Thematic Bible: Regenerating


Thematic Bible



And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all. Verse ConceptsAtonement, Made OnceAtonement, Sanctification ByHoliness, Believers' Growth InPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesSaintsSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSatisfactionUniquenessTypes Of ChristOnceOnly OnceWhat God's Will IsSacrificesFree WillSacrificeThe Blood Of JesusSanctificationThe BodySanctification As God's Will




Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things [which are dishonorable—disobedient, sinful], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified [set apart for a special purpose and], useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. Verse ConceptsFutilityGood WorksReadinessSelf DenialChristians, Names OfHoly VesselsPurgingPeople Have HonourUseful PeoplePreparationSanctificationChanging Yourselfcleansinginstrumentsmasterpiece



Therefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the [city] gate so that He might sanctify and set apart for God as holy the people [who believe] through [the shedding of] His own blood. Verse ConceptsGatesBlood, of Jesus ChristAtonement, Sanctification ByHoliness, Believers' Growth InSanctification, Nature And BasisSin, God's Remedy ForOutside The CampOutside The CityCity GatesSanctificationSanctification As An Accomplished Fact


If you know that He is absolutely righteous, you know [for certain] that everyone who practices righteousness [doing what is right and conforming to God’s will] has been born of Him. Verse ConceptsBorn Again, Results OfBirth, SpiritualRighteousness, As FaithNew Birth, The Means OfNew Birth, Evidenced ByFruits Of RighteousnessRighteousness Of ChristLoving Everyonebridgespractice

for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God. Verse ConceptsIncorruptibleNew Birth, Necessity OfBorn Again, Produced ByBeing Born AgainBirth, SpiritualOffspringSalvation, Nature OfSeedSin, Avoidance OfNew Birth, The Means OfBible, Given ForImmortality, In NtEternal ExistencePermanenceReceiving God's WordNo DecayPeople Are CorruptibleGod Is UnchangingNew BirthSpiritual Offspringnatural LifeSpiritual lifeJesus BirthThe Word Of GodSeedsrebirth

No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because God’s seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again—who is reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually [live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him. Verse ConceptsBorn Again, Results OfThe New Man In ChristBirth, SpiritualOffspringRegenerationSalvation, Nature OfSeedSin, Avoidance OfNew Birth, Results OfFruits Of RighteousnessContinuing In SinUnable To Do Other ThingsLiving In SinSpiritual Offspringpracticerebirthimpossible




We [who teach God’s word] are from God [energized by the Holy Spirit], and whoever knows God [through personal experience] listens to us [and has a deeper understanding of Him]. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know [without any doubt] the spirit of truth [motivated by God] and the spirit of error [motivated by Satan]. Verse ConceptsRevelation, In NtDistinguishingBeing MisleadOther People Of GodGod's TruthErrorThe Spirit Of TruthTelling The TruthDeceptionListening To GodPerspectiveTruth Not Being In Us



It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes]. Verse ConceptsBorn Again, Produced Byelection, to salvationBeing Born AgainAssurance, nature ofBirth, SpiritualGospel, Promises OfOrigins Of Spiritual LifeRegenerationSalvation, Nature OfNew Birth, The Means OfPredestination, Spiritual EventsBible, Names OfBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordMetaphorical FirstfruitsWhat God's Will IsExerciserebirth


You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Verse ConceptsFreedom from the LawCovenant, the newGod, Living And Self sustainingPaul, Teaching OfTabletsNames And Titles For The ChristianThe Spirit Of GodStones As MonumentsWriting On PeopleOther References To The HeartEclipseLiving For GodMinistryministering



Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him. Verse ConceptsBorn Again, Produced ByAssurance, nature ofGospel, Responses ToOrigins Of Spiritual LifeOrthodoxy, In NtRegenerationUnity, Of God's PeopleLove Towards God, Results InNew Birth, Evidenced BySaving FaithBenefits Of Faith In ChristSaid To Be The ChristBelieving In ChristJesus BirthLoving EveryoneFathers LoveFamily ConflictChild Of GodLoving Childrenbridgesparenthood

who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified]. Verse ConceptsBeing Born AgainNew Birth, The Means OfThe Holy Spirit, And RegenerationBirth ControlNot My Will But God'sMere MenOther People Of GodWhat God's Will IsThe Will Of MenNew BirthGod's PlanJesus BirthMaking DecisionsRaising ChildrenPassionDecision MakingGods PlanChild Of GodGod's Plan For Usfatherhoodrebirth

It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes]. Verse ConceptsBorn Again, Produced Byelection, to salvationBeing Born AgainAssurance, nature ofBirth, SpiritualGospel, Promises OfOrigins Of Spiritual LifeRegenerationSalvation, Nature OfNew Birth, The Means OfPredestination, Spiritual EventsBible, Names OfBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordMetaphorical FirstfruitsWhat God's Will IsExerciserebirth

for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God. Verse ConceptsIncorruptibleNew Birth, Necessity OfBorn Again, Produced ByBeing Born AgainBirth, SpiritualOffspringSalvation, Nature OfSeedSin, Avoidance OfNew Birth, The Means OfBible, Given ForImmortality, In NtEternal ExistencePermanenceReceiving God's WordNo DecayPeople Are CorruptibleGod Is UnchangingNew BirthSpiritual Offspringnatural LifeSpiritual lifeJesus BirthThe Word Of GodSeedsrebirth