Birth
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· 1 viewThe beginning or origin of life, in which a living creature comes into the world. Scripture draws a distinction between physical and spiritual birth, insisting that a person must be not only physically but also spiritually born in order to have life to the full.
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Physical birth
Physical birth
God creates all life
God creates all life
Job 10:8–12; Ps 71:6; Ps 139:13
Human beings are sinful from the moment of birth
Human beings are sinful from the moment of birth
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
See also Job 15:14; Job 25:4; Ps 58:3; Jn 3:6; Jn 9:34; Ro 5:12; Ro 5:17–19
The necessity of spiritual birth
The necessity of spiritual birth
Being born again
Being born again
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Being born of the Spirit
Being born of the Spirit
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
See also Ps 87:4–6; Mt 18:3; Jn 1:12–13; 1 Pe 1:3; 1 Pe 2:2
The agents of the new birth: word and Spirit
The agents of the new birth: word and Spirit
having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
See also Lk 10:21; Jn 3:5; Jn 3:7–8; Tt 3:5; Jas 1:18
The fruit of the new birth: holiness and love
The fruit of the new birth: holiness and love
Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
See also Mt 18:4; 1 Jn 2:29; 1 Jn 5:3–4; 1 Jn 5:18
Spiritual birth and the nation of Israel
Spiritual birth and the nation of Israel
Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,
And have forgotten the God who fathered you.
See also Nu 11:12 Moses implies that God himself gave birth to the people.
Birth seen as entry into a condition or status
Birth seen as entry into a condition or status
Ethnic identity from birth
Ethnic identity from birth
Ex 12:48; Eze 16:3; Ac 17:26; Ac 22:27–28; Ga 2:15; Ga 4:4; Eph 2:11; Php 3:4–5
Physical or mental disability from birth
Physical or mental disability from birth
Jn 9:1; Ac 3:2; Ac 14:8