What Baptists Believe About Grace in Regeneration

Prayer: For the lost that attend our church that they might be saved.







VII. OF GRACE IN REGENERATION

We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be regenerated, or born again; (1) that regeneration consists in giving a holy disposition to the mind; (2) that it is effected in a manner above our comprehension by the power of the Holy Spirit, in connection with divine truth, (3) so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; (4) and that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance, and faith, and newness of life.(5)





Places in the Bible where taught.

(1) John 3:3. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:6, 7; 1 Cor. 1:14; Rev. 8:7-9; 21:27.

(2) 2 Cor. 5:17. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Ezek. 36:26;
Deut. 30:6; Rom. 2:28, 29; 5:5; 1 John 4:7.

(3) John 3:8. The wind bloweth where it listeth,, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 1:13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. James 1:16 - 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth. 1 Cor. 1:30; Phil. 2:13.

(4) 1 Peter 1:22-25. Ye have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit. 1 John 5:1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.
Eph. 4:20-24; Col. 3:9-11.

(5) Eph. 5:9. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness and truth. Rom. 8:9; Gal. 5:16-23; Eph. 3:14 - 21; Matt. 3:8 - 10; 7:20; 1 John 5:4, 18.





Discussion by Leader:

1. The use of means in salvation.

2. God in electing individuals to salvation also elected the means salvation.





Parts for Assignment:

1. The necessity of being born again.

2. What happens when a man is born again?

3. Can we understand the new birth?

4. Is a man ever born again without the use of the Bible in some form

5. What is the evidence of the new birth?





Discussion Questions:

1. Is it possible for a man to be born again and not know it?

2. How old must a person be before he can be born again?

3. What does man have to do with the new birth?

4. How many times can a man be born again?

5. Is every believer, a true believer, born again?

6. Can a man once born again, be unborn?

7. Is a disobedient Christian (a born again believer) a child of God or a child of the Devil?


 

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