Ahmed Deedat Answer - Only 'Born Agains' with the Holy Spirit can understand the Bible?
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The Christians claim about born again "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 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. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:1-7). An unsaved man once said to me, "That born again stuff makes no sense to me." Perhaps you feel the same. There are "How To Be Saved" articles all over the internet (and I am thankful for them all), but many people want a complete explanation of what it means to be "born-again." Why do we need to be born again? What does it mean? That is my purpose in this article, that is, to explain this great Biblical doctrine in layman's terms. Please give me a moment and I will make it as plain as you've ever heard. Most people have religion, but very few people have ever been Biblically born-again. Unless you are born again, you absolutely cannot go to Heaven (John 3:5). While certain ministries of the Holy Spirit may involve a feeling, such as conviction of sin, comfort, and empowerment, Scripture does not instruct us to base our relationship with the Holy Spirit on how or what we feel. Every born-again believer has the indwelling Holy Spirit. Jesus told us that when the Comforter has come He will be with us and in us. "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you" (John 14:16-17). In other words, Jesus is sending one like Himself to be with us and in us.
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Regarding Quran witness. Jesus not god. he only servant of God. so case closed permanently.
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I'm born again by the Holy Ghost & it's right
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الف عير في طيزك باديدان متعه
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Keep growing in the knowledge of God, and you shall have life more abundant, and it is the Fathers good pleasure to give us, His children, the Kingdom.!!! Be blessed. Born agains are not sick for being born again.
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I say they all got funny spirit...
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wow many christian claimed they have three own spirit amazing ... and this spirit is all going different direction ...
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What is Christianity?? what is Trinity dey say father son holyghost is one but it's 3 so dey practice polytheism.m confused n where did Jesus peace b on him said worship me he was an honorable messenger n human being.Christianity is so confusing. No God but Allah Muhammed saw n ISA Jesus peace be on dem is messengers of Allah .simple message one Allah multiple messengers. one message worship Allah alone.without associateing anything wid him so simple disclaimer Christians r soooooo confused. may Allah guide dem
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@Susan Lee. Try reading it to your daughter, your brother, your son. Read it with the passion of a preacher. Try reading it to your son and daughter together. Ezekiel 23:19-20 Yet she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt and lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of stallions. [What do you have to say about this. Note the verse claims that a lady lusted after men who’s members (penises) were the sizes of donkeys and who’s emission ( when the sperm comes out) is like that of horses. I would really love to know what is the wisdom behind knowing the size of a men’s penises and how they ejaculate. Can any Christian go teach this to his or her children? I would love to see that. Imagine a parent trying to explain this to their kid.
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@Susan Lee. On lying and deceiving to promote your faith, you'll never find a better source-book than your Bible! Here's why: Jeremiah 4:10 Then I said, “Ah, Sovereign LORD, how completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at our throats.“And another: A treacherous "God" you have in the Bible who deceives His own prophet. Lol!Jeremiah 20:7 You deceived me, LORD, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Yet another!1 Kings 22:20-22: 20 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’ “One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ” ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. “‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.” ‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ Here we see that the man said that he would resort to lying in order to entice Ahab and God supported the idea and told him to go ahead and do it! Are you sufficiently thrilled by the Double Face of Christianity, Or do you need more proof? Here's Jesus publicly rebuking you:“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." Or would you say Jesus was lying too? Lol.
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@Susan Lee. Jesus warned about the culprits and liars such as Paul. Whenever Jesus (pbuh) was asked about the path to “eternal life” he consistently told his followers to only “keep the commandments” and nothing more (Luke 18:18-24, Matthew 19:16-21, John 14:15, John 15:10). Not once did he himself ever mention an original sin or a redemption. Even when pressed for the path to “PERFECTION” he only told his followers to sell their belongings. He departed leaving his followers with the very dire threat: Matthew5:18-19 “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Obviously, heaven and earth have not yet passed. The fact that you are reading this bears witness to this very simple fact. So Jesus (pbuh) is telling us that so long as creation exists, the commandments will be required from his followers. Anyone who will dare to say otherwise, until the end of time, will be called “the least in the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus (pbuh) had foreseen mankind’s attempt to distort and annul his commandments (the commandments of Moses, pbuh), which he had taught his followers to keep and himself had kept faithfully till the alleged crucifixion, and was warning his followers in no uncertain terms to be wary of all those who would attempt to do so. According to the standard set by Jesus, it is Paul who does not even belong in the kingdom of heaven because he didnt just teach to break a jot, he derailed the whole message of Jesus and did away with the whole law. The author of the majority of the books of the New Testament, Paul, confirms that he is a liar.: “For if the truth of God has more abounded through my lie unto His glory; why am I still judged as a sinner?” Romans 3:7
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A MASTER scholar (RIP).
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To deny the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is intellectual suicide. Not credible at all as history is against the Islamic belief which has no basis.
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@Susan Lee.....just answer what mr.deedat asking you you all Christian ....not preaching holy this holy that....
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Jesus is not god,case closed.
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Feel the Truth..Heavy punch on Christians.
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Christians are so confused....all they say is JESUS JESUS JESUS.
they need to gain knowledge of GOD first, and scriptures and prophets etc and the tradition of his messengers.. -
Glory be to God, The Most Merciful
I testify with God ('The Father') as my witness that there is none worthy of worship but The 1 and only God and that Jesus and Muhammad peace be upon them both are Messengers of God.
Please read The Holy Quran and do your own research on Islam.
Praise be to God for using people like Ahmed Deedat to test the people -
1. God is One and not three
"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord."
[The Bible, Mark 12:29]
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord"
[The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
"I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour."
[The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
"I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
"I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."
[The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
Here is what Jesus says, he denies being God:
"My Father is greater than I."
[John 14:28]
"My Father is greater than all."
[John 10:29]
"…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…."
[Mathew 12:28]
"…I with the finger of God cast out devils…."
[Luke 11:20]
"I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
[John 5:30]
"Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His
who sent Me."
[John 7:16]
"He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word
which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me."
[John 14:24]
"For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who
sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak."
[John 12:49]
"And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of
me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
[John 5:37]
Note: Father does not mean a literal father but here refers to God as the Bible says, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God”.
Son of God is a figure of speech which many other Prophets were labeled with.
In Psalms 2:7 David is the begotten Son of God.
Jacob is God's firstborn son (Exodus 4:22)
Solomon is God's son (2 Samuel 7:13-14)
Ephraim is God's firstborn son (Jeremiah 31:9) [how many firstborns?]
Adam is the son of God (Luke 3:38) -
+Susan Lee you also forget Elijah is sinless in every protestant bible and God takes him up to heaven in a chariot of fire. Or does this not count as it was from the OT? Because according to Luke 1;5-6 Zecharias and Elizabeth are sinless "There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Ahmad Deedat is a healthy mind in a healthy Body ..