Thread: American fundamentalism and being 'born again'
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Old 12-13-2009, 01:57 PM
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When any Christian terminology makes it to pop culture, its time to assess what is being said. The last time "born again" was a popular term, I saw someone selling, " Born Again Used Cars."
Give me a break.


One thing most of these "Born Again" people believe is that they did something to earn God's favor, somehow they are "deserving", or "better".

The Bible teaches quite the opposite--That natural man is "dead"--as in can do nothing to earn God's favor. The Bible is very clear that faith is totally a gift of God--People do not earn a "gift". If its earned, then it is something due someone.

"Born Again" is a proper, biblical term, but when misunderstood, and improperly applied, it becomes meaningless jargon.
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