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There are some gifted to be teachers, for sure, but there are also false teachers. The Scriptures are to be the Judge, right? What do you think of these passages? John 10:37-38 seems to be taking a James position of intellectual understanding. While the next two take that same intellectual...

The reason I'm asking is because the faith that is called "not from the flesh", and "a gift from God" where Jesus is the "Author and Finisher" always seems to be speaking of the ongoing, and not the initial faith. Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith...

Lets start here. Jesus is the Church. It's a spiritual body. Jesus always existed, thus the Church always existed, BUT, we call Pentecost the birth of the Church because that the first believers placed into that spiritual Body, the one True Church, Jesus. This is why it's called "in Christ" in...

Hi Alan. We receive the Holy Spirit as a result of faith. That receiving of the Holy Spirit is what makes us born again. These are two different things. First believe, then receive. What we receive is 100% from the Spirit, not the will of the flesh. That includes all the life that results from...

Being born again and born from above, same thing. I see no difference and either way the term is used It has no effect on my theology. Sinclair Ferguson noted in that same series, that it's a common mistake putting too much emphasis on the covenants, which he said, "could unintentionally...

Hades simply means realm of the spirits. Since the NT was translated into Greek, Hades was the word that best described Sheol from the OT. The idea of Hades comes from Sheol in the OT, not Greek mythology. In short, OT Sheol is translated Hades in the NT. I've always said that Satan loves to...

@Eternally Grateful @kyredneck @Brightfame52 @Dave G @Alan Dale Gross I wanted to recommend Sinclair Ferguson and a 13 part you-tube series that he did on the Holy Spirit. While I disagree with his belief that OT believers were born again, (he never gave a reason why he believed that), I...

No, I ate them. ;) But on a more serious note. The word 'baptize' in Scripture means to place into, to immerse into, and to dip into. The word baptize describes an action. The agent of baptism, or the baptizer, are not part of the definition of that word. A common mistake that people make is to...

They still had to wait Romans 3:23-26 Paul said in Romans 8, we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit. (emphasis "firstfruits") Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the...

Hi Alan Thanks for the reply. Anyone who is a son of God is born again. That's what he's saying. The word "were" connects born again to sons of God. This does not mean that it's the cause of faith. It's like saying "...power to become sons of God, born again, not by..." And it is NOT of the...

Bright, with all due respect, I think that your answers are very flippant and not much thought goes into them. Flippant: lacking proper respect or seriousness Dave

Dave, "our" from that passage means the writer of Hebrews and those who he is speaking, or writing to. They "our" (pun intended) believers. "Faith" here means "life", or "salvation". You can see the same word used in Acts 3:15. You can compare all the translations if you like. The NKJV uses the...

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.