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You actually think that you are born again and then you believe? Are you a Calvinist?

Believing is a requirement for being saved. Believing is something that you do; God does not believe for you. What is really sad is that you fail to understand that.

That is certainly where it begins. And if you died at that instance, that would be enough.

You were a born of God child at your birth. You became dead (un-birthed) when you sinned. You became dead in your trespasses and sins.

First of all, what you quoted was spoken to and about His disciples, and you are not one of them. Second of all, God didn't force you to become a believer and God doesn't force you to continue to be a believer. He, through the Holy Spirit, will certainly help you to continue believing, but He...

I don't believe that, but it sounds to me like he does.

Is there anything in your life that you once believed in that you now no longer believe in? Maybe Santa Claus? Is it possible for someone to feel the same about God? I think it is. Belief is not a possession.

And you think that is it? Well bless your heart. I guess you can quit studying God's word now. Apparently, no need to go any further than that. :)

And how did that word of God come to you?

Do you have a saving belief? How do you know? What constitutes a saving belief versus just some, what shall we say, regular belief? How do you differentiate?

I am not convinced you even know what that means. Your description seems to suggest that God just goes about giving His gift of the Spirit to this or that person, i.e., to some but not all.

That happens when you are conceived/born (Zech 12:1). I think you mean REborn.

Do I sense a bit of self-righteousness in you request? Yeah, maybe. The real answer to your question is what is called sanctification. What I believe in/have placed my faith in for salvation is God. That is all rather independent of any depth of my knowledge about God., which has greatly...

So then, after all of that, what do you think is the meaning of John 17:5? What was the glory that Jesus had with the Father before the world began?

Yes, Hebrews 9:14 does speak to dead works. However, it does not say that "everything we do as a slave to sin is sinful in spiritual matters." That is simply your own interpretation. I am not saying you are wrong, only that Hebrews 9:14 doesn't say that.

But even there it does not say that Judas, never believed in Jesus. It says Jesus knew from the beginning who they were. It does not say that they did not believe from the beginning. Now I suspect that Judas, never believed from the beginning, but scripture doesn't say that. And remember...

I didn't say most Christians; rather, I said most Christians I know. I stand by what I said. You asked, " what spirit 'do you believe' was in Jesus when He was born into that body of flesh which the LOGOS had become in the womb?" God is Spirit. And that is God, the Father; God the "Son"; and...

Whether or not God exists within any before-and-after context is all rather moot. There is, without question, a before-and-after context to the things of this physical created world. And that is the context of God's scripturally recognized foreknowledge. There is no indication of how God's...

Well, if you think there is no such thing as God's foreknowledge (your words in reply #27), then it would be you who are relying on your understanding and refusing to consider what is beyond your understanding.

What future event?