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Originally Posted by Abiding Now
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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Jesus did say we have to be born "again" in v3. Born again = 2 births.
Notice in v5 he says "born" without the word "again." Born of water (first birth, single element of water) and of the spirit (second birth, second element of spirit). v5 does not say "...born again" (two births) of water (first element) and of the spirit (second element). If verse 5 said born "again" of... then i could see drawing both elements at both births. John is using the element of water for natural (first) birth and spirit element for spirit (second birth) rebirth. Jesus says born of water and of the spirit, not reborn of water and spirit.
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