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FAQ # 25
QUESTION 25
: Is salvation
the 'Born Again' experience?
Lets recap what is salvation: “The dictionary says ‘act of saving or being saved, especially from
sin and its consequences.’ The same dictionary describes the word
save as ‘rescue or preserve from danger or harm.’ There are two main benefits
to salvation; one, to save your soul from burning in the lake of fire
forever. In order to do this, the sins that would sentence you to death
and the lake of fire must be pardon or waived; plus your ‘spirit’ and
soul has to come alive. Second, we need salvation from our present
situation, though we seem physically, economically, socially and ‘morally’
sound, a life without Christ is only hell on earth. It is sometimes full
of pleasure, though worldly, which will only lead to hell’s torment. Even
if one is poor and possesses salvation, one is much better off than the
rich, for ‘a little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches
of many wicked’ (Psalm 37:16). Having salvation fulfill all this.”
Lets also
recap what is being born again (regeneration): “According to the dictionary, ‘Generate again, bring or come into renewed
existence; invest with new or higher spiritual nature. Being born again
or regeneration is really a rebirth of one’s self. And unless one is born-again
he cannot see God (John 3:3), though he is near to all of us (Acts 17:24-31).
Therefore, it is also safe to say that this is the ‘New Birth’ that every
believer should experience; and without being born again (regenerated),
you are only living a dead life, even if you have a good ‘Christian’ background.”
In other
words, salvation states what being born again does and therefore equates
to it. As stated above, Salvation is saving from sin and your
spirit and soul come alive. Being born again does that, “Except a
man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God” (John 3:5). Being born of the water (water baptism) is saving
from sin and being born of the spirit (Spirit baptize) is making your
spirit and soul come alive - generate again. Remember, Peter did say
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins [save from sin], and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost [your spirit and soul come
alive with its baptism]” (Acts 2:38). As a result, “Salvation”,
“Being Born Again” and the “New Birth” are different terminologies for
the same thing. If you’re born again you have salvation and to have salvation
means you’re born again – the New or Second Birth.
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