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== Regeneration ==

Regeneration is a topic that is one of the key elements of the Christian faith. It is through regeneration, or rebirth, that an individual is able to become one with Christ. Galatians 3:28 states that “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.” By saying that we are all one, what is meant is that the individual identities that we are categorized in go away once we put faith is Jesus Christ. This is because Christ came to earth and lived a perfect life, then died for our sins and conquered death by rising from the dead so that we would not have to die for our transgressions, and spend an eternity in hell. So what does it mean to put faith in Christ? Putting faith in Christ means that you trust him with your life, leaving your past ways of life behind, hence the term rebirth. What happens when you are reborn? There are a number of things that happen when a person is reborn. First, they receive forgiveness of their sins, and are seen as blameless in God’s eyes. Ephesians 1:4 states that “God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” We are only seen as faultless when we are “in Christ”, or we put our faith in Christ and believe he died for our sins. The second thing that happens to someone who experiences regeneration through Christ is that they become a new person. 2 Corinthians explains this concept by saying that “anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun”. Because we have put our faith in Christ we have a new way of thinking, a new of acting, and a new way of viewing the world. Many times when someone has given their life to Christ, others around them well see a complete change in the person. This is because, as stated earlier, their life been renewed, and they view life through the eyes of Christ because that person and Christ has become one. The next thing that happens to a person who undergoes regeneration through Christ is that they become apart of the body of Christ. No matter the individual’s background, social class, economic income, or race, once they give their life to Christ, they become apart of the body of Christ, meaning they have the same identity as other believers. An example of this that further explains this concept can be found in 1 Corinthians 12:13, which says, “Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But, we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit”. The Final aspect of regeneration I will discuss is how someone receives the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is sort of like a stamp from God the claims you are His’. Ephesians 1:13 says that when we believed in Christ “he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit”. In verse 14 it goes on to state “the Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he purchased us to be his own people”. The Holy Spirit was sent to earth so that those who believed in Christ, and trusted their life in him would not forget what had been promised to them, which is eternal life. It dwells within a believer and is constant reminder that God is with them.