Grace, Faith & Life

“Born Of Woman” vs. “Born Of God”

This leads us to the third of our opening bible passages – Matthew 11:11-13. John the Baptist who was the greatest of those “born of women” and the last of the prophets. Yet Jesus said that “the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.” At first sight the proposition that some of the more annoying Christians we have met could be greater than John the Baptist is, to say the least, astonishing (your editor has a cynical streak).

But consider… those “born of women” can have the Spirit upon them, worship God and be prophets but they are not “new creations”.There is a huge qualitative difference between a “born again believer” and John the Baptist. The born again believer is “born of God” (not merely “born of women”) and has a God-conceived nature that is eternal. They are not necessarily “better than” John the Baptist as viewed from outside. But when viewed from inside or from above they are “greater” inasmuch as the nature conceived within the Christian is far greater and can be said to dwell in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6.7). This nature is Christ in us…

(Colossians 1:26-29 NKJV) The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. {27} To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. {28} Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. {29} To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
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