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.
Jesus answered, and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born again, he may not see the kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born again of water, and of the Holy Ghost, he may not enter into the kingdom of God.
That that is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that that is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
not of works of rightwiseness that we did, but by his mercy he made us safe, by [the] washing, [or baptism], of again-begetting, and again-newing of the Holy Ghost,
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.
Therefore if any new creature is in Christ, the old things be passed. Lo! all things be made new,
And be ye born again, not of corruptible seed, but [of] uncorrupt-ible, by the word of living God, and dwelling into without end.
Blessed be God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which by his great mercy begat us again into living hope, by the again-rising of Jesus Christ from death,
as now born young children, reasonable, without guile, covet ye milk [of full teaching], that in it ye wax into 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.
For all thing that is born of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, our faith.
Most dear brethren, love we together, for charity is of God; and each that loveth his brother, is born of God, and knoweth God.
trusting this same thing, that he that began in you a good work, shall perform it till into the day of Jesus Christ.