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To: FreshPrince
Thats why baptism is so important.

Nope, if Jesus meant baptism, He would have used the word and not couched it in some means that needs to be *interpreted* for us by a religion.

They had a word for baptism and knew how to use it.

In this passage, Jesus is comparing and contrasting physical birth (water) and spiritual birth, which happens by the Holy Spirit, not by physical means.

Going through the motions of physical activity does not cause spiritual events to happen.

Getting dunked or sprinkled cannot make the Holy Spirit give a person new life.

179 posted on 04/28/2021 5:13:55 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: metmom

Born again thru WATER...not “accepting Jesus Christ as your personal lord and savior” - He didnt say that ...


183 posted on 04/28/2021 5:30:58 AM PDT by FreshPrince (P )
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To: metmom

https://youtu.be/8ZOt7dbrpOY?t=301


184 posted on 04/28/2021 5:33:16 AM PDT by FreshPrince (P )
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