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4. How the New Birth is brought about.
While we say there is nothing a man can do to regenerate himself, there is something which he must do to obtain the regenerating work of God in his own life. The following two experiences are necessary:
a) Believing the message of the Gospel. The sinner must believe that the Work of Christ on the Cross is sufficient for salvation. There must ever be a close relationship between the doctrines of the Cross and Regeneration. 1 Peter 1:17–23 shows that it is on the basis of the “precious blood of Christ” (v. 19) one is “born again” (v. 23).
b) Accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. Salvation is an intensely personal experience. By placing our faith in all that Jesus is, and has done for us, we receive Him as our Savior. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (Jn. 1:12). “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:26).
Guy P. Duffield and Nathaniel M. Van Cleave, Foundations of Pentecostal Theology (Los Angeles, CA: L.I.F.E. Bible College, 1983), 233.
While we say there is nothing a man can do to regenerate himself, there is something which he must do to obtain the regenerating work of God in his own life. The following two experiences are necessary:
a) Believing the message of the Gospel. The sinner must believe that the Work of Christ on the Cross is sufficient for salvation. There must ever be a close relationship between the doctrines of the Cross and Regeneration. 1 Peter 1:17–23 shows that it is on the basis of the “precious blood of Christ” (v. 19) one is “born again” (v. 23).
b) Accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. Salvation is an intensely personal experience. By placing our faith in all that Jesus is, and has done for us, we receive Him as our Savior. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (Jn. 1:12). “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:26).
Guy P. Duffield and Nathaniel M. Van Cleave, Foundations of Pentecostal Theology (Los Angeles, CA: L.I.F.E. Bible College, 1983), 233.