A Little Sunday Blasphemy

I came across this in one of the Reverend’s study books. Don’t get worried – I wasn’t reading it – he left this page open. Here’s what I saw:

What does “ye must be born again” really mean?

First, it means, "You must be born from above." James tells us that "every good and perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." Then he tells us what he is teaching in the next verse. "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth" (James 1:17-18).

Second, it means, "You must be born a second time." Your first birth was of sinful parents, and you were born in their image. The second birth is of God, and we are born in his image. The first birth was of corruptible seed. The second birth is of incorruptible seed. Our first birth is in sin. Our second birth is in righteousness. By our first birth we were polluted and unclean. By our second birth we become holy. Our first birth was fleshly and carnal. Our second birth is spiritual and makes us spiritual. By the first birth all men are foolish and ignorant. By our second birth we become wise unto salvation. By our first birth we were slaves to sin and the lusts of the flesh. By our second birth we are made free from the dominion of sin. By our first birth we are all children of wrath. By our second birth we are children of promise. Our Lord says, "Ye must be born again," because we were all born wrong the first time.

OK, I’ll try to be nice here. First the reference to “Father of lights” sounds an awful lot like Lucifer, “The Light Bearer”. If that’s the case then the line: “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth” would mean there’s a whole lot of Pagans that will require an apology. The second bit analyzing the phrase is just more of the same old “we love you but you’re a horrible, disgusting person unless you agree with us”. In fact, that sentiment should fly in the face of Christianity. If we were all created by their God and he’s perfect then how dare they say the creation is foolish, corrupted and ignorant.

Another point here is that this whole “born again” business is yet another manipulated rip off of ancient Pagan beliefs. Every sect of Paganism believes in reincarnation “being born again”. Druids believe that we will continue to return until we have experienced everything there is. That means being rich, poor, attacker, victim and so on. Once we have passed through all of this, we can then move on to Summerland or what Christians would call Heaven. No judging, no book with names. YOU are responsible for your actions and by experiencing all things you make yourself more god-like.