Bible Quote by D. Todd Christofferson

Faith in Christ makes one a regenerated believer; obedience to the Holy Spirit makes him a spiritual believer.

— Watchman Nee

“The illumination of   our minds by the Holy Spirit belongs to our renewal, and thus faith   flows from regeneration as from its source; but…

— John Calvin

A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.

— James E. Faust

“Many believe that the new birth is caused by a profession of faith, but the situation is exactly reversed: A confession of faith in…

— Richard D. Phillips

We must have a spiritual rebirth. We must be born out of the belief in externalities into the belief of inner realities, out of…

— Ernest Holmes

Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.

— John Calvin

Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life.

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Spiritual formation in Christ is the process whereby the inmost being of the individual (the heart, will, or spirit) takes on the quality or…

— Dallas Willard

“Yes, faith is like being born again. But it is also not like being born again. Unlike the newborn infant, the new Christian has…

— Addie Zierman

“As a young person I was taught that becoming a Christian meant that I had arrived. But trusting Christ as Savior is only the…

— Bruce Demarest

“Apart from regeneration our thought of God, of ourselves, of sin, and of righteousness is radically perverted. Regeneration changes our hearts and minds; it…

— John Murray

“So my fifth point is this: spiritual formation is the process whereby the inmost being of the individual takes on the quality or character…

— Dallas Willard