Calling and Regeneration
Born Again
Looking at John 3 and Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus, this article shows the need to be born again in order to understand the gospel and enter the kingdom of God. To be born again is God's work through the Spirit in giving us new life. The fruit of this is faith, love, holiness and an appetite for God.
How the Lord of Life Gives Life
Not all believe when the gospel is preached. Since we all by nature have hardened hearts, why do some believe? This article on Acts 16:14 states that the Holy Spirit opens our hearts to give us new life.
Do you Need to be Born Again?
In this article on regeneration the author discusses John 3:3 and the work of Jesus Christ and our regeneration. Speaking in tongues and being born again are other topics discussed.
Regeneration Through the Word?
Are You Born Again?
Why You Need to Be Born Again
Why do you need to be born again? This article explains why regeneration is necessary, and in so doing touches on matters such as Scripture's distinction between flesh and Spirit and our need for a new heart.
Birthing New Disciples
Regeneration is the birth of a disciple. Therefore, discipleship should be rooted in the biblical doctrine of regeneration. This article discusses four aspects of regeneration that must shape the philosophy of discipleship.
The Quickening of a Dead Will
What is the role of man’s will in salvation? The will of man is dead by nature; therefore, it cannot respond to the call of the gospel. Only the will that is brought to life by God is able to respond. This article shows how this is crucial to understanding salvation to be by grace alone.
The New Birth and Conversion – What Comes First?
Does being born again lead to conversion or does conversion leads to being born again? The article explains which comes first.
John 3:3-5 – Born of the Spirit
Regeneration - The Essence Of
The essence of regeneration is our conformity to the image of Christ. This has its beginnings in this life, and is witnessed through the struggle with sin.
Regeneration - The Effects Of
In regeneration God illuminates the understanding, elevates the heart, emancipates the will, and rectifies the conduct. These are the four effects of regeneration that this article explains.
Regeneration - The Nature Of
The nature of regeneration is that the Christian receives a new life that results in his faculties being changed and given new direction in their properties, qualities, and inclinations. Let this article explain.
Regeneration - The Necessity Of
The natural degeneration of man, his total depravity, and his alienation from God are what make regeneration necessary. This is what the article explains.
What Is Regeneration? – Introduction
This Introduction defines regeneration to show how the salvation of sinners is initiated and continued by God.
Regeneration: The Christian Is Born Again
Regeneration is the work of God in which a new heart is given. This article explains this concept of being born again.
The Hunger of the Living
The nature of the unregenerate person makes it impossible for him to seek salvation and regeneration in God. Only the one who has been regenerated can have a true hunger for God.
First Regenerated; Then We Seek God
This article shows that no unregenerate person can seek the Lord for salvation; therefore, seeking the Lord is a result of regeneration.
Regeneration: A Spiritual Resurrection
The natural man is spiritually dead, and must receive regeneration of the heart. This new heart has a new life flowing from it with a desire for a new kind of food.
The New Birth
Being born again, or regeneration, is the same as being taken from darkness to light. Without new birth we will remain in our sinful nature and will not enter the kingdom of God.
Regeneration
Regeneration is the work of God through the Holy Spirit which gives life to the sinner. It's fruits are purification, repentance and faith, and Christlikeness.
The Water of Life (Part 4): Born of the Spirit
This article is the fourth in a series on the work of the Holy Spirit. Explaining what it means to be born again, this article looks at the relationship between regeneration and conversion. Conversion flows from regeneration. Through regeneration one is adopted to be a child of God.
Listen to the Story of Jesus and See the Glory of God
We who have not seen Jesus on earth are not at a disadvantage, for we can see Him through His Word. This is all we need in order to believe and be saved. How do we see Jesus today in His glory?
Regeneration
The Nature of Conversion
This article discusses the biblical concept of conversion.
Irresistible Grace
To get a grasp on irresistible grace one must understand the nature of sin. Sin is both contradiction of and resistance to God. So irresistible grace means God doing for man what man cannot do for himself. This is what the article explains.
Decisional Regeneration
Any view that sees regeneration as a mechanical process that can be performed by man falls under decisional regeneration. This article argues that such a view of regeneration has departed from the true teaching of Scripture. It shows how this is so by looking at counselling, altar calls, theology, and preaching.
A Hole-in-One!
Being born again can only happen through the Spirit, and the Spirit uses the word to accomplish this.
But Spiritual Discernment Is Wholly Lost Until We Are Regenerated
This article, an excerpt from John Calvin's Institutes, reminds us that human beings are spiritually dead until they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
God Glorified in Conversion
What processes are involved in conversion? The author reflects on this subject of conversion, paying particular attention to the place and nature of saving faith and repentance unto life.
Does Regeneration Precede Faith? The Use of 1 John 5:1 as a Proof Text
What does 1 John 5:1 teach about regeneration? Does this text prove that regeneration precedes faith, and does it teach an order of salvation? This article argues from linguistic insights against such an interpretation, noting that it is questionable whether the tenses in 1 John 5:1 suggest any chronological or causal relationship between faith and regeneration. The distinctive and crucial role of faith in 1 John's theology is duly noted.
Saved by Grace – Introduction, and The Occasion and Rise of the Controversy
The Introduction is a reminder of the historic Synod Utrecht of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands in 1905 and the contributions of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck’s theology to the debates at that time. Bavinck’s book on calling and regeneration is placed in its historic and theological context.
Herman Bavinck on Regeneration
Regeneration or New Birth
The author discusses in detail the teachings around the subject of regeneration. Included are discussions on its necessity, what it is and means to the believer, and the results of the process of regeneration. The author dutifully addresses many terms to do with regeneration, including spirit, flesh, illumination, degeneration, and fallen nature.