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Jehovah our God is One
Can you point me to a Watchtower official document which will answer my question?
Are the members of the Governing Body born again NOW?
I have gone to the official site, and the answer is not there.
WT 2009 4/1 pp11-12
SINCE the days of the apostles, God has been choosing from among mankind a limited number of faithful Christians, adopting them as sons. The change that these adopted sons experience is so complete that God’s Word describes it as a new birth. The purpose of the new birth is to prepare such born-again servants of God to become rulers in heaven. (2 Timothy 2:12) To become rulers, they are raised out of death to heavenly life. (Romans 6:3-5) In heaven, “they are to rule as kings over the earth” along with Christ.—Revelation 5:10; 11:15.
If you look at the verse in 2 Timothy 2:12, it shows that a chosen one can have their choosing revoked if they fail to maintain loyalty while they are alive. If they remain loyal unto death, they receive a 'new birth' as a spirit son of God. They become like Jesus and join the heavenly kingdom. So all of the anointed (not only the GB) have a 'born-again' status while on earth, and if faithful to death they will receive a new birth thereby literally becoming 'born-again'
Until they reach heaven, we tend to refer to them as 'anointed' rather then 'born-again'
But in reviewing the information, its not really wrong to call them born-again so long as we realise that the term is a reference to them becoming spirits. Its like being included in your parents a Will. You know you have an inheritance, but you wont see the reality of that inheritance until your parents die. Until that death occurs, you wont receive what has been bequeathed.