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Responding to your lack of theological and soteriological knowledge and understanding is tedious. And it is apparent that nothing that I say is getting through to you. There is no reason for me to continue trying.

The spirit dead in trespasses and sins.

That is the meaning of the Greek word in God's word. From Strong's Greek dictionary: G5546 Χριστιανός Christianos khris-tee-an-os' From G5547; a Christian, that is, follower of Christ: - Christian.

I don't know how old you are and I really don't care; but I suspect that I was studying God's word years before you were even born. I have even had two years of formal study in Seminary. So I think your accusation of not being interested in studying God's word is really offensive.

As JimC said in Reply #169, a Christian is a follower of Christ. The Greek word Χριστιανός [Christianos] means follower of Christ. Can one be born again and not be a follower of Christ? Answer - Of course not.

Quote scripture that says you have received divinely inspired revelation. Because we were sinners. To make it possible for us to be forgiven our sins and be born again and have the debt paid that we owed for the sins we commit. It is being made spiritually alive. That has nothing to do with...

Where does it say they are not?

Finally someone who reads and studies the bible rationally and spiritually.

No, I don't have it in for you. No, I am not Catholic. And it is not about a war of words. It is about knowing and understanding what a Christian is and what born again is. As some, besides me, have pointed out, one born again is a Christian. If one does not know and understand that, then it...

One here calls herself a born again, but not a Christian. What do you make of that?

Not with you. You have no understanding of either. It is a worthless exercise.

OK, whatever. I am curious. Since you said that you are not a Christian and this is the Christianity Board, why are you even here?

No, being born again is not divine revelation. No, there is no such scripture. I did. That you lack the ability to know and understand the scripture I posted is not something that I can do anything about. Given that you really do not understand even what it means to be born again, I will...

I don't think you are the sort of person that I should even give an answer to that question. And precisely which fruit, or lack thereof, are you looking for? What fruit have you that fits the scripture you quoted? Your egotism? Your self-righteousness?

I said that you, nor anyone else today, receives divinely inspired revelation from the Holy Spirit. To be born again is to receive the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Yes, of Course. 1Pe 1:23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; I think that is what I just said.

You have so much to learn but probably won't. You constantly refer to 1 Peter 1;23. The imperishable seed that you hang your hat on is not a reference to anything about you. It is not a reference to the regenerated one, but rather the one doing the regeneration. But no doubt you will disagree...

No, here the context says that the natural man is the man that is not divinely inspired as is Paul and the other apostles and prophets. Any who had the mind of Christ would have no need at all of any of the Bible. That is no one here are any place else today.

It is not any righteousness from Him that condemns me as you have done.

My fruits? What an arrogant, self-righteous old biddy you must be.