Any of this sound familiar?

[Jerry Pitts]

Originally Posted by David Merrill

Great sense of humor! I hope everybody got that one.

David: I may be wrong, but I do not believe there was any form of humor involved. The 'former life' I believe 'framundacheese' was referencing was the life he/she lived prior to accepting Jesus as his/her Saviour.
John 3: 3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

Therefore, I believe he/she is making reference to his/her re-cognition that he/she has been 'born of the spirit' and thereof can make exception to the 'former life'.

Jerry

[David Merrill]

Originally Posted by Jerry Pitts

David: I may be wrong, but I do not believe there was any form of humor involved. The 'former life' I believe 'framundacheese' was referencing was the life he/she lived prior to accepting Jesus as his/her Saviour.
John 3: 3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

Therefore, I believe he/she is making reference to his/her re-cognition that he/she has been 'born of the spirit' and thereof can make exception to the 'former life'.

Jerry

Interesting hypothesis on the meaning. Thinking about it, the rest of the post, the psychiatric analysis, did seem a bit solemn.

[framundacheese]

Jerry,

That's quite a stretch.

And not at all true.

But I appreciate the reciprocal "shrinking" from you and David Merrill.

Makes one feel welcomed.

[Jerry Pitts]

Regrettably, then I must denounce my own evaluation of what I thought you had intended.

Now that you have corrected me in my analysis, in what manner did you mean 'former life'? Just a curious question and is no way intended to defame any particular belief system you adhere to, unless of course it is part of the 'legalism' belief system.

Jerry

Originally Posted by framundacheese

Jerry,

That's quite a stretch.

And not at all true.

But I appreciate the reciprocal "shrinking" from you and David Merrill.

Makes one feel welcomed.