Dr. Voddie Baucham unpacks the doctrine of regeneration—God’s supernatural act of giving new life, not based on human effort but divine grace, transforming hearts to truly follow Christ.
This recording is from Stand Firm Conference 2025 in Brisbane.
0:00 - Introduction to the Doctrine of Regeneration
0:26 - What Does "Born Again" Mean?
0:38 - Jimmy Carter and the Born-Again Christian Identity
1:04 - Cultural Christianity vs. Authentic Regeneration
2:55 - Revivalist Movement and Misconceptions
4:08 - Key Questions About Regeneration
4:38 - Biblical Basis: John 3 and 1 John 5
5:01 - John 3: Jesus and Nicodemus on Being Born Again
6:45 - Born of Water and Spirit Explained
8:21 - 1 John: Evidence of Regeneration
9:51 - Confronting Gnosticism in 1 John
13:22 - Gnostic Errors and Jesus’ Physical Reality
15:34 - 1 John’s Purpose: Assurance Against Gnostic Confusion
18:28 - Four Marks of the Born Again (1 John 5)
19:36 - Legalism and Moralism as False Foes
21:12 - Mark 1: Believing the Gospel Rightly
26:43 - Modern Gnosticism: Cultural Temptations
29:07 - Mark 2: Loving the Brethren
31:05 - Adoption and Unity in God’s Family
35:49 - Adoption vs. Gnostic Misunderstandings
41:02 - Mark 3: Obeying Gladly
43:23 - Regeneration and the Practice of Righteousness
45:07 - Struggling with Sin vs. Practicing Sin
46:27 - Mark 4: Overcoming the World
48:00 - The Order of Salvation: Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Glorification
49:13 - Freedom from Sin’s Penalty, Power, and Presence
49:42 - Closing: Regeneration as God’s Sovereign Work