Regeneration: A Spiritual Resurrection
This article introduces a series on regeneration, presenting it as a spiritual resurrection that occurs during a believer's earthly life rather than only at bodily death. Laning explores the distinction between the physical body and spiritual soul, arguing that spiritual life is real and divinely given, laying groundwork for understanding how God's work of grace transforms believers before their final resurrection. The piece combines theological instruction with pastoral application, helping young believers grasp the profound spiritual renewal already at work within them.
"When does God raise His people from the dead?" If you ask that question to a group of young children, they will likely hesitate for a moment. Then, with a bit of uncertainty in their voice, some of them may answer, "After they die?" This answer is correct, of course, but there is more. So we could follow up with a more specific question: "Does God also raise His people from the dead before their bodily life comes to an end?" This second question gets right to a central point about salvation....
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