having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
The phrase "being born again" is confusing to many in the denominational world and raises many questions. Nicodemus, in John 3, asked, "How can a man be born again when he is old?" To this question, Jesus responded, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:4-5). Baptism in water for the remission of sins is the way to accomplish the New Testament teaching about how to be born again (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Galatians 3:26-27; 1 Peter 3:21).