Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and the Spirit? (Paperback)

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This is the first book in this age to preach the gospel of the baptism and the blood of Jesus as it is written in the Scriptures. The true gospel clearly tells us that He took away all our sins through His baptism and took over judgment for all our sins on the Cross. I am sure that there is no other book that preaches ‘the gospel of the water and the blood’ more clearly and faithfully than this one. The Samaritan woman who drank from the well of Jacob everyday couldn’t quench her spiritual thirst, but when she drank the water of life from Jesus, she earned salvation and thus, quenched her thirst immediately and forever.

All of humankind must be born again. We have to be born again through our faiths, be redeemed from all our sins and become righteous. For only then can we enter the eternal Kingdom of Heaven. The Bible says, "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). "To be born again of water and the Spirit" is the only way we can enter the eternal Kingdom of God.

What, then, is this ‘water’ and ‘the Spirit’ that allows us to be born again? The ‘water’ in the Bible refers to ‘the baptism of Jesus.’

Why was Jesus, who is God, baptized by John the Baptist? Was it to show His humility? Was it to proclaim Himself the Messiah? No, it wasn’t.

When Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist by means of ‘the laying on of hands’ (Leviticus 16:21), it was ‘one Man’s righteous act’ (Romans 5:18), which took away all the sins of humankind.

In the Old Testament, God gave Israel the merciful law of redemption. This was so that on the Day of Atonement, all the sins of Israel for that year could be expiated through the High Priest, Aaron, by laying his hands on the head of the ‘scapegoat’ and passing all the sins onto that scapegoat.

These were the words of revelation, which foretold the sacrifice of eternal atonement. It revealed the truth that all the sins of humanity would be passed onto Jesus all at once, who came in the flesh of a man, according to the will of the Father. And He was baptized by John the Baptist who was the descendant of Aaron and the representative of all humankind.

When Jesus was baptized, He said to John, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15).

Here, ‘for thus’ means ‘by the laying on of hands,’ in order to pass all the sins of the world onto Jesus, so that all righteousness might be fulfilled for all of us. The word ‘righteousness’ is ‘dikaiosune’ in Greek, and its meaning is "the fairest state" or "to be just in character or deeds with the implication of being righteous or fitting."

Jesus had fulfilled all righteousness for all people through His baptism in a just and fitting manner. Because Jesus took on all the sins of people through His baptism, the next day, John the Baptist testified, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)

With all the sins of humankind on His shoulders, Jesus walked toward the Cross. He vicariously took the judgment for all the sins He had taken on Himself through His baptism. He died on the Cross, saying, "It is finished" (John 19:30). He took all our sins onto Himself and received the complete judgment for them in our place.

This one book will surely quench your spiritual thirst forever and ever.

From the Publisher

Why is it that nowadays, the true ‘gospel of the water and the Spirit’ has become so rare and the false gospels have instead spread widely throughout the world?

After Jesus was resurrected and ascended to Heaven, the Apostles preached this ‘gospel of the water and the blood.’ If we read the New Testament carefully, we can see that not only did the writers of the Bible, including Paul, Peter and John, but all the Apostles and the workers of the Early Church, had clearly preached ‘the gospel of the water and the Spirit.’

Meanwhile, the devil had been contriving to alter the gospel incrementally and to take away the power of life from the Church. Thus, from the time of the Edict of Milan of 313 A.D., the Christian Church was caught up in a carefully laid trap of the devil. The political powers of the Roman Empire, in exchange for recognizing Christianity as the state religion, were able to attain political stability.

By specifying that "Baptize anyone who entered the church," the Roman Empire maintained its unity over the diversity of its many colonies.

When the flood covers the whole world, the water may flow all over the world, but none will be safe to drink. In the same way, there are many so-called ‘servants of God’ who preach a pseudo-gospel, but there is none who can give us the true life.

The water of life in Jesus is flowing in every nook and cranny of this book. Whoever drinks from it will be saved from sin forever. The person will never be bound by sin again, but rather, the living water will flow from him/her and quench the thirst of other souls around him/her.

Today, we are building another tower of Babel. The last time when humankind attempted such things, God scattered them all over the earth by confusing their languages. Now is the time when the Great Tribulations, the righteous wraths of God, will soon be poured all over those lost souls who have not yet been born again.

Therefore, I request you to pursue this book carefully. I pray that you may ‘be born again of water and the Spirit.’ This book preaches the gospel precisely as it is written in the Bible. Therefore, as it is said:

I am sure anyone who peruses this book will not fail to be precisely born again. Jesus our Lord says, "If you abide in My word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Hephzi-Bah Publishing House (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8983140356
• ISBN-13: 978-8983140357
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,125,729 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time someone told us the complete truth!, August 29, 2003

By	jerald gainous (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

Have You Truly Been Born Again of Water and The Spirit?
Is a question we should all ask ourselves, especially if we profess to be a Christian. Since reading this book, I really feel that I am truly a born again Christian. I have always said I was one, but now I know that I am truly one.I sincerely thank Paul C.Jong for opening up the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I have never heard the gospel told like this. We have heard half truths for so long, and you really think that a half truth is the whole truth, but this book expell the myths and tells the truth.The truth shall be known in all the four corners of the earth, before the end times and this book is the start.God has tremendously blessed the author of the book with sharing the gift of truth! I will recomend this book to anyone who will take it upon themselves to seek and discover what sin is, being redeemed is, what the law is, righteousness of faith is, Why was John the Baptist born,why Jesus had to be baptized,why did he have to die on the cross, why did he rise again,and much, much more. But you will only know if you purchase this book, it is well worth it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Being born again of water and the spirit, August 19, 2002

By	Pastor Timothy Katola (NAIROBI, KENYA. EAST AFRICA) - See all my reviews

God bless bro. PAUL C. JONG for bringing the new birth gospel more clearly to the readers of his book, "Have you truly been born again of water and the spirit". After I read this book afew weeks ago, the message of redemption through the death of our saviour Jesus Christ became more vivid in my life. The laying on of the sins of the world on Jesus at his baptism at river Jordan by John the baptist gives every human being the assuarance that all sin burden is off our lives, once we belive the gospel. John the baptist was an antitype of the old testament priets e.g Aron who sacrificed for the sins of the Israelites. Aron offered to God every time pleading for the forgiveness of sins committed by the Israelites. Jesus at his baptism took all our sins when John the baptist laid His hands on him, He signified the scapegoat of the old testament BUT he did it once and for all for all humanity. Once we blieve in the Lord Jesus Christ, we become fogiven once and for all.

Paul Jong shows clearly how our sins are put on Jesus and that sin should no longer be a problem in our lives. I am not now a sinner becuse I am forgiven after JESUS TOOK MY SINS ON HIMSELF and died in my palce.

Man's greatest problem today is freedom from sinful nature. This book shows us clearly how we can live a life free of sin guilt and condemnation as we believe in the true Gospel of Jesus.Thank God for His revelation on His servant Paul C. Jong.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars bogus baptism belief, January 25, 2006

By	Eric Weiss - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Our local used bookstore had copies of several of Jong's books. After reading them, I can see why. The sellers obviously found out that Jong is teaching a confusing, misleading message, and no longer wanted to have any part of him or his teachings.

Jong's premise is that it is essential to one's salvation and freedom from sin(s) that one believe that it was in His baptism by John that Jesus took ("washed") away and took on Himself the world's sins before finally carrying them to the cross. This "water and Spirit" baptism doctrine is a confused misreading of the New Testament. Neither the New Testament nor any of the Church Fathers taught this.

In the guise of freeing his readers and followers from a "works righteousness" gospel, he instead burdens them with a quirky correct-belief-according-to-Paul-C.-Jong gospel.

What other confused Christianities can we expect to come from the East?