Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 11:14-21; 18:30-32; 36:16-32 The New Birth from the Old Testament 1. New birth involves the removal of a heart of stone
A heart of stone is cold, hard, dead, unfeeling, and unresponsive
2. New birth involves the giving of a new heart - Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart is one that can feel; this is the regeneration of a sinner
3. New birth gives to the sinner God's Holy Spirit This gift of the Holy Spirit is a supernatural event
4. New birth involves awareness of sin - Ezekiel 36:37 Repentance from sin is granted by God - II Timothy 2:25
5. New birth involves writing the law of God on believers hearts - Ezekiel 11:19 God gives us a desire to obey and the power and strength to obey
6. New birth involves believers actual adoption into His family - Jeremiah 31:33 He will be our God and we will be His people
7. New birth involves God's initiative and God's actions Sixteen times God says “I will” in Ezekiel 36:22-38 God is the author and finisher of our faith - God does it all and He does it for His Holy Name!
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Grover Dean is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Glasgow, Kentucky. Grace Baptist is a church dedicated to the proclamation of Biblical truth as expressed in the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. Prior to accepting the call to come to Grace in April of 2004, Grover spent...