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<div class="head">Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine</div>
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<div class="subhead">Born-Again</div><div class="main-just"><div class="pad2030">
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<P><b>THE CURRENT TEACHING OF THE MORMON CHURCH:</b></P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><p>Baptism Into the "True Church"</p></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P><b>WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT BORN-AGAIN</b></P>
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<P><B>1. THE NEW BIRTH MEANS REGENERATION, WITH ALL BELIEVERS BEING EQUALLY RENEWED. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BELONGING TO A CHURCH OR BAPTISM.</B></P>
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<TABLE class="centertable">
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<tr><td class="td1">Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('1Pe',1,23);">1Pe 1:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Be a new creation</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('2Cr',5,17);">2Cr 5:17</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Ye must be born again</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,7);">Jhn 3:7</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Except ye be born again, cannot see kingdom</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,3);">Jhn 3:3</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">All believers are united under one fold, one shepherd.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',10,15,16);">Jhn 10:15-16</a></td></tr>
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<P><B>2. THE NEW BIRTH IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">All have sinned</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',3,23);">Rom 3:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Wages of sin, death; gift of God, eternal life,</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',6,23);">Rom 6:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Man's inability to renew himself in his present state</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,3,5);">Jhn 3:3,5</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Man's human flesh alone cannot accommodate eternal life</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,6);">Jhn 3:6</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Man is under a curse and will die</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Eph',2,1);">Eph 2:1</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Deeds for the law, no man justified</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',3,20);">Rom 3:20</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Offend one point of the law, guilty of all</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Jam',2,10);">Jam 2:10</a></td></tr>
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<P><B>3. THE NEW BIRTH IS INTRODUCED TO MAN BY:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">The Holy Spirit</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,5,8);">Jhn 3:5, 8</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">The Word of God.</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jam',1,18);">Jam 1:18</a>; <a onClick="return mV('1Pe',1,23);">1Pe 1:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Man's Obedience</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',6,17,18);">Rom 6:17-18</a></td></tr>
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<P><B>4. THE STEPS TO RECEIVING THE NEW BIRTH:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">We acknowledge that NO ONE is good enough to receive</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',3,10);">Rom 3:10</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">We admit that sin brings death to any man</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',6,23);">Rom 6:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">We confess that we, too, have sinned</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',3,23);">Rom 3:23</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">We declare that Christ died for our sins</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',5,8);">Rom 5:8</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">We recognize Jesus as Lord and put our trust in Him</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',10,'9-10');">Rom 10:9-10</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Call on the Lord in prayer</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',10,13);">Rom 10:13</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">We accept the gift of eternal life</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('1Jo',5,'11-13');">1Jo 5:11-13</a>; <a onClick="return mV('Jhn',5,24);">Jhn 5:24</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">We seek to discover and live out God's plan for our life.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Jhn',10,10);">Jhn 10:10</a>; <a onClick="return mV('2Cr',5,17);">2Cr 5:17</a>; <a onClick="return mV('1Th',5,18);">1Th 5:18</a></td></tr>
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<P><B>5. WE MUST CONFESS JESUS AS LORD:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">Confess Jesus before men</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Mat',10,32,33);">Mat 10:32-33</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Confess with thy mouth, believe in thy heart</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',10,9,10);">Rom 10:9-10</a></td></tr>
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<div class="cite2"><p class="bibliobox"><strong>Bibliographic Information:</strong><br>Author: Grieshaber, Erich and Jean Grieshaber<br>Title: "Born-Again"<br>Work: <em>Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine</em><br>Date Added: 1 Jul 2002</p></div>
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