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Although the two are used interchangeably, they are NOT the same thing. A believer is one who believes Jesus came to earth in bodily form, lived a pure life without fault, and died for the sins of everyone. A born again Christian believes the same things, but has accepted Jesus' forgiveness for their sins and has dedicated their life to following Jesus and His teachings. The difference is that one can believe all of this to be true about Jesus, yet not accept Jesus or His teachings. A satanist, for example, believes in Jesus and His teachings, but has decided to commit their life to satan.
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Is CM Punk an atheist?
No, he is an atheist. As stated on his twitter
When is one born again?
When one is born again: One is born again at the very moment they place faith in Christ as savior. What happens at the moment of being born again: At this moment the Holy Spirit is given by God as a seal promising the future redemption of the body. At the same time the Holy Spirit baptizes the new believer into the Body of Christ. The group of true believers since the death and resurrection of Christ are also referred to as the Bride of Christ, so close is the union between Christ and his church. At the moment of being born again Christ takes the role as the believers Lord or Master, unto whom the believer is bound to serve and follow. Christ also becomes the believer's High Priest and Intercessor, going to God on behalf of the believer each time he sins. This is in response to the accusations made by Satan of the believers sin and unworthiness. At the moment of being born again, God the Father becomes the new believer's eternal Father. The "seed," by which the believer is born again is God's, meaning that the believer has gained the equivalent of divine genes. The new believer is not just casually related to God as Father, but it is a much more intimate and very real spiritually genetic relationship whereby the believer actually joins the divine family not just by adoption, but also by very real spiritual birth - ergo "born again." This should not be misconstrued as meaning that believers become gods, but rather very real sons and daughters of God, which is why scripture refers to Christ as the first-born, and believers are referred to as brothers and sisters of Christ. Finally, scripture also refers to those who are born again as part of a "new creation." When one is born again God has actually performed an act of creation, whereby the new believer becomes one of many humans who have undergone a transformation so vast that God calls them a "new creation is Christ Jesus." Believers are no longer part of the first creation that issued from Adam, but are now an entirely new creature/creation, the result of a creative act as valid and original as the acts of creation listed in the book of Genesis. These qualities that become true of the new believer are not true of every human being, but are restricted to only those who are truly born again. Even God's chosen people, the Jews, must be born again, as Jesus said to Nicodemus in the book of John, chapter 3. There are many more benefits and realities that become true of every believer at the moment of being born again, these are but a few of them.
What is wrong with Richard Dawkins?
Nothing. He is an atheist, and feels very strongly about his beliefs, the same was a Christian, Jew or Miscellaneous believer may feel about their own beliefs.
What does a newborn Christian think about homosexuality?
Some moderate born-again Christians think homosexuality itself is not a sin and is akin to heterosexuality and governed by the same biblical rules about lust, love, loyalty in relationships. Other born-again Christians are fundamentalists who believe that homosexuality is a sin. I don't know what newborns think about homosexuality or if they can be Christian.
What do Christian hermits do?
Read the same book.... over and..... over...and......over..........again
Can God and the devil be present at the same time in a believer?
God and the devil cannot be in the life of a believer at the same time. What has light got to do with darkness /
Is there a difference between a catholic Bible ans a born again christian Bible?
same bible differant beliefs about that bible for example catholics would tell you that the woman giving birth to God's son is Mary whereas the born again christian would say that the woman is a symbolic representation of isriel the christian group with an entirely differant bible in addition to the bible of Jesus would be the Mormons * Well I'm not sure about that (above) the born again Christians I know would say Mary is the woman who gave birth to God's son Jesus. Catholics revere Mary and pray to Mary ask Mary for forgiveness, born again Christians believe Jesus is their advocate before God. Anyway the bibles are the same except sometimes the Catholic Bibles have some additional books, often called the apocrypha.
What happens to your sin when you are baptized?
What baptism are you talking about? Infant baptism? Baptism of believers? Well the answer is much the same. Nothing happens to your sin when you are baptized. If you are a believer your sin is already dealt with before you get baptized. A believers baptism is a sign of the believers identifying with Christ in that Christ was buried and rose again the believer is buried (in water) and rises again to a new life. Infant baptism??? well there is nothing in the Bible that teaches infant baptism.
What year was Pandora born?
Our chronology does not apply to deities. The same goes for most religions: you cannot ask when the Christian God was born.
Why is it important for a religious believer to attend their Place of Worship?
Part of religion is to be part of a community. When a believer goes to a place of worship, he/she can connect with other people who share the same religion.
How was Jackie Robinsons life as a child?
his life was amazing he was a christian and went to church and his sister accidentally stole his toothbrush. he was never the same again...........
What is someone who does not aknowledge your god?
That depends on your beliefs. For many, not acknowledging a specific god just makes you different. However for some religious groups, it is far more serious. To a Muslim, a non-believer is an infidel, and (depending on your interpretation of the Koran) should be given the choice of conversion or death. To the Christian, a non-believer is considered to be lost, and needs to become a Christian in order to go to heaven instead of hell. Buddhists don't believe in a god per se, but that we are all a part of the same energy, if you will, so that not believing in a god is not difficult for them.
