Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things"
2Ti 2:7.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Regeneration and Conversion

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:
## Yes, you are right. There is only one regeneration...
- on EXACTLY the same ground,
- by EXACTLY the same divine agency,
- to  EXACTLY the same degree,
- 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:
- 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.
- is equally acted upon by the Triune God in this new creation, born of God, given life by Christ, quickened by the Holy Spirit.

- is equally REGENERATED, equally quickened, brought out of their native state spiritual death to eternal life.

- equally ADOPTED and given the SAME GIFT of the HOLY SPIRIT to dwell in each of them.

- 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...