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How can we take anything seriously when prots don't realize it is BORN FROM ABOVE?

I guess you can't take Peter seriously, then?

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (I Peter 1:23)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you. (I Peter 1:3,4)

The Greek word used for "again" is a little different than the one Jesus used in John 3:3. It is anagennaō (transliteration) and means:

I. to produce again, be born again, born anew

II. metaph. to have one's mind changed so that he lives a new life and one conformed to the will of God

And that ol' Douay-Rheims can't be taken seriously either, I guess, right?

Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3)- Douay-Rheims Bible

This has been explained before, but just so nobody can truthfully claim it hasn't been, the Greek word used in John 3:3 for "again" is anōthen (transliteration) and means:

I. from above, from a higher place
A. of things which come from heaven or God

II. from the first, from the beginning, from the very first

III. anew, over again

It is why, depending on the version being used, the verse can say either, "born again" or "born from above" or "born anew". Either is true. We are, in truth, born again into the family of God. Maybe, once some FRoman Catholics get around to actually believing God's word, they will understand it through the illumination of the Holy Spirit and be saved. We continue to pray for this.

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For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (I Peter 1:23)

Congratulations! Seriously. as I pointed out in post 312 of this thread:The fifth word is Anagennao. This literally means to be born again and occurs exactly once in the Bible and that is in 1 Peter 12:23....

Concluding paragraph...There is a perfectly good word for "born again", Anagennao. Neither Nicodemus, nor Jesus use that word, instead Nicodemus uses Deuteron.

Thank you for so aptly demonstrating that I am indeed correct.