REGENERATION

All mankind degenerated from Adam the first man who through sin lost the glory of God. God’s love therefore brought us the second Adam (Jesus Christ) to quicken us who could not please God, being dead in trespasses and sin. For restoration, bringing us back to God through faith and by the indwelling Holy Spirit by whom we are adopted once again as sons unto God (Rom. 8: 9, 15).

Regeneration is God’s divine act by which new life is implanted in man and the governing disposition of the soul is made holy. It is also seen as the operation of God through faith whereby He cleanses the evil conscience of man by the blood of Jesus and the Word of God, recreating in him the right spirit in conformity to the acceptable standard of God (Ezek. 36-28; Heb. 9:22; Eph. 1:13).

By physical birth, we become partakers of human nature but by spiritual re-birth, we are made partakers of divine nature “That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Regeneration is not an Improvement of the old nature (Matt. 9: 16-17); Membership of a local church (Lk. 10:20, Phil. 4:3, Eph. 1:13-14); or Water baptism (Jer. 4:14, 1Pet.3:21, 1Cor.12:13), but a new nature and a new life from God (Lk. 5:36-39, Gal. 6:15, John 1:12-13).

We are regenerated through (a) Believing the Word of God, whereby our evil consciences are sprinkled clean by the pure water of the word of God to serve the living God; (1 Pet. 1:22-23, Rom. 10:10, Eph. 5:26, John 3:5).

(B) Believing the word of God and openly confessing Jesus and faith in Him (Rom. 10:8-10, Joel 2:32, Phil. 2:11, Eph. 3:16-19).

(C) Being sealed with the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9, Tit. 3:5, John 14:16-17).