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Only he who is born again of water and of the Holy Ghost has any part in the kingdom of God. By Baptism man becomes a member of God’s kingdom upon earth, i.e. the Church of Jesus Christ, and an heir of God’s kingdom in heaven. Thus Baptism is absolutely necessary to salvation. 2. Original sin.
But all we the rest, although baptized and born again in Christ, yet offend in many things: and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." [34] Although the phrase "baptized and born again in Christ" occurs in Article XV, the reference is clearly to the scripture passage in John 3:3. [35]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be ...
William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.. The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship.
The gospels record words that Jesus spoke in prayer: Thanking God for his revelation (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21) Before the raising of Lazarus (John 11:41-42) "Father, glorify your name" (John 12:28) His prayer in John 17; Three prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane; Three prayers on the cross:
Chrysostom: "Or thus, After saying that they were born of God, who received Him, he sets forth the cause of this honour, viz. the Word being made flesh, God’s own Son was made the son of man, that he might make the sons of men the sons of God. Now when thou hearest that the Word was made flesh, be not disturbed, for He did not change His ...
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The opening words in the Gospel of Mark , "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God", provide Jesus with the two distinct attributions as Christ and as the Son of God. His divinity is again re-affirmed in Mark 1:11. [26]