Evangelist Ray Comfort Gets The Meaning Of “Born Again” Wrong

John 3:3-7, “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.”

Jesus stated in no uncertain terms that, “Except a person is BORN AGAIN they cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.” Sadly, the word “Christian” is one of the most abused words in the world. I would guess that at least 95% of religious people who claim to be a “Christian” have never been born again. I was deeply troubled in my soul when I read what Evangelist Ray Comfort thinks it means to be BORN AGAIN. On page 1529 of Ray Comfort's popular work: 'The Evidence Bible,' under the commentary section titled: “How Can You Know That You Are Saved?,” Ray heretically states:

Christians believed in God's existence before their conversion, however, when they obeyed the Word of God, turned from their sins, and embraced Jesus Christ, they stopped merely believing. The moment they reached out and touched the heater bar of God's mercy, they moved out of belief into the realm of experience. This experience is so radical, Jesus referred to it as being born again. [emphasis added]

SOURCE: The Way of the Master Evidence Bible, by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron, page 1529; ©2003 by Bridge-Logos Publishers.

May I say kindly, being born again is NOT an “experience.” Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron wrongly understand being “born-again” as an EXPERIENCE that involves forsaking one's sinful lifestyle and “EMBRACING” Jesus Christ. Ray Comfort gets this idea from an errant understanding of James 2:19, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” Many foolish Bible teachers misinterpret James 2:19 to mean that simple BELIEF on Christ is insufficient to be saved. This is not what the Bible is saying here at all. It simply means that no one is going to Heaven just because they believe there is a God. Even the Devils believe there is a God. That is exactly what James 2:19 says, “Thou believest that there is one God...” But that is not how a person gets saved.

This is why Jesus told His disciples in Luke 13:23-24, “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” You can believe in God all you want—you can serve Jesus, go to church, tithe, sacrifice and do good all your life, try your best to turn away from sins—and still go straight to the Lake of Fire forever to burn!!! Jesus said, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). 

Ray comfort is wrong that being born again refers to a radical change in someone's life. That is not what it means at all. Jesus told us what it means in John 3:6, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Being born again means to be reborn by the Holy Spirit of God. In theology we refer to this as being “regenerated.” It is tragic that so many corrupt preachers mistake reformation (a changed life, turning away from sinful bad habits) for regeneration, or foolishly think that reformation must precede or accompany regeneration. The only requirement to be regenerated (born again) is to recognize that you are a guilty sinner in the sight of a holy God (Romans 3:19-20), and believe the Gospel (Good News) of Christ crucified, buried and risen (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

“Born Of Water” In John Chapter 3 Doesn't Mean Water Baptism

Matthew Henry (1662-1714) is a famous theologian, and an unsaved reprobate sadly. In the preceding article link I refute Matthew Henry's false teaching that "born of water" in John chapter 3 refers to water baptism. BLASPHEMY!!!

One of my favorite preachers, Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980) used to rightly say that the best way to interpret the Bible is to let the Bible interpret itself. I fully agree. What saith the Scripture? John 3:5-7, “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 Lord's words are so clear, plain and understandable. Jesus plainly speaks of the two births, contrasting the first birth by THE FLESH (coming forth from your mother's water bag); versus being born again by THE SPIRIT (the Holy Spirit). I don't see how Matthew Henry or anyone, except that they have been sidetracked and blinded by manmade traditions and religious dogma, can fail to grasp the truth that “born of water” can only refer to the fleshly birth. 

All of this Lordship Salvation junk theology being taught in churches today cannot be supported with Bible sound doctrine. Sound doctrine comes from sound words. That is why I make such a big fuss on which Bible people use. Words are the building blocks of thoughts and doctrine. So words matter. This secular English professor sure thinks so, and I fully agree with his warnings about the danger of using the modern Bible revisions. It is tragic that a secular English professor can clearly see the danger of the modern Bibles, but tens of thousands of rebellious American preachers are idiots. Sadly, the average pastor today is a sniveling little coward, afraid to go against his peers in the clergy. So instead those incompetent pastors sell out in sinful compromise, choosing to remain neutral in the work of God, reluctant to join 'The Battle Of The Ages' as Pastor Jack Hyles wisely called it in 1994.

From Matthew Henry's perverse baptismal regeneration views of John 3:3-7, to Ray Comfort's perverse teaching that to be “born again” refers to a radical change of lifestyle (turning away from sins), these men are false teachers of the worst sort. 

I wrote an article years ago exposing the false teachings of a Catholic man named David MacDonald, who teaches the SAME garbage as Ray Comfort. Essentially, kindly said, MacDonald views Lordship Salvation as being born-again. Folks, I simply cannot warn you enough about the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. This demonic poison has infected churches everywhere, and is highly contagious, making the COVID-19 pandemic look like a Sunday picnic. I love people, I truly do. I mean no ill intent or harm, God knows my heart. My only desire to to honor the Lord Jesus Christ by preaching THE TRUTH, to help others find their way concerning God's simple plan of salvation. Men make everything so complicated, but God made the Gospel so simple that even a little child can be wonderfully saved, and know it.

Here is another poisonous website at Catholic.com, which heretically teaches that “born of water” in John 3:5 refers to water baptism. Dear reader, we live in an absolute minefield of heresies today on the internet, in the churches and in the world. 1st John 4:1, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” We “try” (test) the spirits by comparing everything we see and hear against the inspired King James Bible. Thank you for reading my blogs.