Born of water vs. born of the spirit
Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: [Jn 3:3]
You need to be born again. Do that.
"Jn
3:3 born again. The phrase lit. means “born from
above.” Jesus answered a question that Nicodemus does not even ask. He read
Nicodemus’ heart and came to the very core of his problem, i.e., the need for
spiritual transformation or regeneration produced by the Holy Spirit. New birth
is an act of God whereby eternal life is imparted to the believer (2
Cor. 5:17;
Titus 3:5;
1 Pet. 1:3;
1 John 2:29;
3:9;
4:7;
5:1,
4,
18). Chapter 1:12, 13 indicates that “born again”
also carries the idea “to become children of God” through trust in the name of
the incarnate Word. cannot see the kingdom of God. In context, this is primarily
a reference to participation in the millennial kingdom at the end of the age,
fervently anticipated by the Pharisees and other Jews. Since the Pharisees were
supernaturalists, they naturally and eagerly expected the coming of the
prophesied resurrection of the saints and institution of the messianic kingdom (Is.
11:1–16;
Dan. 12:2). Their problem was that they thought
that mere physical lineage and keeping of religious externals qualified them for
entrance into the kingdom rather than the needed spiritual transformation which
Jesus emphasized (cf. 8:33–39;
Gal. 6:15). The coming of the kingdom at the end
of the age can be described as the “regeneration” of the world (Matt.
19:28) but regeneration of the individual is
required before the end of the world in order to enter the kingdom." MacArthur,
J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., pp.
1580–1581). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
As a reminder oatmeal is number 16 on
Satan, Inc. (TOL Heretics list) in "The 'Jesus is
not God' people (Non-trinitarians) category.