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| Life is conceived once; but conversion - growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ - is lifelong. |
December 29, 2017
Regeneration and Conversion
The
Question asked:
So,
there is a varying degree of conversion but there is only one regeneration?
An
Answer is given:
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Yes, you are right. There is only one regeneration...
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on EXACTLY the same ground,
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by EXACTLY the same divine agency,
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to EXACTLY the same degree,
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with EXACTLY the same effect.
Regeneration
is the act of God, instantaneous, unrepeatable, perfect and complete; the
spiritually dead is quickened to eternal life.
Every
elect of God:
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is equally JUSTIFIED (IMPUTED with the SAME righteousness of Jesus Christ):
enjoyed the same justification of life, Rom 5:18. The righteousness of Christ
APPLIED to an elect personally at his effectual calling is the sole and only
ground of his regeneration.
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is equally acted upon by the Triune God in this new creation, born of God,
given life by Christ, quickened by the Holy Spirit.
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is equally REGENERATED, equally quickened, brought out of their native state
spiritual death to eternal life.
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equally ADOPTED and given the SAME GIFT of the HOLY SPIRIT to dwell in each of
them.
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thus equally fitted for eternal glory, all by the free and sovereign activities
of God.
However,
your conversion to the gospel of God and the godliness of life is dependent
upon a whole host of factors, the chief of which is a faithful gospel ministry
and fellowship of a local church.; and your willingness to work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling in obedient to the Father's will for you.
Conversion
requires my effort to feed on the spiritual food and grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ...
