Bishop Barron on Being Born Again

Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Bishop Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit www.wordonfire....

[@Ladygirl1211]

I feel I have 'bore again' or 'born from above' as a previously fallen away Catholic who returned to the Church approx 30 years ago. My only regret is that I when I try to share my testimony, I feel that those I am sharing with don't really grasp or get it. I guess all I can do is plant the seeds and pray God will water those seeds. I just wish people could learn to trust Him and surrender to His will. He will work things out perfectly. God has done an amazing transformation of my life and my heart. When I called on Him he answered me. And I will be forever grateful and praise His name forever.

[@McKinneyLiz]

remember that His word does not return void... they may remember it years later.

[@BruceWayne-po5kf]

I understand the return, Amen

[@suzannespanier4492]

Pray before you affect others. That usually turns out good.

[@hermanthomasiii7294]

Very well said

[@animula6908]

Yes, take heart because you know at some point when you were fallen away others said their stories to you and you rolled your eyes too, but now you reflect on them and hope they know you get it now. I hope others see changes in my outward behavior and wonder what good thing happened to me, but those who didn’t know me I hope they see my present joy and want what I’ve got because it is the grace and blessings granted by a loving and forgiving Lord. I pray he puts his hands right on me and destroys all that doesn’t do him justice and amplifies all that does so I can be an agent of Him to this hurting world, and I pray the same for you. I’m so happy you’ve seen the value of your faith and the mighty goodness and glory of God.

[@marvalice3455]

"Grace shatters something" as someone raised inna cult, i can absolutely confirm that recieving grace was an experience that broke a lot from my old life

[@zabrinnamariel]

Thank you God for speaking through Father BArron. Bless him and protect him always. amen.

[@billybagbom]

I am Eastern Orthodox, and I like this guy, too!

[@LaNika1]

Bishop Barron, a very dear friend of mine spoke to me about how you explain scriptures with clear explanations rooted in the Word. Ever since I found you in KZbin, I have been refreshing my faith and marveling at how deep your ministry has renew my soul.

[@DarkAngel-cj6sx]

You should check dr Pitre Brant videos too, I find them enriching

[@itakenaga]

Thank you God for giving us Bishop Baron and all his wonderful staffs. I am so blessed to be a Catholic and pls let me live according to Thy will.

[@Spike294]

You blew my mind. Can't wait to read the Catechism.

[@SpiritualJones]

***** "God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Savior. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life" (CCC 1). Wow, so that is how Satan begins his book: by telling of the perfection and blessedness of God, His love for humanity and how He sent His Son as Redeemer and Savior so that humanity, through the Holy Spirit, might become sons and daughters of God and share in His blessed life!? A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. Furthermore, are you asserting that simply reading one of many English translations of the Sacred Scriptures will save a person and guarantee that they will enjoy the Divine Beatitude of God in Heaven?

[@monkigun]

***** Read the Catechism of the Holy Church to help you better understand the Sacred Scriptures. It is the teachings of the Apostles.

[@SpiritualJones]

***** So, simply reading a book that contains ancient Christian teaching and doctrines, with Scripture references and support, will send you to Hell?

[@monkigun]

***** Reading the Apostolic teachings will not send you to hell. Where did you get that weird idea from?

[@Puma5]

Be hungry for the Word of God, not for the catechism which comes from man.

[@mariofsantana3952]

This helps me to receive a word - to enter God's Kingdom through the Churchs' Sacraments to freely receive the Holy Spirit to live in newness of life. Thank you Fr. Barron

[@1962mrpaul]

Thank you Fr Barron. I never cease to be amazed - or to thank God - for the depth and richness you bring out of the Sacred Scriptures.

[@Josiebydarn]

THE BEST answer to an age old debate between Protestants and Catholics. God bless you.

[@BethsHealthyHabits]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I am Catholic and Christ has done just as you have said. He broke through. It has radically changed my life. I was looking for answers as to how can I be born again as a Catholic? My understanding was as a Catholic we are only born again in Baptism. Yet is was not until last year that I felt I had been born again. He put new lenses on my eyes and changed my heart in such a beautiful way. You put my mind at rest, as to my confusion. Thank you.

[@lancebach]

9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

[@maddog6192]

Joe Bach Mat 1:2, 3:9, Luke 1:55,73, 3:8, John 8:56, Does Jesus contradict himself here When he says call no man father?

[@krull_2897]

@@maddog6192 No.

[@krull_2897]

@@maddog6192 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven When one is Born again, they are born of the spirit of God, therefore God is now their Father. So if God is Father to those Born again in christ, why would they call any but the Lord Father?

[@maddog6192]

@@krull_2897 you would have to ask Paul that question?

[@evanpatten4842]

The priest is right about being born again bringing a whole new dimension to your life. You become more joyful, loving, patient along with all the other of the Fruits of the Spirit. You are less angry, more at peace. Christ becomes front and center of your life. The Holy Spirit burns inside you. I can't articulate it quite as eloquently as he does, but it is something very real. You don't become born again over night.

[@richardmarten7500]

Thanks, Evan. I agree with you...seems to me you don't become born again over night.

[@smathias7840]

@@richardmarten7500 Being born again is a transformation all through ones life.I must add that It does start at a point in time when the Holy Spirit breaks through the flesh and touches a repentant heart honestly seeking God.And Evan is 100% right in what he said about his experience.

[@gordonmarshall3218]

When you are truly born again. It takes seconds for the holy spirit to be she'd abroad in your heart, then you live a life of Sanctification.

[@margaritotamayo4533]

but his church is a works-based faith. Jesus Christ'sacrifice is belittled becoz of their mariology and man-made doctrines and traditions

[@3n197]

YOU absolutely become born again in a moment but it takes years to fully walk in it...The moment you are changed is in a nanosecond and you know you have been changed but the reality of what happened at that moment in time takes time to grasp it..this comes as the Holy Spirit that lives inside you begins to change from a child of darkness to a child of light....That's why you see some people make immediate changes in their lifestyle while others change more gradually...But if God has now moved in with His Holy Spirit you will be changed, He will take you thru the steps for the rest of your life...Don't be fooled into thinking this something you can do by living better or reading scripture, God does it when you cry out to Him, repent of your sins and then He has to give you the born again experience...It is real, it is immediate and if you don't have it you are not ready for the next life....

[@jessewallace12able]

Father Barron this is very helpful, thank you.

[@jenelms905]

I love this episode bc I have received graces and pearls of inestimable value Bishop Barron speaks of in the past year or so. An awakening that I am so thankful for.

[@hugovancleef2211]

God bless you for your wonderful teachings father you are a true man of God!!

[@WhenKatieGetsBored]

From his series on Catholicism to his youtube videos, he has been my teacher and my light.Father Barron is the light of today's world. Listen to his teachings. Learn with an open heart and welcome acceptance to the pathway to the kingdom.

[@patriziobiondo3701]

I'm so happy I decided to stick with Faith. The spirit changed me and I've been in love ever since!

[@rosythomas3267]

Dear Bishop Barron, Thank you for your explanation on Holy Spirit. Veni creator spiritu. Amen

[@jacquelinedesanctis7082]

I am not Catholic but am being pulled towards conversion due to the sacred Wind that suddenly is blowing through my Life.

[@stevenwatson7668]

When I'm awaken at 3 am in the morning and can't go back to sleep, I've realized it's the Spirit and it wants me to know something. So I go to my Bible and sure enough there it is, the answer.

[@rlrett1]

So You open the bible randomly, right!

[@guitardds]

I've spent a great amount of time in my years in apologetics. It is very interesting and edifying, true. But, reality is, God is relationship. Having, knowing, apologetic truth without knowing Jesus Christ personally wasn't something I enjoyed very much. Truth is, the more I know God, the less dogmatic material becomes a focus and the more how I treat by fellow brothers and sisters in God's love becomes important. I've been in your shoes, defending the truths, and I wish you well. But grace.....

[@BishopBarron]

What do you call your own father when you refer to him in the third person? Friend, it's just silly to take that saying of Jesus literally. Everyone knows what he means: that you should have only one absolute authority.

[@rlrett1]

I agree with the first part of Your answer, since You didn't specify who this absolute authority is, i am a little weary! Poor arguments by Protestants, they should argue the more important doctrine RCC is in error! God bless You!

[@johngarrett9724]

Thank you for your videos father Barron.

[@theclapaolini4322]

Your clarity is surely of the Holy Sirit.we are so blessed to get the truth.THIS IS GRACE DAILY GOD PROVIDES FOR ALL PEOPLE.THANK YOU BISHOP BARRON.

[@3n197]

@@theclapaolini4322 YOU absolutely become born again in a moment but it takes years to fully walk in it...The moment you are changed is in a nanosecond and you know you have been changed but the reality of what happened at that moment in time takes time to grasp..this comes as the Holy Spirit that lives inside you begins to change you from a child of darkness to a child of light....That's why you see some people make immediate changes in their lifestyle while others change more gradually...But if God has now moved in with His Holy Spirit you will be changed, He will take you thru the steps for the rest of your life...Don't be fooled into thinking this is something you can do by living better or reading scripture, God does it when you cry out to Him, repent of your sins and then He has to give you the born again experience...It is real, it is immediate and if you don't have it you are not ready for the next life....

[@zabrinnamariel]

Words of Wisdom will be heard only through the Grace given by God. Thanks for this Grace God.

[@kiancuratolo903]

I have been drifting towards Christianity but still I am way down by a lot of skepticism and in action I've begun to try and pray each day I hope in time I'll feel my fears put to rest

[@theparadigmshift74]

Thats great! Good work, im glad you're open and on the path

[@elizabethhestevold1340]

Born from above. Had a out of body experience during a serious post operation, 1975. Doctors told me they temporarily lost me...I experienced" divine Light! " It almost wonderful gift of Grace....I could describe it, but it would loose it's Grace... But was truly a blessing....True ,language can be aranged worldly, yet divine Light is indeed a gift. If you look at some artist, Rembrandt, some Italien painters...their work efuse divine Light! Interesting.🇺🇸🇩🇰🔥

[@Barbaramamato]

I've been looking to share His Excellence Bishop Barron with some of my more open minded fallen away Catholic family members who had completed a four yr. Bible Foundation study in Washington state. I was approached by the same group in San Diego at that time. I forwarded this video to that same non-denominational sister who once told me I needed to be "born again" or I would not be saved. I was thinking, I am a practicing Catholic, I volunteer, I pray, and I believe in God. Why wouldn't I be saved? We read the Bible, too. Twenty ys. Ago

[@Barbaramamato]

Here's the way Catholics see salvation. Grace is the gift of God in the Holy Spirit which comes from our Great God, The Father and our Beloved God in Jesus, the only begotten Son of God. GOD'S great gift of Grace gives us faith hope and love which is necessary to do what Jesus "commanded." Jesus commanded, "love one another as I have loved you." This love is more than mere sentiment. Jesus didn't simply have good feelings for his disciples. Jesus went all the way in. Jesus went into humanity with us. Jesus walks with us, teaches us, gives examples of how to live for us, heals us, forgives us and He died for us. Jesus is alive and Jesus continues to feel sorrow for the poor, the hungry, the enslaved, the war torn, the afflicted and for our sins which separate us from God. Jesus grieves for our loss. May you have the Grace of God to learn that to love as Jesus loves is to share the pain and loss of loved ones. Jesus loves us as His siblings.

[@janethawthorne9268]

As a returning Catholic, I was born again while journeying as Protestant. But I learned that Catholics aren’t taught this very well. Bishop Barton did a masterful job. I wish this line of teaching was done far more early and directly in our Catholic lives. This is written by Guy not Janet.

[@janethawthorne9268]

Bishop Barron….

[@leticiahernandez4857]

Thank you for sharing Bishop Barron God bless you Always 🙏🏻❤️

[@leifewald5117]

Good job father. I want to become Catholic.

[@Lerian_V]

Join the RCIA program.

[@leifewald5117]

@@Lerian_V I became Catholic on 3rd April 2021

[@Lerian_V]

@@leifewald5117 Praise be to God, welcome home, and happy new year.

[@THEBODYPRACTICE]

I’m not a Catholic, but I love the teachings of Bishop Barron. Context and historical perspective of scripture is truly beautiful- I hope to meet him one day. He serves our Father will🙏🏻.

[@rayr2972]

His Eminence Has become my worldly hero, listen as much as possible he has changed my convictions and the amount of time I spend spiritually with the Lord I only wish there were more like him influencing this Godless country!! God Bless Bishop Barron.

[@BadboyAnarchy]

"The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me." Yes, and when you reject Christ's Church, you reject him.

[@bheadh]

God bless Fr. Barron! He is a reflection of the Church Fathers. Re-evangelizing the modern "pagans". (i.e. lapsed Catholics, atheists, "the world", etc.) His message is strong & contemporary, as The Gospel always is. It is also controversial. Father's message is a blessing to those of us who are/were questioning our Catholicity. He's made me realize it's part of my identity. Every time I see this man speak I feel blessed. Thank God for his powerful witness to our rich faith.

[@brianmorph]

Thanks for your insight into the mystery of being born again! You have shed good light on something that is rarely understood by religious and irreligious people alike.

[@godconsumingfire4279]

Wrong read John 3:5-7. To be born again is to repent, believe and receive the HOLY SPIRIT. What mystery, its in the BIBLE. To be born of Water (baptize) and of Spirit (Holy Spirit). Open your eyes stop letting these priests keep you in the dark.

[@richruelas]

God consuming fire- You can say that again! Everyone needs to read/study their bible. It is one of the ways The Lord communicates with us directly through the Holy Spirit when we ask The Lord Jesus Christ into our heart (born-again).

[@godconsumingfire4279]

***** AMEN!! brother, time is short keep in the word bro..

[@3n197]

YOU absolutely become born again in a moment but it takes years to fully walk in it...The moment you are changed is in a nanosecond and you know you have been changed but the reality of what happened at that moment in time takes time to grasp..this comes as the Holy Spirit that lives inside you begins to change you from a child of darkness to a child of light....That's why you see some people make immediate changes in their lifestyle while others change more gradually...But if God has now moved in with His Holy Spirit you will be changed, He will take you thru the steps for the rest of your life...Don't be fooled into thinking this is something you can do by living better or reading scripture, God does it when you cry out to Him, repent of your sins and then He has to give you the born again experience...It is real, it is immediate and if you don't have it you are not ready for the next life....

[@michaeldavid330]

@@richruelas no where in any bible does it say to ask Jesus into your heart to be born again. Read your Bible it says water and spirit that means baptism.

[@EDL070207]

Another precise, biblical and crisp answer!

[@DV77737]

Born again. To be transformed from darkness into the Kingdom of light... Making Christ Jesus King and Lord in your life. Repenting of your sin and being convicted by your sin. Giving Jesus Lordship over all things in your life.

[@DV77737]

Lured???

[@smathias7840]

@@elenanash8081 Christ clearly states that, i stand at the door.It requires one to open the door to Christ.We have our part to play.He does not force himself upon us.

[@smathias7840]

@@elenanash8081 You seem to have missed the most important bit "FAITH" . Didn't Jesus heal all the non-jews who had faith.Infact he placed their faith above the children.Don't worry about the lost sheep, God is concerned with your heart. A repentant heart with faith in the Lord is all that is needed and the Good Shepherd will enter and lead you and you will be Born Again.

[@smathias7840]

@@elenanash8081 *Isaiah 56:3* Let no foreigner who is bound to the Lord say, “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.” *Isaiah 56:6-8* And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant- 7these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” 8The Sovereign Lord declares- he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.”

[@james-ch]

That's not what Jesus said to Nicodemus on what born again means

[@Angelwise11]

Very intelligent commentary, Fr. Barron. It took me quite a long time to understand the parable of the shrewd steward, but I finally concluded that it was God's way of saying, even if we are born from above, we have to be shrewd - which the angels don't have to worry about and may even admire. "For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light." Lk 16:8 Thank you

[@BishopBarron]

Quite right!

[@adrianwee7245]

Oh, that icon of Christ at the closing of the video is mesmerising..... Beautiful!

[@tthomaselli2]

I'm a Non-denominational/Born again Christian.; Try showing this video to the pastors at my church, or, the head of any other Christian church & they'd say differently... Not all Christians are Non-denominational & not all Christians are the same Denomination & as a Christian, I find that to be an interesting aspect because no matter what Denomination you are, you're still a Christian. For example, the priest at my dad's church on Easter, 2011 & the senior pastor at my church said on Christmas, 2012 both said "If you proclaim that Jesus Christ is your Lord & Saviour & that God rose him from the dead, you'll be saved."... All Christians know that.

[@cesarmorales7016]

Thank you! I've been trying to tell people that all the time. Yes everyone is Christian if we are different denominations

[@tthomaselli2]

Cesar Morales No problem.: :)

[@Monkofmagnesia]

What an incredible commentary. Insightful and educational. I wish everyone can view it.

[@NaYawkr]

The posts below are mostly about hating Catholics, not seeking Christ. Best just not bother. However they do show that being 'Born Again' as Father Barron explains what Jesus was talking about is very, very different than the protestant church participant getting up and walking to the front of the church and returning to his seat unchanged by the experience save for thinking he can resume his sin filled life and no longer worry about his salvation. This protestant 'Push The Magic Button of Salvation' concept is something I have heard from men whose speech is filled with words too vile to print, each assuring me he had been, 'Saved'. So it is no wonder that Joe Bach prefers dancing on the head of a pin over his misunderstanding the proper use of the term 'Father', to discussing the truth about the statement Jesus made about being 'Born From Above' / ' born again. It is probably worth informing Joe that since Jesus gave to the successors of Saint Peter, the power to Bind and Loose, using the term father with the approval of the Popes renders it proper even if Joe were correct, which he is not.

[@RGTomoenage11]

NaYawkr One of the reasons i didnt join protestanism.

[@McKinneyLiz]

only God can see if someone returns to their seat unchanged. I find it difficult to know that people who are hurting and seeking God can't receive communion because the church sees them as...... well, I don't know how they see them. certainly not fit to receive communion. wow.

[@Kristifasse5]

Thank you for explaining what this really means Father Barron. I enjoy your teaching so much! I can see the picture of our lives becoming something beyond what can be seen...the hope and joy of that which we will see...one day...brings such delight that one who loves Jesus simply can not contain it.

[@WorkingCatholic]

"you say Wycliffe and Luther were heretics" Please cite my post where I even use the word heretic. I never even mentioned Wycliffe until answering your last post, and then I asked "Why is he even relevant?" I don't know much about Wycliffe. However, since you insist, Luther absolutely was a heretic. Why do you suppose he was excommunicated from the one true Church? He replaced Christ's teachings with his own.

[@magnusthered4973]

Heresy

[@lobisw]

I think he means what 2 Peter 1 does when it says: "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." (2 Peter 1:3-4)

[@3n197]

YOU absolutely become born again in a moment but it takes years to fully walk in it...The moment you are changed is in a nanosecond and you know you have been changed but the reality of what happened at that moment in time takes time to grasp it..this comes as the Holy Spirit that lives inside you begins to change from a child of darkness to a child of light....That's why you see some people make immediate changes in their lifestyle while others change more gradually...But if God has now moved in with His Holy Spirit you will be changed, He will take you thru the steps for the rest of your life...Don't be fooled into thinking this something you can do by living better or reading scripture, God does it when you cry out to Him, repent of your sins and then He has to give you the born again experience...It is real, it is immediate and if you don't have it you are not ready for the next life....

[@oscarmartinez2538]

This is powerful. I will never stop being Catholic.

[@nataliabenoit4653]

For My ways are not your ways says the Lord. Our God is awesome He speaks truth....thank you

[@GreeneyedApe]

I am fascinated by your interpretation of the "Kingdom of God." You explain here that it consists of "God's way of seeing things, God's way of ordering things." Wonderful way to put it, and I thank you.

[@BishopBarron]

God bless you for that!

[@3n197]

Bishop please repent of your sins become truly born from above and come back and share the truth with these poor souls the CC is leading away from the truth....I beg you!!!!

[@WorkingCatholic]

Part 3 Not only did the Apostles teach the truth , but many early Christians were relentless in defending these truths and in attacking various heresies through their writings. These early Christians were called the Patristic or Church Fathers. Many of their writings still exist, and while they are not inspired, they will help you to understand how the earliest Christians understood the Word of God--those who learned the faith directly from the Apostles or their immediate successors.

[@dennisagonia2635]

Thank you, Bishop, Now I saw a huge light from the darkness that breaks in the night of ignorance. I hope and pray that people may better understand the incarnation of Christ, that this fallen nature may come to the light of truth. That Christ may lift up this lowliness of our sinful nature to a transformed and renewed creation by and through a willful act of being a new creation (by being born again).

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

We are brothers in Christ, Restlespirt. Thank you for the communion around a common love. I have enjoyed chatting with you. I also believe that you are sincere in your love for God the Father, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the People of God, Christ's mystical Body, the Church. God bless you and your family. Fare well.

[@kalreet7025]

Bishop Barron rocks!

[@reidtillery2856]

Beautiful explanation. Thank you.

[@rojodosh]

So good. Praise God for your wonderful mind.

[@kanalkatoliko9676]

This priest DANCES AROUND this all-important experience which, according to Jesus, IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to ENTER His Kingdom. He goes into all these INVENTED peripheral "interpretations" which AREN'T IN THE TEXT, yet he DOES NOT clearly express what EVERY HUMAN BEING NEEDS TO KNOW in order to be saved. Nicodemus asked "HOW can a man be born when he is old? CAN HE ENTER A SECOND TIME INTO HIS MOTHER'S WOMB? " (John 3:4) Jesus answered CLEARLY and DIRECTLY: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, UNLESS a man is BORN OF WATER (natural childbirth, in which the "water" in the woman's womb breaks and flows) 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". Being born of the flesh (water) won't save anyone. Being BORN AGAIN OF THE SPIRIT will. We are BORN OF THE SPIRIT when we RECEIVE Jesus Christ into our hearts as ONLY God and Savior (John 1:12). This is THE ONLY WAY ANYONE -- Roman Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, or ANYTHING ELSE -- IS SAVED.

[@eliaslucero6606]

It would be redundant to say you must be born physically in order to be born again in the spirit. If all he wanted to say was you needed to be born again in the spirit than he wouldnt need to say water. Unless you are born and then accept jesus.... Redundancy. Who can accept jesus but those who are already born. Rather quite simply, he was referring to baptism. Go forth and baptize them (water) in the name of the F S and HS (Spirit).

[@kanalkatoliko9676]

Elias Lucero That Jesus is referring to NATURAL childbirth is UNDISPUTED since He was answering Nicodemus' question: "can a man enter a second time INTO HIS MOTHER'S WOMB?" This is followed by His statement: "THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH"... "Unless someone is born of water and of the spirit"... angels are NOT born of water (natural childbirth) and of the spirit. That is why there is NO REDEMPTION FOR fallen angels. There is no redundancy whatsoever. What's amazing to me is TO WHAT EXTENT brainwashed religious puppets like yourself will go to defend YOUR HARLOT RELIGION that leads MILLIONS TO HELL. You'd rather LOSE YOUR OWN SOUL, than admit its DISTORTION of the true Gospel of Grace. Nice try, but you failed.

[@eliaslucero6606]

+Kanal Katoliko are you asserting that when jesus was baptized, the water was symbolic of flesh? Or are you asserting that the water is a pointless practice that jesus and all the apostles and those who they baptized participated in? If jesus wasnt talking about water baptism, what was the point of water in baptism?

[@kanalkatoliko9676]

Are you suggesting that Jesus got baptized in water IN ORDER TO BE SAVED? i DON'T THINK SO. Unless, of course, you think that He (God) NEEDED salvation. He was immersed in water as an example for those who repent of sin, receive Him into their hearts, and have ALL THEIR SINS WASHED AWAY BY HIS SINLESS BLOOD. (John 1:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19) Water baptism is merely an OUTWARD REPRESENTATION of what HAS already TAKEN PLACE INWARDLY. Salvation doesn't take place ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ON THE INSIDE. That is why John the Baptist protested saying "I need to be baptized by you". And Jesus replied "Suffer it now: for thus it is proper for us to fulfill all righteousness." The word "baptism" is used 81 times in the New Testament. It does NOT APPEAR in John 3:3-5.

[@eliaslucero6606]

+Kanal Katoliko what im saying is that he was setting an example. But you'll have to address the issue. If jesus is separating water and spirit, than why is water even in baptism. By your interpretation it is useless and arbitrary. Id contend that saying the words 'I accept jesus christ as my personal lord and savior' is enough of an outward sign of an inward conversion is it not. And it saves water. You gotta tell my why the apostles thought water was important enough to use it in baptism.

[@robertsullivan4773]

And as a Catholic I was born from above, again at my Baptism how truly blessed am I.

[@ajitlal2115]

My dear friend a baby that doesn't know how to to control it's bodly functions cannot understand spiritual union with the death burial and reserection of christ To be born again is to repent and open your heart to receive christ as your lord and saviour and you will receive the gift of the holy spirit Freely through the grace of God Not through good works My prayers for you is that you will receive this revalation from the father As christ said to Peter flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my father in heaven That's what new birth is Without which no one can enter the kingdom of god God bless you Acts 2 v 32 Peter said repent and each one of you be baptised in the name of jesus christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the holy spirit P s Peter was talking to adults not new born babe's God bless you

[@ellahope6494]

It was nice to hear from a fellow brother or sister in the lord.

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

gives Himself to us - Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity - in the Holy Eucharist. Peace be with you, Shalom.

[@shyakadeus7181]

You make things clear for me father thank you so much

[@Texasbird026]

I am a Protestant Christian and will likely remain so, but this Catholic Bishop is truly a treasure to the Christian Community, he is becoming on of my Go-to teachers along with Protestant Tim Keller to better understand and apply the Bible, Glory to God.

[@billvoss610]

We are only God's children if we are born again in the Spirit. God becomes our Father when our spirits and His spirit are working with each other. We need to be born again or we die in the flesh of human sin. So being born again or from above is key to being Spirit filled Catholics and being full of God's love. Born of water - washed away sins, Spirit - divine life of God. Born of the Spirit - is from above, God's power and love will guide us and power our lives. Awesome, powerful !!

[@zeza511]

i have to agree with Bill Voss, i was baptized as baby and raised in the catholic church but i never heard the true gospel of salvation. so when i was 26 last year someone witnessed to me and then i came to the full knowledge of what Jesus did on the cross and i believed the word of God, i accepted it and received Jesus as my Lord and Savior just like it happened in Act 2:30-40, then i got baptized full immersion this time. i'm born in spirit/again and i have the right to be a child of God

[@Restlespirt]

I really mean this QD,I am going off line.Not coming back. God knows I enjoyed chatting with you. I can and will call you Brother.open heart you have.Speak from your heart. You are like a breath of fresh air.No double talk. Rare to find a gent like you. Peace to Brother.God Bless you and your family.I really do mean this.

[@Restlespirt]

I will look for it. Thank you for your time.

[@javanurse]

Nicely done. Well put Fr. Barron.

[@godconsumingfire4279]

WRONG what's wrong with you people, John 3:5-7, its being born from above receiving the Holy Spirit.

[@lizmiddleton2382]

I agree with you Bishop lots of people have different idea of being Born again. Thank you 😊

[@praxidescenteno3233]

This is dedicated to all! From Jesús Christ our Creator our truth!😇😇😇

[@MegaFORTUNE8]

Thank you Fr. Barron.

[@johnmartin4650]

Love your old stuff B.B.

[@greer15]

When the Bishop steers clear of politics, he is always spot on.

[@dissturbbed]

I was baptized when I was a baby but wasn’t born again till I was 45. I was also born again through the spirit, the spirit led me to Jesus. The spirit set my soul free while Christ gave it direction. All backwards but so grateful I made it.

[@BishopBarron]

Sure: God can operate any way he wants, with or without the Church. The point is that he himself has resolved to operate through the Church, just as he operated through the mediation of the body of his Son. That's why we teach that the ordinary means of salvation is the sacramental system of the church, but we by no means thereby imply that God can''t or doesn't work around that system.

[@angelamariapreuss]

Sister, thank you for the beautiful witness.

[@Restlespirt]

The" falling away " is from the knowledge of the truth, not personal possession of it. ( 3 ) Others understand the passage to be a warning to genuine believers to urge them on in Christian growth and maturity. To "fall away" is impossible ( since , according to this view , true believers are eternally secure ) but the phrase is placed in the sentence to strengthen the warning. It is similar to saying something like this to a class of students "It is impossible for a student ( Cont )

[@christerhed851]

Thank you father

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ’s prayer for us ‘that they may all be one’ (John 17:21). "Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not fully united are

[@dialedinboxing2453]

Hit it right on the nail! Great video on this topic

[@Restlespirt]

Thank you for sharing.I was in Germany after Nam.I was not in the Military then.Traveled to Frankfork,Bonn,Ramstien.Many Places in Europe. Italy,France Spain,Turkey,.England was nice as was Greece but I was drawn to Israel.Talk to you on Monday.God Bless,We will be in Church again Sunday.

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

on any given Sunday, and so people aren't sure whether you are new, just haven't been going for a few weeks, or attending a service at a different time of the morning (7:00 am, 8:15, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30, 5:00 pm). I'm not suggesting that you didn't experience unChristian racism or xenophobia, but I hope it was more the other things than the other ones. God bless you and your family in your search and I hope you find a place where Love is evident in their deeds and in their words.

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

gift of the Holy Spirit are again linked, "not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life." (Titus 3: 5-7, please note how "bath of rebirth" is tied to "renewal by the Holy Spirit").

[@Restlespirt]

This is just to divine for me to understand the divinity of the question.

[@normaodenthal8009]

Blessed are those who are broken and cracked, because the cracks let in the light.

[@beerkenstein]

Very interesting lecture. What came to my mind is that when the devil tempts Jesus, he also offers wealth and power to Him as the final temptation, so these things might not be just parts of the natural word, but actually tools for or means to damnation.

[@echtirqatar]

ill share this again in my facebook account. many are liking when im reposting your videos. God bless you more.

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

2) A need is always interpretive, because the same consideration of need can have endlessly different consequences; two individuals "need" a vehicle; one has a used AMC Pacer, and the other has a new Rolls-Royce Corniche. The basic "need" of transportation has been satisfied, but the want, and having the where-with-all to acquire that want, is the distinction.

[@underman58]

Well done! Finally a Catholic who understands and can explain scripture!

[@Boots25]

God bless

[@anthoniaekwensi6499]

Awesome presentation . I understand fully .

[@malkavian6275]

I love this symbolic take on it. I also just like to believe that our souls will enter a body in heaven as we die, thus an eternal spiritual life with those we love and with God. I don't care if it's not scientific, it's a beautiful and meaningful idea that can be very invigorating to your heart and soul when you face suffering and death in your life.

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

I agree. St. John 3: 5, Ezekiel 36: 25-27, Isaiah 32:15, Romans 6:2-6, Colossians 2: 9-15, Titus 3: 4-8. As St. Paul said, "Christ in you, the hope of glory" - Colossians 1:27.

[@frometoyouxan]

It is just like asking you for help to pray for me. Then you pray for me and that's it..your helping me as a brother/sister for we are a family praying each other in heaven and earth. Just like for Mary, we're asking her to pray for us too.

[@NickOeffinger]

I always had this weird thought that I would die at 27. A day or two before my 28th birthday I had an experience that was utterly not of this world. I felt like I was being removed or extracted from the world, almost like being pulled out a virtual reality game. I also felt the presence of two beings that I was then pleading with to not let me die (because my parents have not died was my reasoning) and was certain I was dying. They then mocked my plea expressing "that's how you think this "game" works?" After what seemed like a minute and further pleas with these beings I felt a returning to my body and the world. Finally a wave of grace fell over me and I feel I "saw" Jesus. I feel that night I was actually born again. Like I went thru dying, leaving the world for a bit and returning to it. I was a militant atheist / anti-theist / anti-religion that day this happened to me. Since that moment I have worshiped Christ.

[@Barbaramamato]

Nick Stay close to your faith, keep praying always. This is always a process. It's not like it's all done in one moment. We must continue to follow Jesus when we receive the grace of being freed from the lies of false beliefs. Yes, Jesus goes after His own, His lost sheep. Yet, habits and thought patterns can be persistent and we must work at building new habits, fight to resist old ones in order to remain "in Christ Jesus."

[@NickOeffinger]

Barbara Amato absolutely agree! Thank you

[@stephanieredmond4508]

Tbh it rly hurts me and definitely hurts God to see such a divide in our faith as I read in the comments. God taught us to spread the Word of God and to love EVERYONE in UNITY following Jesus’ example. I don’t see y traditions have to tear us apart as we all believe in the same message and have the same faith. Yes, we have ALL disobeyed God’s teaching because we’re human and He knows that. That’s where grace comes in and when we find it in our heart to forgive others he will certainly forgive us. For three years I’ve been struggling with mental health that has been a heavy burden on my life it got so bad I’ve had to be taken to hospital several times. When I’ve cried myself to sleep the Holy Spirit was crying with me for Jesus felt my pain as he wept on the cross. I deserve to suffer on that cross but Jesus died for me and I whole-heartedly believe that my mental health was defeated when he defeated death. If this had continued I’d be dead for I’ve even contemplated suicide. God has given me a second chance at life and I’m certainly not gonna waist it, but use this opportunity to spread my testimony to lead others to Christ. Everyone one of us whether Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Gentile, Atheist, Gay, rich or poor, we each have our own story related to the resurrection. And I think it’s selfish for us to be arguing about who’s “traditions” are the “truest” whilst there are people who don’t know about the sacrifice Jesus paid for them on the cross. I have a vision that one day we will all unite as CHRISTIANS not “Catholic” or “Protestant” for at the end of the day we all have that same revelation of salvation.

[@avenelgrace1603]

So many preach that being born again is simply being baptized for the forgiveness of sins, and receiving the Holy Spirit by speaking in tongues, and not mentioning grace, love and God's mercy as shown in Jesus.

[@Restlespirt]

Faith of my Fathers,I only have one Father,God.Matthew 23:9,Call NO MAN YOUR Father upon the Earth,For ONE is YOUR FATHER ,which is in Heaven.

[@katherineperkinsschaller357]

Faith is the assured expectation of the things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities unseen. Hebrew 11:1

[@treyb387]

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory" -Colossians 3:1-4

[@QuisutDeusmpc]

grace is God's gift to us in baptism. So "prevenient" brings to the fore the Augustinian understanding that grace precedes any and every human action regarding salvation so that we know that everything flows from God's grace, and not human will or desire (Eph. 2:8, 9; cf. John 1:13). "Sanctifying" means set apart as consecrated or saving, and again denotes the gift of salvation is a grace. Augustine contended against Pelagius's view that salvation could be gained by man of his own free will

[@larrymcclain8874]

The parallel passage for "born from above of water and Spirit" (John 3:5) is of course Titus 3:5 - ".......He saved us, through the washing (loutron - a bath, Strong's) of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit." Also similar is Mark 16:15-16, "....preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved...." Many deny that water baptism is a part of being "born from above," yet Acts 18:8 gives the biblical "coming to Christ" experience and process or procedure of "hearing, believing and being baptized." Jesus said to preach His gospel (Mark 16:15), and this gospel must be obeyed (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9). The core teaching of the gospel is salvation through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). So how does someone obey the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ? "How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection........................Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." Romans 6:2-18 And baptism "into Christ" is water baptism (Acts 10:47-48). It is when God forgives you (Acts 2:38-41,47; Acts 8:34-39; Acts 22:16; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:26-29; 1 Peter 3:18-22). You cannot be taught wrong and baptized right (Acts 19:1-5).