13. That brothers in Christ are newly reborn people.
14. That the new birth original: "Newgeburt" is the beginning and origin of Christianity.

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15. That the new birth happens from above, from God, out of water and spirit.
16. That Christ is not speaking here of the Sacrament of Christian Baptism The author is making a theological distinction common in certain Reformation circles, arguing that Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus refers to an internal spiritual transformation rather than the outward ritual of baptism., about which he has otherwise taught sufficiently, but of the new birth from God.
17. That by the little word "water" original: "woͤrtlen / wasser" — the author uses the diminutive 'little word' to emphasize a precise, mystical interpretation of the biblical text. used here, no earthly, perishable water is to be understood, but rather the living Word of God, Christ.
18. Testimony that Christ, the Word of God, is called "Water" in Holy Scripture.
19. That not only Christ, but all three holy persons Referring to the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. are named by "water" in the Scripture.
20. Proof that in John 3 Specifically referring to the Gospel of John, chapter 3, where Jesus tells Nicodemus one must be "born of water and the Spirit.", by the little word "water," nothing other than Christ, the Word of God, should be understood.
21. That all Patriarchs The biblical ancestors of the faith, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob., Prophets, and believers in the Old Testament, as well as true believers now, have become partakers of the new birth from God.
22. That Christ calls the new birth "spirit" and distinguishes it from the old birth of the flesh.
23. Concerning the distinction between the old and new man old and new man (alten vnd newen menschen): a central Pauline theological concept describing the transition from a state of sin inherited from Adam to a state of grace in Christ..
24. What the natural manner of the old Adam In this context, Adam represents the fallen, sinful nature of humanity before spiritual renewal. and his children is.