Articles of Faith - Regeneration
We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; the new birth is a new creature in Christ; it is instantaneous and not a process. The one dead in trespasses and in sins is made a partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life, the free gift of God. All this is a divine miracle by the power of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The doctrine of Regeneration, The New Birth
We call it conversion.
Jesus called it being ‘born again’ ------- The world hates that term
Your conversion must be assertive, ‘For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved’ - Rom. 10:13
By faith in the crucified Christ and in the resurrected Christ
I Corinthians 15:1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
In Regeneration our spirit is passive.
Some people may have an experience-----some don’t
The word Regeneration is found only twice in the Bible.
Matthew 19:28, And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
In this verse the regeneration is referring to the Millennial Kingdom
Titus 3:5, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
In this verse, it’s referring to the New Birth--------Spiritual Resurrection------as sons of God
Our first birth, we’re sons of man
Our second birth, we’re sons of God
We are regenerated by the Father -
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,5. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved6. And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
We are regenerated by the Son - (numerous places)
John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.II Corinthians 5:18. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;I John 5:12. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
We are regenerated by the Holy Spirit -
John 3:3, Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Titus 3:5. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
With Regeneration comes Eternal Life ----- you were spiritually dead, now you have eternal life
II Corinthians 5:17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.Ephesians 4:24, And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Now here the word created is used because it’s talking about the new man that was created in Adam after the likeness of God in righteousness and true holiness.
Regeneration is instantaneous not a process
Spiritual growth is a process
Without regeneration we could not become what God wants us to be.
Romans 8:29, For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
As a son of man-----we act like man
As a son of God------we should act like God wants us to act
Regeneration is eternal security ----- once saved, always saved, you can not lose your salvation
Ephesians 1:13, In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.Ephesians 4:30, And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.I John 2:25. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
Regeneration is not an experience
Some people do have a religious experience when they get converted.
It can be an emotional experience, but that’s not the sign of conversion.


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