God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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c. Born of the Spirit, John 3.5

d. Renewed by the Holy Spirit, Titus 3.5

e. Passing from death to life, Eph. 1.1,10

f. Made alive, Eph. 2.5

g. New creation, Gal. 6.15

h. New person, Eph. 4.24

i. Renewal in knowledge in the image of the Creator

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(1) Eph. 4.23-24

(2) Col. 3.10

j. All of these describe the Spirit’s one work of regeneration that occurs when we place our faith in Christ and are converted.

C. The key theological principles that the Bible teaches about regeneration

1. Regeneration is a gift of God that cannot be earned but only received by faith.

a. The analogy of birth: no one can choose to be born or pass a test that qualifies them for existence. Life comes to us as a gift and is based on the actions of our parents, not ourselves. In the same way,