No, that's not what it means. The Spirit is not giving birth to Himself.
Jesus isn't killing us, we are already dead. He comes to give us life in all it's abundance, spiritually, mentally, physically.
John 5:24
“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.
right
the one who hears Jesus word and believes on him ….he
won’t be condemned he’s passed certain death because of sin to a promise of life because of remission of his sins in Christ Jesus.
because he believed he been given a pardon for his sins and set free from the condemnation they carry unlike these who didn’t believe
“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for
if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
John 8:24 KJV
why is he telling already dead people that if they don’t believe
they then shall die in thier sins ? He’s warning living people that if they don’t believe they will die.
“I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
Luke 13:3 KJV
why is he warning dead people that if they don’t repent they’ll perish ?
He’s warning living people that if they don’t repent they’ll perish in sin.
its what he’s always been saying we just don’t get it
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17
He’s warning
living man that sin is death transgression of his commands are certain death , false knowledge not made for us but we live by every word he speaks to us instead of those words he never said.
hes warning living souls that sin is death that’s why our bodies die oir flesh was condemned because of sin .were all appointed to that death but also we have to be judged after we die
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Hebrews 9:27 KJV
We all have to face our physical death but
our spirit can live forever with Jesus if we believe the gospel ……
he comes to be with us and teach us lead us keep us in the way ect
“
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”
Romans 8:16 KJV
Our part is to believe the gospel and follow the spirit of the lord that comes when we do
“There is therefore now
no condemnation to them which are
in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but
after the Spirit.”
Romans 8:1 KJV
We have to follow the spirit we receive when we believe the gospel
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63 KJV
were
born again or transformed tbrough his word , the gospel
Our souls are “ purified “ not destroyed and replaced with different ones Gods spirit comes to heal and fix our corrupted one
if we listen to his word and believe
“Seeing
ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently:
being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever…… But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And
this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”
1 Peter 1:22-23, 25 KJV
when you start looking closely at the gospel Jesus is teaching us a brand new identity as the children of God
“And
call no man your father upon the earth:
for
one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Matthew 23:9 KJV
hes trying to change how we think and perceive and live but as we hear and believe the gospel we begin believing we’re Gods children , this is the concept of being “ reborn “ as we believe the gospel it’s meant to reform our minds and hearts to the truth
It’s this process
“if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:21-24 KJV
because if our minds arent changed we’re stuck in a carnal place with humanity that’s doomed and headed for certain destruction and
the second spiritual death
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Romans 12:2 KJV
born again is telling us bout a change in our belief systems God is our father we see his children . Then Jesus teaches us his Will for us all What he wants from us how to treat others with brotherly love and kindness mercy and compassion ect and what not to do “ look at others with wrong or lustful intentions , don’t bear grudges and unforgiveness because “thisnis how your father will treat you “
The reason we need to believe the gospel to be saved is that it will change our hearts and mjnds from the world to God and change how we think and view the world , ourselves , God the Father our savior and Lord , our purposes in life ect
and that’s what will then change the course of our actions by that faith that’s built when we hear and believe Gods word we eee changed from sinners list , to children of God who know thier Father well who know his Will and follow after it willingly and gladly because they aren’t that rebellious soul they once were they are changed from faith to faith and from one glory to the next
“For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17 KJV
Gods word is
living and active it would read in your translation there he can change a believers heart and mind if they hear and believe his word
“For
the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12 KJV
We are changed in our minds and hearts or “ born again “ through believing his word the gospel
its not a second literal birth , it’s a new Hope through his preeence coming to live within us to redeem us cleanse us and make us acceptable in himself
he didnt die to replace us but to
save us from our sins which again lead to death
“Behold,
all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine:
the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
Ezekiel 18:4
just like Adam and Eve those souls sinned and both died later as a result of thier sin so all souls belong to God and those who sin shall die and all have sinned so then ….you need some form of atonement to reconcile Gods word that demands death for sin and still not destroy the people your trying to reform and save .
but then we have all have sinned and been co denned to death now as a whole and so Jesus came to save us from that condemnation by dying for our sins to fulfill the word sayong the sinner must die for thier sins Jesus became the scapegoat and sin offering to spare us , save us from death
Jesus died to fulfill the demands of death upon the sinners living soul. To save us from dying in our sins and offer remission of those sins so we can live be saved from death we live with the
bondage of the fear of death our whole lives that’s what Jesus came to deliver us from
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and
deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Hebrews 2:9-10, 14-15 KJV
We as humans know we’re going to die soon no matter what we do we’re here today gone tomorrow from the world …..Jesus came teaching us about eternal things beyond our bodies death things of the spirit and for the spirit to save us from damnation
