Posted on 08/09/2015 11:06:27 AM PDT by Old Yeller
That’s not born again. That’s saving your soul. There is a difference. You are confusing the two. We are supposed to be made flesh again one day. Jesus said specifically not to dwell on it, because it doesn’t freaking matter. What matters is that your soul is with Him. That’s it. Which again, does not mean born again. It’s the primary function of the Church and Christians in general. To put souls on the right path.
I’d like to share one pet peeve I have. I find some of you people take the literal figuratively and the figurative literally in many instances. Like ‘speaking in tongues’. I don’t get how you can go through life not knowing what muttersprache or mother tongue means. Learn latin, greek, hebrew, or any language for that matter. It’ll help- alot. If you don’t know the language, you don’t know the context and intonation. Therefore critical thought- which God gave you to help understand Him- is lost.
And don’t get me started on the “rapture”. Wow.. talk about hanging your future on the literal 144,000 to 7 Trillion lottery. Understanding the true meaning of a thing is our job. Personally. Not that of a rabbi, priest, or facebook post. It’s ours alone. Many of you are calling baseball plays when it’s a football game. You need to understand the exact contextual meaning before interpreting it. In any case, it’s good that your interested in the subject.
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