The difference between Christian and born again Christian

Well, I'm confused. I thought a Christian and born again Christian meant the same thing. Please explain the difference. I do agree that some people just believe what they have been taught instead of searching the truth for them their self. They believe man over God's word. He tells us in the Bible to read and study for our self because man will deceive us. I think it is really awesome that you have been able to study the way you have. Where can one find books or links to study words or phrases in their original language? I have a Strong's, but I have never felt it was deep enough. I have also have always been intrigued by numbers and their meanings in a biblical since. It's really been hard to find study on that also. But I feel God talks to us in many different ways.

I was raised in the Methodist church. One thing I really like about the Methodist church is that most of the Pastors have Higher Education degrees. I have learned a lot from other Pastors in different religions, but they still have the higher education in common. I like learning about the Greek translation and the meaning of words and passages. I think it's difficult for people to grasp beyond what they grew up with or their beloved preachers told them it meant. My understanding of born again Christian is that you were raised Christian or grew up going to church and strayed away from it in your teen or adult years. It can also mean you just went through the motions at church. Being born again is accepting Christ as your personal savior and coming back to the faith or really delving into that personal relationship with God. I think so many people get caught up in the logistics of religion and they might never really love the Lord etc. This is my understanding of it and my personal beliefs.

Probably because they donot have the same belief like,that is why they have a different reading to it not what you read it.We interpret everything through our religion or own systems of belief.You cannot blame others why they interpret this particular action or words in this way or that and not similar to you.Perhaps,that is the reason but that is only my opinion.What about yours?

For me the key sentence in your post is: "I follow my beliefs". The power of beliefs, any belief, is tremendous. They might be aligned with reality, they might not, they might be based on wishful thinking, scientific evidence, it doesn't matter. Once they have been formed (and let me stress that I refer here to ANY kind of belief: the earth is flat, God is Love, nobody really likes me, why does this always happen to me, Jesus was really an alien, Yes - I can do it, the end is nigh, etc.) once they have been formed they defy reasoning. They can lift you to incredible hights or keep you down in the mud, but they are not rational, and that's what makes them beliefs. That's why dialoge between muslims and christian, Jehowah's witnesses and scientists or what have you is so difficult. If somebody tries to tell a born-again-christian that his/her interpretation of certain passages are wrong, and if that correction contradicts his/her beliefs, that would be like telling Karl Marx and Lenin that communism doesn't work. In fact, if you could tell them that today, if they would still be alive, they would tell you that of course it works, it was just some capitalist conspiracy that brought the whole thing down. So, honestly, I wouldnt even try to argue....

I am neither Christian or born again... I have my own set of beliefs, however, my guess is that many people, religious or not, are just very closed minded. They learn something and say okay, that's it, that's the way it is. If they hear it told another way they refuse to accept it as it goes against what they know and believe. And that doesn't just pertain to Christianity, it's in all aspects of their life.

It is by faith that we believe. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not scene. By our faith we are Born again into the full life of Jesus Christ. Some people take the Bible literally and some people understand that the Bible has been interrupted many time over until the King James Version. I think to just stand by your faith in Jesus Christ as your savior and God the Father and the Holy Spirit you have your salivation in Christ. Seeking is always good. Someday we will know all those things that we have wanted to know. I can't wait!