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God The Holy Spirit, The Revealer of and Restorer to the Plan

God The Holy Spirit, The Revealer of and Restorer to the Plan. His Regeneration. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration. Regeneration Defined In the Bible the word “regeneration” is found only twice.

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God The Holy Spirit, The Revealer of and Restorer to the Plan

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  1. God The Holy Spirit,The Revealer of and Restorer to the Plan His Regeneration

  2. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration Defined • In the Bible the word “regeneration” is found only twice. • In Matthew 19:28 it is used of the renewal of the earth in the millennial kingdom and does not apply to the Christian’s salvation. • In Titus 3:5, however, the statement is made, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, (NAS)

  3. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration Defined • the origination of the eternal life which comes into the believer in Christ at the moment of faith, • the instantaneous change from a state of spiritual death to a state of spiritual life. new life the new creation a reference to the new supernatural life that believers receive as sons of God. new birth spiritual resurrection

  4. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration by the Holy Spirit • By its nature, regeneration is a work of God and aspects of its truth are stated in many passages. 1 Peter 2:9 John 1:13 • It is spiritual resurrection in several passages. John 5:21 Romans 6:13 Ephesians 2:5

  5. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration by the Holy Spirit • It is also compared to creation in that it is a creative act of God. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 4:24

  6. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration by the Holy Spirit • All three persons of the Trinity are involved in the regeneration of the believer. • The Father is related to regeneration in James 1:17-18. • Jesus Christ is frequently revealed to be involved in regeneration as we saw in John 5:21 and 2 Corinthians 5:18 above, and also in 1 John 5:12 • It seems, however, that as in other works of God where all three are involved, the Holy Spirit is specifically the Regenerator as stated in John 3:3-7

  7. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Regeneration by the Holy Spirit • A parallel may be observed in the birth of Christ in which • God became His Father, • the life of the Son was in Christ and yet • He was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

  8. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Eternal Life Imparted by Regeneration • The central concept of regeneration is that a believer who formerly was spiritually dead now has received eternal life. • One is the idea of being born again, or the figure of rebirth. John 1:13 • In a second figure, that of spiritual resurrection, a believer in Christ is declared to be “alive from the dead.” Romans 6:13 Ephesians 2:5

  9. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Eternal Life Imparted by Regeneration • In the third figure, that of the new creation, the believer is exhorted to “put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” (Eph. 4:24). • In 2 Corinthians 5:17 the thought is made clear: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are past away; behold, all things are become new.”

  10. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Eternal Life Imparted by Regeneration • From the nature of the act of new birth, spiritual resurrection, and creation, it is clear that regeneration • is NOT accomplished by any good work of man. • It is NOT an act of the human will in itself, and • it is NOT produced by any ordinance of the church such as water baptism. It is entirely a supernatural act of God in response to the faith of man.

  11. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration Eternal Life Imparted by Regeneration • Likewise, regeneration should be distinguished from the experience which follows. • Regeneration is instantaneous and is inseparable from salvation. • A person genuinely saved will often, but not always, have a subsequent spiritual experience, but the experience is the evidence of regeneration, not the regeneration itself.

  12. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • Regeneration is the foundation upon which our total salvation is built. • Without new life in Christ, there is no possibility of receiving the other aspects of salvation such as the indwelling of the Spirit, justification, or all the other subsequent results. • There are some features, however, that are immediately evident in the fact of regeneration.

  13. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • When a believer receives Christ by faith, he is born again and in the act of the new birth receives a new nature. This is what the Bible refers to as “the new man” in Ephesians 4:24 • Because of the new nature, a believer in Christ may often experience a drastic change • in his life, • in his attitude toward God, and • in his capacity to have victory over sin.

  14. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • The new nature is patterned after the nature of God Himself and is somewhat different than the human nature of Adam before he sinned. • The new nature has divine qualities and longs after the things of God. • While regeneration in itself is not an experience, the new life received in regeneration gives the believer new capacity for experience.

  15. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • Once he was spiritually blind, now he has spiritual sight. • Once he was dead to spiritual things, now he is alive to spiritual things. • Once he was estranged from God and out of fellowship; now he has a basis for fellowship with God and can receive the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

  16. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • In proportion as the Christian yields himself to God the Holy Spirit and avails himself of God’s provision, his experience will be a wonderful, supernatural demonstration of what God can do with a life that is yielded to Him. • Another important aspect of having eternal life is that it is the ground for eternal security.

  17. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • While faith is necessary, faith is not considered a good work which deserves salvation, but rather is opening the channel through which God may work in the individual life. • As natural birth cannot be reversed, so spiritual birth cannot be reversed; • Once effected, it assures the believer that God will always be his Heavenly Father.

  18. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • Resurrection cannot be reserved, as we are raised to a new order of being by an act of God. • The new birth as an act of creation is another evidence that once accomplished it continues forever. Man cannot un-create himself. • The doctrine of eternal security, accordingly, rests upon the question whether salvation is a work of God or a work of man, whether it is entirely of grace or based on human merit.

  19. The Holy Spirit’s Regeneration The Results of Regeneration • Although the new believer in Christ may fall short of what he ought to be as a child of God, just as in the case of human parentage, it does not alter the fact that he has received life which is eternal. • It is also true that the eternal life which we have now is only partially expressed in spiritual experience. It will have its ultimate enjoyment in the presence of God in heaven.

  20. 1. What is meant by regeneration? The word “regeneration” has been chosen by theologians to express the concept of new life, new birth, spiritual resurrection, the new creation, and a reference to the new supernatural life that believers receive as sons of God. 2. What important passages on regeneration are found in the New Testament, and what in general do they teach? In Matthew 19:28 it is used of the renewal of the earth in the millennial kingdom and does not apply to the Christian’s salvation. In Titus 3:5, however, the statement is made, “He saved us . . . by the washing of regeneration . . .

  21. 3. How are the three persons of the Trinity involved in the regeneration of the believer? The Father, as the Author of the Plan, is related to regeneration in James 1:17-18 Jesus Christ, the Executor of the Plan, is frequently revealed to be involved in regeneration as we saw in John 5:21 and 2 Corinthians 5:18, and also in 1 John 5:12 The Holy Spirit, the Revealer of and Restorer to the Plan, is specifically the “instrument” used by Jesus Christ to carry out regeneration as stated in John 3:3-7 and Titus 3:5

  22. 4. Describe regeneration as it is revealed in the figure of rebirth. In Christ’s conversation with Nicodemus He said, “Ye must be born again,” or as sometimes translated, “Ye must be born from above.” It is thus in contrast with human birth in John 1:13. 5. Why is the new birth called a spiritual resurrection? A believer in Christ is declared to be “alive from the dead.” Romans 6:13; Ephesians 2:5 . . . “made us alive together with Christ.”

  23. 6. How is the fact that a believer in Christ is a new creature a result of regeneration? The believer is exhorted to “put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” (Eph. 4:24). In 2 Corinthians 5:17 the thought is made clear: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are past away; behold, all things are become new.” 7. Why is it impossible for the human will in itself to produce new birth? Regeneration is entirely a supernatural act of God in response to the faith of man.

  24. 8. How is experience related to regeneration? Regeneration is instantaneous and is inseparable from salvation. A person genuinely saved will often, but not always, have a subsequent spiritual experience, but the experience is the evidence of regeneration, not the regeneration itself. 9. How is the new nature a result of regeneration? When a believer receives Christ by faith, he is born again and in the act of the new birth receives a new nature. This is what the Bible refers to as “the new man” in Ephesians 4:24, which we are exhorted to “put on” in the sense that we should avail ourselves of its contribution to our new personality.

  25. 10. What new experiences will come to a regenerated believer? Because of the new nature, a believer in Christ may often experience a drastic change in his life, in his attitude toward God, and in his capacity to have victory over sin. 11. How does regeneration relate to eternal security? As natural birth cannot be reversed, so spiritual birth cannot be reversed; once effected, it assures the believer that God will always be his Heavenly Father.

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