REGENERATION IS A NECESSITY--Part Two

REGENERATION IS A NECESSITY--PART TWO
John 3;1-13

Nicodemus could never expect to enter the Kingdom, though he was of the natural seed of
Abraham, except by The New Birth.
Regeneration would make him, an heir of the Kingdom, and then, enable him, to see it, by faith.


Knowledge of religious subjects may be possessed, apart from Regeneration. Nicodemus had knowledge of the Kingdom, but he lacked Grace.

But his ignorance of Regeneration did not alter the meaning of The Kingdom Old Testament
Prophecy. The Kingdom of Christ will be different from both His control of the Church, as her Head, and His sovereign, providential rule, over the universe.

Now, if The Kingdom of Prophecy were in existence now, The Knowledge of The Lord would cover the Earth, as waters cover The Sea.
Christ's reign in The Kingdom will be visible.

His Heir-ship of the Church, and His sovereign action in providence are both invisible. The
World knows nothing about Headship and Sovereignty, and this Age could care less, about what
God is doing.
The time will come, however, when all shall acknowledge Christ's Lordship. This will be, when He reigns visibly, on The Earth--[Philippians 2;9-11].

Those, Who believe, The Kingdom should be interpreted Eschatogically, are accused of carnalizing that, which should be spiritual.
Such a charge makes as much sense, as saying the human nature of Christ, detracts from the spirituality of His Person.
The Kingdom, when it is established, will be thoroughly spiritual.

The Lord Jesus Christ, in answering Nicodemus' question, as to how The New Birth takes place, repeats the necessity of Regeneration--[John 3;5].

Now Baptismal Regeneration is as far removed from John 3;5, as Hell is from Heaven.
There's as much similarity between Regeneration [The Spirit's immediate work in the soul] and
Baptismal Regeneration [man's mediate work, by use of water] as there is between light and darkness.

If it were not for the heresy, applied to this verse, we would have no need, for such a discussion.
But when willful and persistent distortion of the verse continues, the man of God must expose this evil doctrine.
Jeremiah 5;31--''The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so; and what will ye do in the end thereof/''

Jeremiah 6;30--''Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.''
Now, as there is no real value in reprobate silver, so there is no spiritual value in these teachers--

[WE SHALL CONTINUE LOOKING AT THIS HERESY IN OUR NEXT BLOG.]

Paul W. Foltz