Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
But we have nothing of the Spirit except through regeneration. Everything, therefore, which we have from nature is flesh.
Regeneration is God's disposing the heart to Himself; conversion is the actual turning of the heart to God.
We have all been injured, profoundly. We require regeneration, not rebirth, and the possibilities for our reconstitution include the utopian dream of the hope for a monstrous world without gender.
He (Jesus) came so that we might receive new life through supernatural regeneration.
Regeneration is the cause of faith, not faith the cause of regeneration.
I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time.
Every generation needs regeneration
Earthly regeneration is a parable, but just alone a parable of the things to come.
There can be only one permanent revolution- a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man.
In or towards whomsoever the Holy Spirit puts forth His power, or acts his grace for their regeneration, he removes all obstacles, overcomes all oppositions, and infallibly produces the intended effect.
Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low, our resilience in the face of life's adversities is diminished. We crumble before vicissitudes that a healthier sense of self could vanquish. We tend to be more influenced by the desire to avoid pain than to experience joy. Negatives have more power over us than positives.
If there is no fruit in sanctification, there is no root in regeneration.
Regeneration is the fountain; sanctification is the river (in deeper or shallower degree). 'Entire sanctification' is the river in fullest flow.
Regeneration is the fountain; sanctification is the river.
It is handsomer to remain in the establishment better than the establishment, and conduct that in the best manner, than to make asally against evil by some single improvement, without supporting it by a total regeneration.
Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves.
Regeneration is a spiritual change; conversion is a spiritual motion.
. . . the absolute freedom of woman will be the dawn of the day of man's regeneration. In raising her he will elevate himself.
Dead men do not cooperate with grace. Unless regeneration takes place first, there is no possibility of faith.
