Context: John Three Which view will get you to heaven? Four Main Views Points John 3:5 (KJV) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. View One: He was referring to Baptismal Regeneration. View Two: He was referring to that watery sac which accompanies Physical Birth and thus contrasts physical birth with spiritual birth. He was saying that the one requirment to live on this earth is to have had a physical birthday; and likewise, the one requirement to someday live in heaven is to have a Spiritual Birthdate. Those who hold to this view point to 3:6 where they feel Jesus clariries His position. View Three: He was referring to Johns baptism of Repentance in the Jordan, which baptism the Pharisees had rejected. (Compare Lk 3:3; 7:30) View Four: He was referring to the Word of God (the water) and the Spirit of God (Spirit), without which no man can ever be saved. (See Jn 16:8-11; Rom 11:6-15.) Advocates of this position point out that water in the Bible is often the recognized symbol for the Word of God.. (See Ps 119:9; Jn 4:14; Eph 5:25-26; Titus 3:5.)
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:25:33 +0000