[Jeff Head]

"...Spirit of Christ, which occurs when one is born again, which is not a process, but a conversion event realized thru believing the word of truth, the gospel of salvation."

I essentially agree with this, but would add that the one converting, as a part of that "event" also repents of his former self and accepts Christ's atonement completely in his/her life and thereby becomes a changed creature, who seeks to follow Christ, immulate Him, bring others to Him, and keep His commandments, despite the weakness of their own mortality.

To such an one, Christ promises forgiveness and salvation through His miraculous gift and atonement.

[daniel1212]

Indeed. I was contrasting that Scriptural conversion to Masters messiahship, which (Fabian apparently thought you were defending) is collective explained in various posts here, such as,

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=16#16

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=50#50

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=87#87

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=119#119

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=131#131

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=134#134

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=172#172

And if being in subjection means one cannot be of the same nature and essentially equal and “one” thereby, then women are not human, and are not one with their husbands. (1Cor. 11:3)

[Elsie]

I essentially agree with this, but would add that the one converting, as a part of that "event" also repents of his former self and accepts Christ's atonement completely in his/her life and thereby becomes a changed creature, who seeks to follow Christ, immulate Him, bring others to Him, and keep His commandments, despite the weakness of their own mortality.

Unless the person is a MURDERER; then Christ's blood is to no avail: the perp's OWN blood must be shed to atone for his own sin.

[Elsie]

I essentially agree with this, but would add that the one converting, as a part of that "event" also repents of his former self and accepts Christ's atonement completely in his/her life and thereby becomes a changed creature, who seeks to follow Christ, immulate Him, bring others to Him, and keep His commandments, despite the weakness of their own mortality.

 

John 6:28-29

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

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1 John 3:21-24

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.