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What does the Bible say about decisional regeneration?

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Decisional regeneration, often linked to altar calls, misinterprets Scripture like Romans 10:9 and overlooks the necessity of God's miraculous work in regeneration.

Decisional regeneration refers to the belief that an individual's conscious decision to accept Christ can lead to their regeneration. This idea, prevalent in many modern evangelistic practices, particularly altar calls, has often been derived from passages like Romans 10:9 and Revelation 3:20. However, such interpretations fail to recognize that the Bible teaches that individuals are spiritually dead in sin prior to regeneration, as detailed in Ephesians 2:1. Regeneration is necessitated by a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit, showing that before one can make a decision to follow Christ, God must first grant them the spiritual life to do so. As John 1:13 emphasizes, being born of God is not a decision made by human will. Ultimately, the biblical model of evangelism calls for a declaration of God's sufficiency and a call to genuine repentance rather than mere human decision-making.
Scripture References: Ephesians 2:1, John 1:13, Romans 10:9, Revelation 3:20

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