AI OVERVIEW: The new birth, or being born again, is a spiritual beginning—born from above—that enables fellowship with God and prepares us for eternity. It is not achieved by subtracting sins or adding good deeds; regeneration is God imparting new life through the Holy Spirit after faith in Jesus, with the blood washing away sins. Nicodemus' questioning shows human reasoning cannot grasp this, and the Spirit must give life; look to the Son of Man lifted up to receive eternal life. The process uses the word, the blood, and the Spirit; the Spirit alone imparts eternal life—the life of Christ within believers—so that the dead spirit becomes alive and the believer is transformed.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: What does it actually mean to be "born again"? Drawing from Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus in John 3, Dr. Stanley teaches that salvation is a supernatural transformation initiated entirely by the Holy Spirit. Discover how the Holy Spirit imparts new life, making it possible t...
