 "but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that...

One thing that I learned about the Greek early on is that it's not the silver bullet that I thought it was going to be. In fact, it can be misused way easier than the English translation. Yes, that one time act (born of God) was in the past. As I said in the OP..."It's really simple. If you...

I agree Dave, It's all about the truth, God's Word. God is responsible for our changed heart, the moment our life begins in Him. I think that Scripture is clear that the life in question begins when we receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. That's a problem if the indwelling of the Holy...

Cornelius and his group were OT believers. The sheep. Just like Lydia, just like Acts 19. It's the transition from the OT to the NT that I've been telling you about. Unrepeatable. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has...

That's a cause topic. This is a evidence verse. ;)

I have a question for you Dave. First, humor me and read this passage in Romans 8. I know you read it before, but read it again like it's the first time reading it. It's very relevant for context, but it's especially relevant due to the fact that the Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Christ...

Thanks for the reply Dave Moses prayer asking that God's people would all be prophets, and that He would put His Spirit upon all them, was answered first in promise, in Joel 2:28-29, and then realized in Acts 2:16-21. Something to keep in mind. Not everyone had the Spirit of God upon them in...

Free willers? Is that what they call Bereans these days? :) God did it all, it's all from the Spirit. From the moment we receive the Holy Spirit and begun in the Spirit, it's all from the Spirit. But we receive the Holy Spirit as a result of faith. That's what Paul said. Galatians 3:2-3 This...

Dave This is not that deep. It doesn't require a deep theological debate. A person currently believing has been born again. It's speaking of evidence. That's the context. How do I know that I've been born again? One of the evidences is "Do you believe?", Answer; Yes. Then you've been born...

Back before the internet, all I had was radio pastors. John Macarthur was a blessing to me for sure. At that time, back then, I went to a church that didn't really teach the Bible. They just preached the Gospel and had members bring in unsaved people to hear it every week. That way, the pastor...