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 "question": "What is regeneration, according to the Bible?",
 "answer": "Regeneration is the work by which God the Holy Spirit makes us spiritually alive (Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:4–6). We are born again as children of God (1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3–7; 1:12, 18), having been identified with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Rom. 6:3–4) and seated with Him in Heaven (Eph. 2:4–7; Col. 3:1–4). Before regeneration, we were physically alive but spiritually dead; now we are spiritually alive in Christ and positionally dead to the flesh (John 5:21; Rom. 6:13). Eternal life has been imputed to us, and we have been transferred from the domain of darkness to the kingdom of light (1 John 5:12; Col. 1:13). Regeneration is a new birth, where we are made spiritually alive through faith in Jesus Christ, resulting in a new position and identity as children of God.",
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  "What is the biblical definition of regeneration and how does it occur through God's Spirit?",
  "How does the Bible describe the process of being made spiritually alive as a child of God?",
  "What does the Bible say about being born again and gaining eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ?"
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 "topic_anchor": "Regeneration",
 "derivation": "derived-canonical",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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  "ref": "The Basics — Regeneration (canonical doctrine)",
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