Regeneration (New Birth)
Born again from above — the Spirit kindles a new spiritual life that no one can give themselves
Regeneration, or the new birth, is the inner renewal in which the Holy Spirit gives a person new spiritual life. Jesus speaks of being "born from above" in John 3, and Titus 3:5 links salvation to a "washing of regeneration." Traditions agree that this rebirth is God's gift, but they differ on its tie to baptism: some hold to baptismal regeneration, while others locate the new birth in faith or conversion.
How it traveled
- JamesJerusalem · 62explains
- 1 PeterRome · 64explains
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- EphesiansRome · 67explains
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- 1 JohnEphesus · 100explains
- The First ApologyRome · 165explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the EpiphanyEdessa · 373explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- The Great CatechismNyssa · 395explains
- On the Holy SpiritMilan · 397explains
- On the MysteriesMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of InfantsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- On Marriage and ConcupiscenceHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on the Soul and its OriginHippo Regius · 430explains
- The EnchiridionHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise Against Two Letters of the PelagiansHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on the Grace of Christ, and on Original SinHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- City of GodHippo Regius · 430explains
Key passages(20)
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Letters of St. Augustin · Augustine of Hippo
On Marriage and Concupiscence · Augustine of Hippo
On the Baptism of Christ · Gregory of Nyssa
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants · Augustine of Hippo
A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants · Augustine of Hippo
A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants · Augustine of Hippo
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects · Jonathan Edwards
Five Sermons. On Different Occasions · Jonathan Edwards
Inquiry Concerning Qualification for Communion · Jonathan Edwards