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To: fishtank
Actually "born again" is a mistranslation of the Greek word anōthen --> "born from above" is a more accurate translation
5 posted on 03/29/2013 6:50:08 AM PDT by Cronos (Latin presbuteros->Late Latin presbyter->Old English pruos->Middle Engl prest->priest)
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To: Cronos

No, it really isn’t.

They are metaphorically identical, which is why Nicodemus asked Jesus if he had to crawl back into his own mother’s womb to be reborn.

Yes, the “begotten from above” is literal, but it is functionally the same as being “born-again”.

Being “born-again” is the result of the hearing of faith, it does not happen at baptism, for example.

That is a quite common misconception. (no pun intended).


6 posted on 03/29/2013 5:35:53 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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