Re: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor

[Lance Muir]

This is an acceptable translation but, not the best. Kudos to Jeff for attempting to get past 'Christianese'. David, Linda, Judy and occasionally (I said Occasionally, Terry) are in bondage to an early to mid twentieth century vocabulary.  ----- Original Message ----- From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 17, 2004 08:48 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor 7"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'  (John 3:7)   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Powers Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor   I hear it coming, "when is your spiritual birthday?" theres something about this line of thinking that is intrinsically convolouted and corrupted. thank you evangelical righteousness!! ----- Original Message ----- From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 23:33 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Intentional sin -- the Judas factor   [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/16/2004 3:40:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:     God saved me in spite of myself. It is a song about how I see the spiritual world.   I have never had the opinion that I was unsaved  --  but I can sing "I once was lost" with feeling.  JD Opinions aside, brother John, could you clarify the above for me?  I know that you cannot be saying that you have always been saved, but that is what I got at first reading. Terry Maybe he was born saved, so he didn�t have to get born again? Izzy