Now isn't this an intriguing topic?
Actually in the history of religion the concept of being literally born again was taught and accepted. It wasn't until sometime in the 6TH CENTURYthat the organized church in Rome started teaching against this topic, called "Reincarnation." (Reincarnation was removed from the bible during the COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE [ 6TH CENTURY AD])
Some even today in the larger spiritual realms still teach it, believe it and have developed process to help one get in touch with their "past lives." (Here is a short news story to just get you thinking)
So while this concept of being born again, reincarnated literally is still in vogue today, there is strong split division amongst believers about its truth and reality.
BUT the one more spiritual concept we are actually addressing today is the spiritual understanding of being "REBORN" again in a real spiritual sense. This is the lesson Jesus taught a learned Pharisee and scholar by the name of Nicodemus in John 3:1-18.
Can one enter a second time into their mother's womb and be born again? That was the Nicodemus question to Jesus Christ one dark and question-filled evening. Christ then taught that just as one is born of the water, they too must be born of the spirit to enter the kingdom of God.
REBIRTH? Yes very real and possible in the strictest spiritual sense, by opening one's heart, mind and soul to the influence and presence of God's Spirit.
Reincarnation - a physical rebirth when our souls and minds are reborn into another physical body? Maybe. Don't know for sure. But that is not the focus of today's post. Intriguing, but better left for another day. Let's focus on being born of the spirit and the heart.
Blessings
Reverend Bll McBride
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