What is the Meaning of “Born of Water” in John 3:5? Also, Is the Cross Enough?

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What is the Meaning of “Born of Water” in John 3:5? Also, Is the Cross Enough?

April 10, 2023 1 Cor 15, Baptism, Born, Born Again, Born from Above, John 3:16, John 3:5-6, Proposition, regeneration, Second Birth, spirit, Spiritual Birth, Water

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, David Renfro and Bob Wilkin are answering a question arising from the conversation in John 3 between Jesus and Nicodemus. When Jesus mentions being “born of the Spirit and of water,” what does the water part of that phrase refer to? How does this happen? You will hear the different proposed meanings in this podcast. And one other question: Is the cross enough?

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