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Nell · 02-20-2017, 08:42 PM

The Word of God is specific. Jesus told Nicodemus "you must be born again" for a reason. He spoke to the woman at the well to fit her specific situation and meet her need...which was different from Nicodemus. He spoke to Mary, Martha and Lazarus according to their specific situation to meet their needs. Jesus came to save His people from their sins, each according to their needs, to meet them in their specific life situation, to draw them to Himself.

The Lord meets me where I am and tells me what I need to hear, not a bunch of babble.

Obviously, Jesus didn't interact with John the Baptist the same way he interacted with Nicodemus...for a reason. If "born again" was the same as "filled with the Spirit", would Jesus have used two different terms? I don't think so.

I found a Latin phrase that describes the "non-gospel of Evangelical": reductio ad absurdum. This topic has been "Reduced to absurdity."

Nell

02-20-2017, 08:42 PM	#160
Nell Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,124	Re: Regeneration in the Old Testament The Word of God is specific. Jesus told Nicodemus "you must be born again" for a reason. He spoke to the woman at the well to fit her specific situation and meet her need...which was different from Nicodemus. He spoke to Mary, Martha and Lazarus according to their specific situation to meet their needs. Jesus came to save His people from their sins, each according to their needs, to meet them in their specific life situation, to draw them to Himself. The Lord meets me where I am and tells me what I need to hear, not a bunch of babble. Obviously, Jesus didn't interact with John the Baptist the same way he interacted with Nicodemus...for a reason. If "born again" was the same as "filled with the Spirit", would Jesus have used two different terms? I don't think so. I found a Latin phrase that describes the "non-gospel of Evangelical": reductio ad absurdum. This topic has been "Reduced to absurdity." Nell Last edited by Nell; 02-20-2017 at 09:30 PM.