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The term born again has its origin in the New Testament. In the First Epistle of Peter, the author describes the new birth as taking place from the seed which is the Word of God. [9] [10] In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus himself refers to the Word of God as the seed. [11]
Traditional founder Religious tradition founded Historical founder(s) Life of historical founder Abraham (covenant with God) Moses (religious law) Judaism: Yahwists [n 1] c. 13th [1] [2] [3] to 8th century BC [n 2] Laozi: Taoism: Zhuang Zhou: 369 BC – 286 BC
One of the earliest of the Church Fathers to enunciate clearly and unambiguously the doctrine of baptismal regeneration ("the idea that salvation happens at and by water baptism duly administered") was Cyprian (c. 200 – 258): "While he attributed all the saving energy to the grace of God, he considered the 'laver of saving water' the instrument of God that makes a person 'born again ...
God's Love: How the Infinite God Cares for His Children (2012) ISBN 978-1434704221; Are We Together: A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism (2012) ISBN 978-1567692822; The Work of Christ: What the Events of Jesus Life Mean for You (2012) ISBN 978-0781407267; The Donkey Who Carried a King (2012) ISBN 978-1567692693
This is the Gospel or "good news". The fundamental requirement of Pentecostalism is that one be born again. [97] The new birth is received by the grace of God through faith in Christ as Lord and Savior. [98] In being born again, the believer is regenerated, justified, adopted into the family of God, and the Holy Spirit's work of sanctification ...
The word evangelical comes from the Greek word for 'good news' (evangelion). [1] The Gospel story of the salvation from sin is considered "the good news". The process of personal conversion involves complete surrender to Jesus Christ (commonly referred to as being "born again").
For Paul, the necessary sacrifice was the death of Jesus: Gentiles who are "Christ's" are, like Israel, descendants of Abraham and "heirs according to the promise" [152] [153] The God who raised Jesus from the dead would also give new life to the "mortal bodies" of Gentile Christians, who had become with Israel, the "children of God", and were ...
Marcionism was an early Christian dualistic belief system that originated with the teachings of Marcion of Sinope in Rome around 144 AD. [1] Marcion was an early Christian theologian, [2] evangelist, [2] and an important figure in early Christianity.