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by __id_1679 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:14 pm
Homer,
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"Almost all of it. Where in scripture do we find a comparison between the process of physical birth and spiritual birth? In physical birth, first a man mates with a woman. If she becomes pregnant, the father is no longer necessary. After nine months, the baby is born. From that point on, the mother is unnecessary. The baby can be placed with new parents and do just as well, and in many cases far better. Regeneration is a metaphor; there is not a lot of similarity to natural birth".
Where do we find the comparison? John 1:13, Jn 6:63
And what did Jesus say? "who is my mother, father, sister and brother?
And what did Paul say? Ephesians 1:4-5 " For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be ADOPTED as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will-.. Plan, purpose, will, adoption, is all there-before we believed!
We were replaced with new parents! God is now our Father. Is this merely a metaphor without substance or meaning? My point is Homer, that natural parents are still necessary in bringing us into this world, whether they discard us or are no longer necessary as you put it, is irrelavent. They are still the means by which we come into the world and that by the will of the "flesh". In regeneration it is by the Spirit in contrast with the will of the flesh. God brings us to birth with the intention of not leaving us or forsaking us as some natural parents do, but to bring us to Glory and to dwell with Him forever. "Do I not bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the LORD. Is 66:9 " He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ".. Phip 1:6
That like Paul's, is my confidence. I hope its yours as well.
Peace in Him,
Bob
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And the early Christians would have had baptism in there somewhere for sure.