João 3
John Calvin · Citado em PreceptAustin
João 3
Calvin - By the term born again He means not the amendment of a part but the renewal of the whole nature. Hence it follows that there is nothing in us that is not defective....Man must be born again, because he is flesh.’ Our very creatureliness makes new birth necessary. ‘The grace of God has no charms for men till the Holy Spirit gives them a taste for it.’ George Sweeting - Napoleon believed that the fate of every battle was decided in the space of five minutes. All his maneuvering and planning led to that strategic moment of crisis, the moment of action and decision.So with you, my friend. Your future, your eternal welfare is decided in but a few moments of decision. . . .If we take the first three words of John 1:13+ and the last two words, we have the phrase, "who were born...of God." That's a good definition. A Christian is one who is born of God.
João 3
Calvin observes on this verse, “Whenever our sins press us,—whenever Satan would drive us to despair,—we ought to hold out this shield, that God is unwilling that we should be over whelmed with everlasting destruction, because He has appointed His Son to be the salvation of the world.”