I don't believe in a
works based salvation nor do I
believe that Peter was the first
Pope of the Catholic Church because
they think the rock in Matthew 16:18
was Peter whose name means "rock" or
"stone." Jesus said according to
that verse, "
And I
say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against
it." The rock referred into that
verse was Jesus just like He is
the stone in Daniel 2:34 that "was
cut out without hands, which
smote the image upon his feet
that were of iron and clay, and
brake them to pieces." I don't
believe in the Catholic
purgatory nor praying to Mary
either. I am not a
Catholic.
It sounds like
you believe that the gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
only apply to the Jewish people,
and they are the only ones that
should be born again. Correct me
if I'm wrong and you think
otherwise.
I believe when a
Jew or Gentile is born again, they
become a new creature or new man
in Christ. That is the new
creature or new man that the
apostle Paul discusses in the
Bible verses in Corinthians,
Colossians & Ephesians, and
Peter, who was sent to the Jews,
in 1 Peter refers to being born
again as well as does John in the
books of John & in 1 John,
also in the verses below. First, a
Christian is born in the flesh
like all mankind is, but they are
born again meaning they are born
in the spirit and their spirit is
regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
2 Cor.
5;17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new."
Colossians
3:9-11, "Lie not one to
another, seeing
that ye have put off the
old man with his deeds; And have
put on the
new man, which is
renewed in knowledge after the
image of him that
created him: Where there
is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Ephesians 4:22-24, "
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the
deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the
spirit of your mind; And that ye
put on the new man, which after God is
created in righteousness and true holiness."
1 Peter
1:3-4, "Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according
to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a
lively hope by the
resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the
dead, To an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that
fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you,"
1 Peter
1:23, "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by the
word of
God, which
liveth and abideth for ever."
John 3:3, "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I
say unto
thee, Except a
man be born again, he
cannot see the
kingdom of God."
John 3:7, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
1 John 3:9, "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit
sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."
1 John 4:7, "Beloved, let us
love one
another: for love is of God; and every
one that
loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."
1 John 5:1, Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the
Christ is born of God: and every one that
loveth him
that begat loveth him
also that
is begotten of him.
1 John 5:4, "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the
world: and this is the
victory that
overcometh the
world, even our faith."
1
John 5:18, "We
know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he
that is
begotten of God keepeth himself, and that
wicked one toucheth him not."
How is a
Christian a new creation?
What does 2 Corinthians 5:17
mean?
"God is a Creator. He created the heavens
and the earth and
everything in them out of
nothing (Genesis
1:1-31).
"God said, 'Let there be
light,' and there was
light" (v. 3). In a
similar way, God creates
spiritual life and light
in the hearts of men, and
actually changes the human
heart so that it can
receive Him (Ezekiel
36:26).
This is called
regeneration, and occurs
by the Spirit of God (John 3:5-8). The regenerated person believes and is
"in Christ" at which point
he has become a "new
creation" (2
Corinthians 5:17). He is a new entity, the same way that a
newborn baby is a new
person. The old man has
gone away, and a new man
has arrived." FULL ARTICLE
at above link.