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.
Does being born again lead to conversion or does conversion leads to being born again? The article explains which comes first.
Regeneration is the work of God in which a new heart is given. This article explains this concept of being born again.
Being born again can only happen through the Spirit, and the Spirit uses the word to accomplish this.
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.
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.
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.
Looking at John 2:23 - John 3:15, this article shows how Jesus pointed Nicodemus to regeneration as being the work of God through the Spirit. Being born again is not something that man can do with his own efforts; it is the work of God through the Spirit and the Word.
Looking at John 2:23 - John 3:15, this article shows how Jesus pointed Nicodemus to his greatest need by pointing him to the kingdom of God and the need to be born again. This need is not only for Nicodemus; it is universal, because all people are sinners in need of salvation.
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.