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WHAT DOES IT , MEAN TO BE BORN OF GOD OR TO BE BORN AGAIN ?

d taylor

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Correct.

It is not just about believing, but actually receiving His new life inside you.
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Well receiving is used once and believing is used many times

A common evangelistic appeal today is: “Receive Christ and you will be saved.” While that appeal is commonly used, it is very uncommon in Scripture!
Only one passage refers to “receiving Christ” as a condition of eternal life. yet there are over a hundred which refer to believing in Him as the one and only condition.
Rest of written article here Receiving is Believing – Grace Evangelical Society

and another one
Is Receiving a Synonym for Believing? – Grace Evangelical Society
and another one
Are We Being Clear If We Tell People to Receive Jesus as Their Savior? – Grace Evangelical Society
 
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Dan Perez

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Here is one answer that I received by the Spirit and confirmed in the scriptures.
To be "born from above" (the literal translation found in John 3) is only confirmed in a mature believer who is able to receive the "wisdom from above" as described in James 3. This is confirmed by Paul.
1 Corinthians 2:
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

This blessing of our relationship with the Lord is not readily available to a "babe in Christ", and must be provided with "the milk" of discipleship. Essentially, the doctrines of our faith only begin at conversion, and must grow to maturity and bear fruit, or wither on the Vine.
AND 1 JOHN 5:18 SAYS , We know that is BORN of God , SINNETH , NOT // OV , is a DISJUNCATIVE

PARTICLE NEGATIVE and the Greek word , OV , means what , NEVERRRR , ever SIN AGAIN >

What say you ?

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It was, because i was addressing a post that made a statement Born again is receiving His Holy Spirit.

That may be the case now in this time period, but it has not always been that way.

People were born again in The Old Testament when they believed in Jesus for Eternal Life. Just like we are today. Except today the born again believer immediately receives The Holy Spirit upon belief in Jesus.
And sure will like to see a verse that people were BORN AGAIN in the OLD TESAMENT as I must have missed it

and please show where it is found , your brother in Christ !

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