Grace in the New Creation
We believe 1that in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; 2that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; 3that it is instantaneous and not a process; 4that in the new birth the one dead in trespasses and sins is made a partaker of the divine nature and received eternal life, the free gift of God; 5that the new creation is brought about in a manner above our comprehension, not by culture, not by character, nor by the will of man, but wholly and solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with divine truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; 6that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance and faith and newness of life.
1John 3:3
2IICor.5:17
3Luke 5:27; IJohn 5:1; John 3:6-7; Acts 2:41; 16:30-33
4IIPet. 1:4; Rom.6:23; Eph.2:1; IICor.5:19; Col.2:13
5John 1:12-13; 3:8
6Gal.5:22; Eph.5:9