GINOLJC, to all.
We need to include all verse. So yes we are born again, because our old person dies, though we are still that person changed by receiving Christ's spirit, and Christ lives with us by His spirit, so we are still adopted, and adopted is adopted into the family! That means we were not originally from that family.
you said, "
that means we were not originally from that family.". WHO told you that LIE? ELECTION means CHOICE, and we were chosen in CHRIST Jesus, (GOD ALMIGHTY), before the world was. and two adoptions according to the flesh has nothing to do with blood. it's simply a LEGAL MATTER... WHY? because we're all of ONE BLOOD, meaning we're in the family, because we 'all are of ONE BLOOD, (see acts 17:26). this is why in the family of God we have "
spirit" from where? .... you got it, GOD almighty. my God 7x please understand the things of the Spirit. LISTEN, Romans 8:13 "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." Romans 8:14 "
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." it's the way one acts that make us sons or not. this is what 101G was trying to get some to see in another topic. our spirits come from God, not from yours and mine biological mothers and fathers, no. did you not read? LISTEN, Jeremiah 1:4 "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," Jeremiah 1:5 "
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." READ THAT AGAIN.
But Christ came out from God and became flesh, a baby that grew in wisdom. And scripture teaches He is God's only begotten son. And, that means there is no other only begotten son.
brilliant and Ignorance, all at the same time. you are correct in, "
Christ came out from God and became flesh". yes, the
Christ came out from God, and that Christ ... "GREW".... listen, Isaiah 63:5 "And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold:
therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me." his OWN ARM, yes, LISTEN, Isaiah 53:1 "Who hath believed our report?
and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?" Isaiah 53:2 "For he shall
grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him." Isaiah 53:3 "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." Isaiah 53:4 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
the Lord JESUS is GOD'S.... "OWN ARM" .... yes, that ARM GREW, and also GREW in Wisdom, Luke 2:52 "And Jesus
increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." one more, Luke 2:40 "And
the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him." 7x, that CHILD? listen, Isaiah 9:6 "
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." yes, that child is the EVERLASTING FATHER in flesh in a G2758 κενόω kenoo (ke-no-ō'), 1. make empty. there is why he GREW. oh my this is too easy.
now, the second half of your question. "
He is God's only begotten son. And, that means there is no other only begotten son". question for you, HOW NWAS HE BEGOTTEN? you better THINK before you answer. now, 101G will help you out...... 1 Corinthians 4:15 "For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ,
yet have ye not many fathers:
for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel."
(smile), one more, 1 Timothy 1:2 "Unto Timothy,
my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord."
was Timothy the apostle OWN Son? (smile)......
Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
When was this "firstborn" and "image" referring to,..
was not made in the IMAGE of God? let's see. Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in
our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in
his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." now, 7x who is the IMAGE of God, read that verse again.
How do we know Jesus was the firstborn, because by the firstborn all the others were created, whatever was created was created by the word of God, the firstborn. This statement "..image..firstborn..For by him.." of Paul's, only has force if one already believes in the God which the Bible teaches, which Christ taught, which Paul taught, and which I teach.
Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Ignorance on your part. for God was "ALONE", and "By Himself" when he, he, he, he, ONE PERSON made all things. Isaiah 44:24 "Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens
alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth
by myself;" that term "ALONE" means,
having no one else present. Uh O, and "BY" himself, listen, according to Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of American English, "BY": 3.
Through, or with,
denoting the agent, means, instrument or cause; as, "a city is destroyed by fire;" "profit is made
by commerce;" "to take by force." This use answers to that of the Latin per, through, denoting a passing, acting, agency, or instrumentality.
this definition answers you next reply, Pro 8:22-31 ....... (smile), what was possessed was his own WISDOM, for the LIGHT of God is WISDOM. supportive scripture, Genesis 1:3 "And God said, Let there be
light: and there was light."
LIGHT, here in verse 3 is the Hebrew term, H216 אוֹר 'owr (ore) n-f.
1. illumination.
2. (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.).
[from H215]
KJV: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Root(s): H215
see that second definition.
, happiness, another word for happiness is Rejoice, and delight which is found in you proverb scriptures. Proverbs 8:22 "
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old." Proverbs 8:23 "I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was." Proverbs 8:24 "When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water." Proverbs 8:25 "Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:" Proverbs 8:26 "While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world." Proverbs 8:27 "When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:" Proverbs 8:28 "When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:" Proverbs 8:29 "When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:" Proverbs 8:30 "Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his
delight,
rejoicing always before him;" Proverbs 8:31 "
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my
delights were with the sons of men.".... (smile), this is just too easy not to understand.
if you still don't understand, ask a concerning question.
101G.