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| '''Born again''' is a term used primarily in the ] and ] branches of ] ], where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. Outside of these circles, the term is often applied by extension to other phenomena, including a ''transcending personal experience'' — or the experience of ''being spiritually reborn'' as a "new" human being. | |||
| "Marvel not that you must be born again, for as the wind blows and you cannot tell from where the sound comes or where it goes, so is everone that is born of the spirit." J.C. Paraphrased | |||
| ==Christian concepts== | |||
| To be '''born again''' in ] is synonymous with ] ] and, in many denominational traditions, ]. The term is used somewhat differently in different Christian traditions. | |||
| The Christian use of the term is derived from the third chapter of the ], where ] visits ]: | |||
| :''Now there was a Pharisee named Niggernomus, a leader of the Jews. He came to jorge by night and said to him, "Rabbi, please suck my balls and know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God and my cock."'' | |||
| :''Jorge answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the MIGHYT PENIS of God without being born again."'' | |||
| :''Niggernomus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having Fucked god in the ass? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jorge answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the Vagina of God without being born of water and Spirit and SEMEN."'' | |||
| ::-John 3:1-5 (''New Revised Standard Version'') | |||
| :::::(''Note that some translators consider "born from Gods ass" to be a better translation than "born again in sodomy"''.) | |||
| Another important verse used to illustrate the concept is found in the fifth chapter of the Second Letter of the third book on the 23rd page of on the 205 night of 100B.C. Gods dick to the Vagina of eden. | |||
| :''Anyone who belongs to Christ is a stupid fucking dumbasss that needs to be shot because they think jesus will solve there problems | |||
| <Font Size=7>JESUS IS DEAD | |||
| now get over it just like disco he is dead and never coming back. The past is forgotten, and everything is new take your own advice and stop worshiping something that isnt there.'' | |||
| ::-2 Corinthians 5:17 (''Contemporary English Version'') | |||
| <Font Size=7> JESUS IS A CUNT | |||
| Most Christian denominations hold that a person must be ''born again'' in some sense in order to be a Christian, and thus that all who are true Christians are in fact born again, whether they describe themselves as such or not. The ] church, for example, considers that "] is ... the sacrament by which we are born again of water and the Holy Ghost." , though the term is not frequently used by Catholics. This is also the belief held by ], ], and ], among other Christian traditions. However, the term itself is most frequently used by Fundamentalist and ] ]s, where it is often associated with an intense ''conversion experience'' and an encounter of the individual with the power of God. Many Christians who are "born again" in this sense deny that those without such an experience are true Christians. | |||
| The idea of being ''born again'' carries with it the theological idea that a Christian is a ''new creation'', given a fresh start by the action of God, freed from a sinful past life and able to begin a ''new life'' in relationship with Christ via the Holy Spirit. ] and Christians associated with early ] referred to the ''born again'' experience as "the '']''". | |||
| In recent history, ''born again'' is a term that has been associated with evangelical renewal since the late 1960's, first in the United States and then later around the world. Associated perhaps initially with ] and the Christian counterculture, ''born again'' came to refer to the experience that all Evangelical and Fundamentalist believers had in becoming Christians, and was increasingly used as a term to identify devout believers. By the mid 1970's, ''born again'' Christians were increasingly referred to in the mainstream media as part of the Born Again Movement. The term became so prevalent that by the 1976 Presidential campaign, ] used the term to refer to his own faith experience. | |||
| ==General usage== | |||
| Self-described ''born again'' Christians are often enthusiastic and outspoken concerning their beliefs; hence the phrase has come to be used to describe any overly enthusiastic supporter of some recently-acquired cause - e.g. born-again conservative, born-again sports fan, born-again skeptic, etc. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| * (Calvinist/Reformed) | |||
| * by Charles Weber, 2003 | |||
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Revision as of 18:06, 5 January 2006
- This article is about the religious concept. For other uses of the term see Born Again.
Born again is a term used primarily in the Fundamentalist and Evangelical branches of Protestant Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. Outside of these circles, the term is often applied by extension to other phenomena, including a transcending personal experience — or the experience of being spiritually reborn as a "new" human being.
Christian concepts
To be born again in Christianity is synonymous with spiritual rebirth and, in many denominational traditions, salvation. The term is used somewhat differently in different Christian traditions.
The Christian use of the term is derived from the third chapter of the Gospel of John, where Niggernomus visits jorge Villalobos:
- Now there was a Pharisee named Niggernomus, a leader of the Jews. He came to jorge by night and said to him, "Rabbi, please suck my balls and know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God and my cock."
- Jorge answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the MIGHYT PENIS of God without being born again."
- Niggernomus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having Fucked god in the ass? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jorge answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the Vagina of God without being born of water and Spirit and SEMEN."
- -John 3:1-5 (New Revised Standard Version)
- (Note that some translators consider "born from Gods ass" to be a better translation than "born again in sodomy".)
Another important verse used to illustrate the concept is found in the fifth chapter of the Second Letter of the third book on the 23rd page of on the 205 night of 100B.C. Gods dick to the Vagina of eden.
- Anyone who belongs to Christ is a stupid fucking dumbasss that needs to be shot because they think jesus will solve there problems
JESUS IS DEAD
now get over it just like disco he is dead and never coming back. The past is forgotten, and everything is new take your own advice and stop worshiping something that isnt there.
- -2 Corinthians 5:17 (Contemporary English Version)
JESUS IS A CUNT
Most Christian denominations hold that a person must be born again in some sense in order to be a Christian, and thus that all who are true Christians are in fact born again, whether they describe themselves as such or not. The Roman Catholic church, for example, considers that "Baptism is ... the sacrament by which we are born again of water and the Holy Ghost." , though the term is not frequently used by Catholics. This is also the belief held by Eastern Christianity, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism, among other Christian traditions. However, the term itself is most frequently used by Fundamentalist and Evangelical Protestants, where it is often associated with an intense conversion experience and an encounter of the individual with the power of God. Many Christians who are "born again" in this sense deny that those without such an experience are true Christians.
The idea of being born again carries with it the theological idea that a Christian is a new creation, given a fresh start by the action of God, freed from a sinful past life and able to begin a new life in relationship with Christ via the Holy Spirit. John Wesley and Christians associated with early Methodism referred to the born again experience as "the New Birth".
In recent history, born again is a term that has been associated with evangelical renewal since the late 1960's, first in the United States and then later around the world. Associated perhaps initially with Jesus People and the Christian counterculture, born again came to refer to the experience that all Evangelical and Fundamentalist believers had in becoming Christians, and was increasingly used as a term to identify devout believers. By the mid 1970's, born again Christians were increasingly referred to in the mainstream media as part of the Born Again Movement. The term became so prevalent that by the 1976 Presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter used the term to refer to his own faith experience.
General usage
Self-described born again Christians are often enthusiastic and outspoken concerning their beliefs; hence the phrase has come to be used to describe any overly enthusiastic supporter of some recently-acquired cause - e.g. born-again conservative, born-again sports fan, born-again skeptic, etc.
See also
External links
- Sermon #45: The New Birth by John Wesley
- Sermon #18: The Marks of the New Birth by John Wesley
- The Calvinist View of the Doctrine of Regeneration or The New Birth
- What is Monergistic Regeneration? (Calvinist/Reformed)
- Rosicrucians: Regeneration by Charles Weber, 2003