07-27-2008, 06:00 PM
Wilby, responding to your post #262:
The water is the Word of God, which is used by the Spirit of God to regenerate those to whom God has elected to give the gift of faith. Believers are born again from above, not through natural elements of the earth. That is why the Bible says faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
Wilby Wrote:
But everyone must follow Jesus in the regeneration but not all will sit on the twelve thrones.
No, you are still misinterpreting this text. Christ is speaking to His disciples about the 12 thrones, and not making a statement at all about who will not sit on the thrones. When you disregard the comma in "Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory" you are simply ignoring the sentence structure in the English translation. That is why I am wondering if English is your first language.The water is the Word of God, which is used by the Spirit of God to regenerate those to whom God has elected to give the gift of faith. Believers are born again from above, not through natural elements of the earth. That is why the Bible says faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.