Two Kinds Of Life, Two Kinds Of Birth
Natural birth Photo: Seana Berglund, Babymoon Birth Services Spiritual birth Photo: Kevin Carden, Lightstock.com
Jesus Explains to Nicodemus Two Kinds of Life -
a. PHYSICAL/NATURAL LIFE (Greek bios = physical life eg "biology")
b. SPIRITUAL/SUPERNATURAL LIFE (Greek zoe = spiritual life)
“Flesh gives birth to fleshly (ie physical) life (bios); the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life (zoe)" v 6
In other words, to become a child of God, the Holy Spirit has to do something supernatural to us so we come alive spiritually.
That's what Jesus meant when he said to Nicodemus: "You must be born anothen."
The Meaning of Being "Born Anothen " - JOHN 3: 3 & 7
The Greek word anothen in the phrase "to be born anothen" can mean -
both "again"
and "from above"
Jesus was saying to Nicodemus: "You must be born again supernaturally from above by the Holy Spirit of God".
For more on what it means to be born again from above,go to THE MEANING OF BEING BORN AGAIN
A Supernatural Conception
For this to occur an act of conception must take place. For more on this go to A SUPERNATURAL CONCEPTION
How To Be Born Anothen
TWO KINDS OF LIFE, TWO KINDS OF DEATH
