Guest Column You’ve probably heard the phrase “born-again Christian.” This phrase is not particularly helpful because it is redundant. It’s like saying “Water is wet.” Of course all water is wet. Likewise, all Christians are born again of God. You cannot be a Christian unless you have been born again of God. Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:5-6). But it is a common ...