Skip to main content

Born from the ORIGIN John 3:3

### *Blog Title: Born From the Head — God Wants Your Innocence Back* *John 3:3, 5* *“Unless a man be born from the head/beginning, he cannot see the kingdom of God… Unless a man be born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”* --- #### *1. Two phrases: from above/from ORIGIN in John* *John uses two different phrases in the Aramaic Peshitta. English Bibles usually flatten both to “from above” or “again.” But they’re not the same:* Phrase Transliteration Where Used Literal Sense Meaning **ܡܶܢ ܕܪܺܝܫ** **men drish** John 3:3, 3:7 “from the head / from the beginning” Origin, source, first. The head comes out first in birth. **ܡܶܢ ܠܥܶܠ** **men l’el** John 3:31, 19:11 “from above” Heaven, God’s realm, spatial height. *When John wants to say “authority from heaven,” he says _men l’el_. No wordplay.* *When Yeshua talks to Nicodemus about birth, He says _men drish_ “from the head.” Why?* --- #### *2. Why Nicodemus Thought “Womb”* *What comes out first in natural birth? The head.* *So “born from the head” sounds like “born head-first like the first time.”* *Nicodemus: “Can I enter my mother’s womb again?” v.4* *Yeshua took the physical picture and flipped it:* *You had a head-first birth from your mother.* *You need a Head-first birth from your Father.* *“From the head” = from the Origin. From the Beginning. From God.* --- #### *3. This Is About Restoring Our Original State* *God’s design in Genesis: innocent, sinless, face-to-face. That was our “head,” our beginning.* *Sin pulled us from that origin. We’ve lived downstream ever since.* *“Born from the head/beginning” means God is taking us back to source.* *Not self-improvement. Not “try again.” Origin restoration.* This reminds me of a recent study: *Isaiah 9:1 used the same idea: former time “made light” → latter time “made precious.”* *Contempt to glory. That’s origin restored. First we were shamed in Galilee. Later we’re honored there. Why? Because the Head, the Beginning, shows up there.* *John 3 is the personal version: Your first birth gave you Adam’s shame. Second birth gives you God’s innocence.* --- #### *4. Verse 5: How It Happens — Water and Spirit* *“Born of water and Spirit.”* *1. Water: Yehowah* *Ezek 36:25 “I will sprinkle clean water on you… I am Yehowah.”* *Jer 2:13 “Me, the fountain of living waters.”* *Water = cleansing, origin of life, YESHUA Himself as source.* *2. Spirit: Yah* Mighty rushing wind Acts 2:1-4 *Gen 2:7 Yehowah breathed into Adam. Spirit of Yah gave life.* *John 7:38-39 Rivers of living water = the Spirit.* *Picture it: Air carries moisture.* *There’s no such thing as life-giving “dry air.” Dry air = death.* *The Spirit of Yah carries the living water of Yehowah into you.* *When you actively believe, trust, cling, the Spirit conveys that water into your innermost being.* *You don’t manufacture it. You receive it. From the Head. From Above.* --- #### *5. Long For Water* *Psalm 42:1 “As the deer pants for water, so my soul pants for You, God.”* *You were made to be wet with God. Dry = dead.* *“Born from the head” means:* *1. Back to innocence. Your original, sinless design.* *2. From God’s realm. Not your effort.* *3. Carried by Spirit. Like air carrying rain into dry ground.* *First birth: head-first from mom, into exile.* *Second birth: Head-first from Father, into Kingdom.* *Don’t flee in distress, Isa 9:1. The place of shame becomes glory when the Head shows up.* *Don’t stay dry, John 3:5. The Spirit is carrying water. Long for it.* --- ### *One-sentence takeaway* *God isn’t asking you to “be born again” and try harder. He’s asking you to be “born from the Head” — restored to your sinless origin by water and Spirit that only He can give.* ---

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

153 in Gematria

 Here's a rewritten and tightened version of the blog post draft I gave you earlier. I've kept all the key layers intact but woven in גדי (the young goat/kid = 17) prominently—pairing it beautifully with עגלים (calves/circles = 153) as the two bracketing springs in Ezekiel's vision. This makes the symmetry even clearer and stronger.The Hidden Geometry of 153: Fish, Sons of God, and Two Young AnimalsJohn 21 tells of a night of empty nets turned into an overwhelming catch: exactly 153 large fish, hauled in on the right side, the net miraculously unbroken.Why 153? For centuries this number has intrigued readers. It is no random detail. Layer by layer, Scripture reveals a stunning web of mathematics, gematria, and wordplay—all pointing to resurrection, cleansing, and the great end-time harvest of souls.1. 153 = The 17th Triangular Number153 is the sum of every integer from 1 to 17:1 + 2 + … + 17 = 153This makes it a perfect triangular number—one that forms an equilateral triang...
Post a Comment
Read more

Replenish the earth

  Here's an integrated discussion that brings together all the insights we've covered: Genesis Chapter 1: A Narrative of Creation and Restoration Martin Luther's Interpretation: Martin Luther, in his theological expositions on Genesis, particularly in his lectures from 1535 to 1545, offered an interpretation that has resonated with some believers regarding the nature of the creation narrative. Luther suggested that the world described in Genesis 1:1 as being created by God was initially perfect. However, he interpreted Genesis 1:2, where it states the earth was "without form and void," as evidence of a subsequent destruction or change from this perfect state. This view implies that what follows in Genesis 1:3-31 is not merely creation but a divine act of restoration or refurbishment. Luther's focus was theological, emphasizing God's omnipotence and love in bringing order from chaos, rather than engaging with modern scientific debates. Hebrew Text and the N...
Post a Comment
Read more

Old earth v young earth? Wrong question!

Old earth Verses  Young earth ### *Genesis 1: Restoration, Not Stopwatch*   *Young Earth vs Old Earth — What Scripture Actually Says* I’ve been told Genesis 1 settles the age of the earth. I’ve been told it proves “young earth” or proves “old earth.” After looking hard at the Hebrew, I’m convinced we’re asking the wrong question. *Genesis 1 isn’t a stopwatch. It’s a restoration record.* And if we miss that, we miss the point. #### *1. What we _can’t_ prove from Scripture* *Scripture doesn’t date dirt.* _Job 38:4_ *“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?”* I wasn’t there. Neither were you. No verse says “the earth is 6,000 years old.” No verse says “the earth is 4.6 billion years old.”   *What Scripture _does_ date is man.* Genealogies from Adam put him ∼4,000 BC. _Luke 3:38_ *“Adam, which was the son of God.”* But Adam is not dirt. _Genesis 2:7_ *“the LORD God formed man of the dust.”* The dust was there first. *So “young earth vs old earth” i...
Post a Comment
Read more