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<div class="head"> Redi-Answers on Jehovah's Witness Doctrine</DIV>
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<div class="subhead"> Born Again</DIV>
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<P><b>The Current Teaching Of The Watchtower Society:</b></P>
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<div class="center"><p>"Born again" means "going to heaven." This privilege is limited to Jesus and the 144,000 spiritual brothers and sisters chosen since Jesus' time. The remainder of the Jehovah's Witnesses do not become "born again," but are assigned the designation "the other sheep" and will remain on the Earth forever.</p></DIV>
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<P><b>What the Bible Says about Being BORN AGAIN:</b></p>
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<P><B>1. The New Birth Means Regeneration, With All Believers Being Equally Renewed:</B></P>
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<TABLE class="centertable">
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<tr><td class="td3">All believers are united under one fold, not a heavenly class and earthly class</td>
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<TD class="td4"><a id="si-Jhn 10:15-16" onClick="return mV('Jhn',10,15,16);">Jhn 10:15-16</a></td></tr>
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</TABLE>
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<P><B>2. The New Birth is Necessary Because of:</B></P>
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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 id="si-Jhn 3:3, 5" 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 id="si-Jhn 3:6" onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,6);">Jhn 3:6</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Man is under a curse and will die</td>
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<TD class="td4"><a id="si-Eph 2:1" onClick="return mV('Eph',2,1);">Eph 2:1</a></td></tr>
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</TABLE>
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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 id="si-Jhn 3:5, 8" onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,5,8);">Jhn 3:5, 8</a>; <a id="si-Tts 3:5" onClick="return mV('Tts',3,5);">Tts 3:5</a></td></tr>
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<tr><TD class="td1">The Word of God</td>
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<TD class="td2"><a id="si-Jam 1:18" onClick="return mV('Jam',1,18);">Jam 1:18</a>; <a id="si-1Pe 1:23" 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 id="si-Rom 6:17-18" onClick="return mV('Rom',6,17,18);">Rom 6:17-18</a></td></tr>
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</TABLE>
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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 it</td>
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<TD class="td2"><a id="si-Rom 3:10" 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 id="si-Rom 6:23" 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 id="si-Rom 3:23" 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 id="si-Rom 5:8" 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 id="si-Rom 10:9-10" onClick="return mV('Rom',10,9,10);">Rom 10:9-10</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 id="si-1Jo 5:11-13" onClick="return mV('1Jo',5,'11-13');">1Jo 5:11-13</a>; <a id="si-Jhn 5:24" 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 id="si-Jhn 10:10" onClick="return mV('Jhn',10,10);">Jhn 10:10</a>; <a id="si-2Cr 5:17" onClick="return mV('2Cr',5,17);">2Cr 5:17</a>; <a id="si-1Th 5:18" onClick="return mV('1Th',5,18);">1Th 5:18</a></td></tr>
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<A HREF="./study/cults/rajwd/index.html">Return to Table of Contents</a>
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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 Jehovah's Witness Doctrine</em><br>Date Added: 1 Jul 2002</p></DIV>
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