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How do we know the new birth is essential for faith?

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The new birth is essential because it is the only way God transforms an unbelieving heart into one that believes.

The necessity of the new birth is underlined in John 3:3 where Jesus states, 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.' This new birth is a work of divine grace, where God takes away a heart of stone and gives a new heart that is capable of belief. In John 12:40, the text indicates that the Jews' inability to believe was due to the hardening of their hearts, affirming that natural man does not have the power to believe in himself without God's intervening grace. This transformation enables a person to hear, understand, and embrace the gospel, resulting in saving faith.
Scripture References: John 3:3, John 12:40

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