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30 Μαΐ 2023 · Born again Christians are those who have experienced an intense religious conversion, accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. This term is rooted in the Bible, specifically in John 3:3-5 where Jesus told Nicodemus “unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Ιουλ 2023 · Even in times of contention, we can stand with conviction without forfeiting a gracious and peace-loving spirit, and the very conduct commended by Christ and his apostles. James H. Hutson, The Founders on Religion (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005), xvi.
19 Ιουν 2023 · In the 1950s, a young evangelist named Bill Bright founded Campus Crusade for Christ, which became the most influential campus evangelism ministry in the nation. Bright embraced the label “born-again Christian,” and by the early sixties, the new converts in his ministry were embracing the label too.
The phrase "born again" is derived from Jesus' statement to a potential follower named Nicodemus in the Gospel of John, chapter 3: "You must be born again." (Some scholars prefer the translation "born from above," but "born again" is the more common English translation of the Greek.)
Origin. Jesus and Nicodemus, painting by Alexandre Bida, 1874. The term is derived from an event in the Gospel of John in which the words of Jesus were not understood by a Jewish Pharisee, Nicodemus: Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." "How can someone be born when they are old?"
31 Μαΐ 2023 · The fundamental beliefs of born again Christians include the belief in the Bible as the word of God, the belief in the trinity (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), the belief in salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and the belief in the eternal life of the soul, either in heaven or hell.
A 'born again' Christian is often a term given to someone who converted from another way of life, often counter to God's teachings (but not always). While like everyone else they accept God in their heart, the transformation of the soul is so apparent, they can quite literally seem 'born again'.
