Born again (Christianity)
In Christianity, the words born again, regenerated or transformed are synonymous with spiritual rebirth and sometimes salvation from the Holy Spirit. It means having a "personal" faith in Jesus Christ. The term is most often used by Evangelical, Fundamentalists, Pentecostal and some Mainline branches of Protestant Christianity.
The term came to be in the New Testament, where: "Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."
Born Again (Christianity) Media
Jesus and Nicodemus, painting by Alexandre Bida, 1874
Saint Peter's Basilica façade, Rome, Italy
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Galveston, Texas. Church founded in 1850 in Galveston by German immigrants as First German Evangelical Lutheran Church. Image shows second building built in 1957, which is in current use by congregation. Building not listed on National Register.
Methodist preachers are known for promulgating the doctrines of the new birth and entire sanctification to the public at events such as tent revivals and camp meetings, which they believe is the reason that God raised them up into existence.
Pentecost by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860.
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Other websites
- Why should anyone need to be born again?
- Sermon #45: The New Birth Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine by John Wesley
