When we are dealing with people who have little knowledge of the Bible and do not often search it daily after a discussion, it is not surprising that times of instruction are far longer than in the first century. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God" (1 Jn.5:1) clearly corresponds with verses like "Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth" (James 1:18), "Being born again...by the word of God...the word which by the gospel is preached unto you" (1 Pet.1:23,25).
Tunaposhughulika na watu walio na maarifa kidogo ya Biblila ya wasio chunguza mara kwa mara Biblia mara baada ya majadiliano, si ajabu ya kwamba wakati mafunzo unachukua muda mrefu kuliko katika Karne ya kwanza. "Kila mtu aaminiye kwamba Yesu amezaliwa na Mungu" (1Yoh 5:1) ni wazi aya hii inafanana na mistari kama "Kwa kupenda kwake alituzaa sisi kwa neno la kweli" (Yakobo 1:18)."Kwa kuwa mmezaliwa mara ya pili … kwa neno la Mungu….. neno hilo ni neno lile jema lilohubiriwa kwenu" (1 Petro 1:23,25).