3 Gifts: Regeneration, Repentence, & Faith
Series: What We Teach — GBC Doctrinal Statement
Text: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Gift of Regeneration
- Regeneration is when God gives spiritual life to a spiritually dead sinner.
- John 1:13
- James 1:18
- 1 Peter 1:3
- Seen in prophecy – Ezekiel 36; Jeremiah 31
- Seen in illustration – John 3:1-8
- Seen in real life – John 11:38-44
- Seen in NT teaching – Ephesians 2:1
The Gift of Repentance
- A turning from sin
- As a gift: Acts 11:28; 2 Timothy 2:25
The Gift of Faith
- A turning to Christ
- As a gift: John 6:44, 65; Philippians 1:29
Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! ~ 2 Corinthians 9:15