Being Born Again
I. The Need for the New Birth
- A. Man's condition
- 1. Knowing ourselves according to God - John 2:23-25; Jer. 17:9-10
- 2. Responding to God in an outward way - John 2:23; 3:1-2; 6:14-15,
63-66
- 3. The unchangeableness of the flesh - John 2:24-25; 3:6a; Eph.
2:1f
- B. Man's proper center and point of reference
- 1. The human spirit - John 3:5-6; 1 Cor. 2:11
II. The Nature of the New Birth
- A. The hearing of faith bringing the infusion of faith - John 3:3,
5 ("Amen! Amen!");
- John 3:34; Gal. 3:2; Rom. 10:17
- 1. Hearing the Gospel - John 3:14-17
- B. Believing and receiving Another Life - John 1:12-13; 3:15, 16,
36
- 1. Termination of the flesh and germination of the Spirit - John
3:3-7
- C. Seeing and entering the Kingdom - John 3:3-5
III. The Source of the New Birth
- A. The selection of God - John 3:17-21, 27
- 1. Manifested in our responses - John 3:21; 1 Thess. 1:4-7
- B. The sovereignty of God - John 3:8-13
- C. The love of God - John 3:16
- D. The grace of God - John 3:17
IV. The Power of the New Birth
- A. Giving the ability to see spiritual things - John 3:3; 1 Cor. 2:14
- B. Giving us a new source and center - John 3:6b
- C. Giving us new kinds of responses - John 3:19-21
V. The Goal of the New Birth
- A. The Kingdom - John 3:3, 5
- B. The Bride - John 3:22-30
- C. The fulfillment of God's eternal and heavenly purpose - John 3:31-36