Another week in Romans 10:9-10 and it was great. Rod taught on regeneration. Regeneration is "the divine impartation of spiritual life to an otherwise dead sinner that results in repentance and faith." If we are going to "believe with our heart" then God must give us new life, a new heart. We spent some time in John chapter three looking at regeneration- being born again. There are "no steps to being born again." It isn't something we can manufacture. The Spirit of God does the work, and He "blows where he wills."
Just like the wind, I can't predict where it will blow, but I can see the effects of it. I can see that the wind has come through. Rod concluded by giving a few evidences of how you can know the wind (Spirit) has regenerated you or someone else (these all come from 1 John).
- You will practice righteousness
- You will love other Christians
- You will love God
- You will believe Jesus is the Christ
- You will overcome the world
Good stuff to reflect on. The question isn't if you are perfect. It is "have you been regenerated?"
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