The New Birth
The Academy · Foundations
The New Birth
Repentance, the name in the water, and the Spirit
Grace through faith, and the apostolic pattern that follows it: repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
The lessons
The way through
Lesson I. Reading · 15 min
Grace and Obedience
Saved by grace through faith, and why that is not the end of the story.
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Lesson II. Reading · 15 min
Repentance
Turning to God, as Peter preached it.
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Lesson III. Verse study · 20 min
The Name in the Water
Every baptism in Acts, and the name spoken over it.
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Lesson IV. Reading · 15 min
Born of Water and Spirit
John 3:5 and the new birth.
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Lesson V. Verse study · 15 min
The Acts Pattern
Acts 2, 8, 10 and 19 side by side.
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Lesson VI. Check · 8 min
Check: The New Birth
Five questions.
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Lesson VII. Drill · 25 min
Answering the Water
Grace and works, the thief, Matthew 28:19, Cornelius, and the outward sign.
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Lesson VIII. Capstone · 40 min
Your Case for the New Birth
Write a three-minute case on the resolution: the new birth is by water and Spirit.
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