“unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
It is the “cleansing” LIKE water and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, which together - the cleansing like as if by water and the anointing of the Holy Spirit - is what Yehua referred to as “born again”. The entire thing occurs spiritually and is not dependent on any ceremony, as ceremonies are only symbolic acts of something we celebrate, not the acts themselves. Their is no magic in ceremonies.
>>It is the “cleansing” LIKE water
He didnt say LIKE anymore than he said it was LIKE his flesh.
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