THE MISSING PERSON PART SEVEN
Continuing the series on the Holy Spirit , i t is now time to consider the role of the Holy Spirit in regeneration , spiritual baptism , indwelling , filling , and sealing with respect to believers in the current era of God's dealings with His people. REGENERATION Jesus clearly stated that every person must be born again by the Holy Spirit (John 3:3, 5-6). “Regeneration” is the label for this remarkable, miraculous work of the Holy Spirit, which refers to the making alive of a person who is dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1-5). Not only did Jesus teach this reality, Paul also taught that the Holy Spirit brought about regeneration (Titus 3:5). Christians are new creations in Christ by the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 5:17). There are many references to the need for and provision of regeneration by God, despite the fact that only on one occasion is the Greek word for regeneration, palingenesias, used in this sense (Titus 3:5). The concept of being born again, or ...