How does a person become a true Christian? Many people believe they have to earn good standing with God by their upright moral behavior. They may choose to have faith in God, but actually salvation is entirely the work of a sovereign and gracious God. Regeneration is an immediate act of God that imparts the principle of life without any participation by men. One's initial conversion is the beginning of a holy life, but it is necessarily the first of many conversion experiences throughout the Christian's earthly pilgrimage. God doesn’t make bad people into good people; instead, He makes dead people into live people, grants faith to believe the gospel, and transforms hearts so that we then want to obey Him.
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How does a person become a true Christian? Many people believe they have to earn good standing with God by their upright moral behavior. They may choose to have faith in God, but actually salvation is entirely the work of a sovereign and gracious God. Regeneration is an immediate act of God that imparts the principle of life without any participation by men. One's initial conversion is the beginning of a holy life, but it is necessarily the first of many conversion experiences throughout the Christian's earthly pilgrimage. God doesn’t make bad people into good people; instead, He makes dead people into live people, grants faith to believe the gospel, and transforms hearts so that we then want to obey Him.