born of water

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Originally Posted by mfblume

Water is water baptism and regeneration is Spirit baptism. It's a combination work written there. Water baptism and spirit baptism are considered as accompanying words to sanctify not one on its own in this context.

did you mean to say "washing is water baptism and regeneration is Spirit baptism" ?

If you're implying that washing in this passage = water baptism and regeneration = spirit baptism, your interpretation of Titus 3:5 would be "...but according to his mercy he saved us, by the 'water baptism' of 'Spirit Baptism,' and renewing of the Holy Ghost"

This seems to be both inconsistent and redundant.

maybe i misunderstood your reply?

I see that passage as two ways of describing the same event/moment when the Spirit comes into/onto a person... washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost. I don't understand it as a regenerative water baptism event and a separate moment of Spiritual renewing.