Today's Question: How does one enter God's Kingdom?

As you can see, the question seems very easy and very simple. But, is it really that simple? There are many views as to how one enters God's Kingdom. In fact the word save comes from the Greek word sozo which means salvation, deliverence and or healing. What we want to find out is what does the Bible teach us about entering into the Kingdom of God. In order to do this we will need to ask some basic questions on this matter of entering into God's Kingdom. To do this we need to go to the Written Word of God:

John 3:1-22

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: Joh 3:1 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. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

The Premise:

To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one must be born again?

Questions:

What does Jesus mean when he says one must be born again? Is it just a mental assent? Is it saying a "sinners" prayer? Or is it water faith and baptism or just baptism?

My personal take on this after reviewing the writings of this text and other related texts is that Jesus is talking about entering the Kingdom of Heaven by being baptised. We must believe and be baptised. I will give my evidence shortly. You can give your whenever you want.

Welcome to "What Makes That True?".

This blog is really for those who are already well grounded in what they believe yet are willing to be challenged because they are intellectually humble and open. None of us have arrived yet as the Great Apostle Paul said of himself.

There will be many questions asked and many answers given from those who participate. There will be some definative rules that must be followed so that all will be done decently and in order.

The main rule is do no harm. What does that mean? It means that no intellectual pride allowed and no personal attacks will be allowed. Unfortunately there are many online who just want to stir up trouble or make everyone see things their way, and if they don't then those folks are lost and on their way to hell.

The second rule is: disclose your primary sources or recant your statement altogether.

The third and most important: Love and compassion.

These are simple rules to follow and I am sure that all of us will get along.

I look forward to seeing your input and also to have healthy valuable discussions as the days go by. May God bless you in every way.

Danny.