“Born Again” Documentary
Martyn McGeown critiques a BBC documentary on being "born again," arguing that contemporary evangelicalism misunderstands regeneration as a human decision rather than God's sovereign work. Drawing on Scripture, McGeown explains that spiritual rebirth is entirely God's action upon the spiritually dead sinner, not dependent on human will or effort, and challenges the popular notion that one can "accept Jesus" or "ask Him into one's heart."
Martyn McGeown The BBC documentary (Wednesday, 18 January, 2006) “Born Again” by Glenn Patterson was interesting, but sadly, not one of the people interviewed explained what “born again” means. Those professing Christians interviewed by Patterson equated “born again” with “accepting Jesus as your personal Saviour,” “giving one’s life to Christ,” or “getting saved.” One pastor even told his hearers, “You can be born again.” Patterson himself spoke of a quasi “born-again” experience when he came...