{"id":3061,"date":"2018-10-03T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:22:16","slug":"reader-question-is-there-a-difference-between-being-born-again-and-being-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2018\/10\/03\/reader-question-is-there-a-difference-between-being-born-again-and-being-saved\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader Question: Is there a difference between being born again and being saved?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We received another excellent question on our Facebook page and wanted to share it with you.\u00a0 This question was about the difference between being born again and being saved. Mark D. Taylor, CEO of Tyndale House Publishers and Director and Chief Stylist for the New Living Translation Bible Translation Committee, agreed to share his thoughts on this topic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/QuestionMark-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/QuestionMark-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/QuestionMark.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Question: &#8220;Is there a difference between being born again and being saved?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Answer from Mark D. Taylor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good question! To find an answer, let\u2019s look to the New Testament, where we find both terms.<\/p>\n<p>In John 3:1-7 we read:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. \u201cRabbi,\u201d he said, \u201cwe all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jesus replied, \u201cI tell you the truth, unless you are <u>born again<\/u>, you cannot see the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d exclaimed Nicodemus. \u201cHow can an old man go back into his mother\u2019s womb and be born again?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Jesus replied, \u201cI assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.\u00a0Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.\u00a0So don\u2019t be surprised when I say, \u2018You must be <u>born again<\/u>.\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nicodemus thought Jesus was talking about a physical rebirth, but Jesus was talking about spiritual birth. We have all been born physically, but Jesus wants us to be born again, that is, to have a spiritual birth.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek word that is translated \u201cborn again\u201d is also found in 1 Peter 1:3 and 1:23:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been <u>born again<\/u>, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. . . .<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For you have been <u>born again<\/u>, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peter, who had been one of Jesus\u2019 disciples, is saying that all who believe in Jesus as the Son of God have been born again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/Small-Bible-Pages-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/Small-Bible-Pages-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/Small-Bible-Pages-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/Small-Bible-Pages-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/Small-Bible-Pages.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The word \u201csaved\u201d is found many times in the New Testament. Let\u2019s look at two examples in Acts 16:25-31, where we read about Paul and Silas having been imprisoned in Philippi:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. But Paul shouted to him, \u201cStop! Don\u2019t kill yourself! We are all here!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and asked, \u201cSirs, what must I do to be <u>saved<\/u>?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They replied, \u201cBelieve in the Lord Jesus and you will be <u>saved<\/u>, along with everyone in your household.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We can see from these sets of passages that being \u201cborn again\u201d is the same as \u201cbeing saved.\u201d Both terms refer to the spiritual process of being accepted into God\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/SmallFacebook-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/SmallFacebook-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/SmallFacebook-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/SmallFacebook-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/SmallFacebook.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you have a question let us know in the comments or reach out on our social media pages. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We will try to answer some here on the blog.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We received another excellent question on our Facebook page and wanted to share it with you.\u00a0 This question was about the difference between being born again and being saved. Mark D. 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