The Current Teaching Of The Watchtower Society:
"Born again" means "going to heaven." This privilege is limited to Jesus and the 144,000 spiritual brothers and sisters chosen since Jesus' time. The remainder of the Jehovah's Witnesses do not become "born again," but are assigned the designation "the other sheep" and will remain on the Earth forever.
What the Bible Says about Being BORN AGAIN:
1. The New Birth Means Regeneration, With All Believers Being Equally Renewed:
| All believers are united under one fold, not a heavenly class and earthly class | Jhn 10:15, 16 |
2. The New Birth is Necessary Because of:
| Man's inability to renew himself in his present state | Jhn 3:3, 5 |
| Man's human flesh alone cannot accommodate eternal life | Jhn 3:6 |
| Man is under a curse and will die | Eph 2:1 |
3. The New Birth is Introduced to Man By:
| The Holy Spirit | Jhn 3:5, 8; Tts 3:5 |
| The Word of God | Jam 1:18; 1Pe 1:23 |
| Man's obedience | Rom 6:17, 18 |
4. The Steps To Receiving The New Birth:
| We acknowledge that NO ONE is good enough to receive it | Rom 3:10 |
| We admit that sin brings death to any man | Rom 6:23 |
| We confess that we, too, have sinned | Rom 3:23 |
| We declare that Christ died for our sins | Rom 5:8 |
| We recognize Jesus as Lord and put our trust in Him | Rom 10:9, 10 |
| We accept the gift of eternal life | 1Jo 5:11-13; Jhn 5:24 |
| We seek to discover and live out God's plan for our life | Jhn 10:10; 2Cr 5:17; 1Th 5:18 |
