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Re: The Thief on the Cross
I recently heard one preacher bring forth the idea of birth of WATER being natural birth since we were contained in WATER in the womb, he reasoned. The water breaks, and we are born. But he brought something interesting out. He said the natural birth of the mother is just as necessary as the birth of the Spirit because MANKIND, not angels, etc., alone can ENTER THE KINGDOM. To enter the Kingdom we must have a physical body which we got through natural birth of water (according to him), and then secondly the birth of Spirit. Adam kept his physical body but lost his contact with the Spirit and never consumed the fruit of Life.
So it is as though man is HALFWAY there. We are all born of water and have a physical BODY. But now we need birth of SPIRIT. Having BOTH allows us to enter.
Thoughts? Apprehended?
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...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
Last edited by mfblume; 03-12-2011 at 09:24 PM.
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