Renascimento
Nascer de novo é o início da vida cristã. Jesus ensinou que sem o novo nascimento ninguém pode ver o Reino de Deus. É uma obra sobrenatural do Espírito Santo.
Nascer de novo
Jesus declarou a Nicodemos: 'Aquele que não nascer de novo não pode ver o Reino de Deus.' O renascimento é pela água e pelo Espírito.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a person be born again, they cannot see the kingdom of God.
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Unless a man is born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Nova criação em Cristo
Quem está em Cristo é nova criação. Nascemos de novo pela Palavra viva e permanente de Deus, não de semente corruptível.
17 Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [they are] a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever.
3 Praised [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Christ, who according to his great mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, from the dead,
2 as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
Os frutos do renascimento
Quem nasceu de Deus vence o mundo, ama o próximo e tem a certeza de que Deus completará a boa obra que começou.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, [even] our faith.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. Anyone that loves is born of God and knows God.
6 being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perfect [it] until the day of Jesus Christ