That Which Is Born of the Spirit Is Spirit …
The Role of the Holy Spirit in Conversion
Something has to happen if we are to be saved from the wrath of God. We must be profoundly changed.
Only a New Creation Counts …
The mindset of the new creation does not just agree that Christ died for sinners; it glories in the cross.
God's Great Mercy and Our New Birth …
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope and an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be to bless God.
How to Get a Camel through a Needle's Eye …
With God all things are possible. That is the basis of our prayer and our giving and our evangelism.
All Things for Good, Part 3 …
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
You Must Be Born Again: Why This Series and Where Are We Going? …
Being "born again" means something very different than how many understand that phrase today.
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1 …
What is it about being born again that saves us?
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2 …
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature but the creation of a new one.
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 2 …
What do we need that new birth gives us?
Born Again Through the Living and Abiding Word …
The new birth does not give us a mere temporary resuscitation. It gives indestructible, imperishable life.
Through the Washing of Regeneration …
New birth is God's kindness, philanthropy, and mercy to us. It has nothing to do with even our best deeds.
What Man Does in the New Birth …
Our believing does not cause new birth. The new birth causes our belief.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up—Like the Serpent …
What does Jesus mean by comparing himself to the bronze snake Moses raised in Numbers 21?
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The Doctrines of Grace / Calvinism Faith Justification Evangelism The Gospel The Grace of God
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