THE SUBJECTIVE LIFE--Part 4

Now, so far, in our study of The Subjective Life, we have looked at A Depraved Religionist, and
A Passive Sinner, we move on, to look at;

3. UNSANCTIFIED REASON
John 3;3-4-[Turn].
In verse 3, The Lord Jesus Christ only stated a fact, without explanation, because Regeneration is something, which God Alone, can perform.
A Birth From Above was as foreign to Nicodemus, The Teacher of Israel, as it is, to most
professors of Christ, Today.

Now, I want to say, that The Popularity of the statement, ''Born Again,'' proves it is not understood.
For if it were comprehended, to be God's Exclusive Work,it would not be popular.

''Born from Above'' presupposes that man is so sinful, and so depraved, that he can''t understand anything, of a spiritual nature.
Now, this truth is obnoxious, to the depraved reasoning, intellectualism, and philosophy of The
World's Wisdom.

Religionists, Who equate being saved, with being born again, in John 3;1-6, teach certain things, that one must do, to be saved.
They affirm that Salvation consists in a person's belief, of these four things;
[1] God loves him
[2] He is lost
[3] Christ died for him
[4] God will save him, on the condition, he believes on Jesus Christ, as his Saviour.

Although multitudes of young people, college students, have made decisions for Christ, on the basis of these 4 laws, all the decisions are false and empty, apart from Regeneration [born from above].

Now, Get This Truth; IF A PASSIVE SINNER NEEDS NO MORE THAN, BELIEVING GOD
LOVES HIM, ADMITTING HE IS LOST, SAYING CHRIST DIED FOR HIM, AND THEN, BELIEVING ON HIM, REGENERATION IS UNNECESSARY, TO GIVE TO HIM, A NEW NATURE.

You see, only in the power of a new nature, can one understand The Truth of The Gospel, and be capable of repenting, on account of his grief, according to God, Who works
Repentance to Salvation, never to be regretted, and believe on Christ, with God-given
faith.
For, you see, REPENTANCE AND FAITH, are fruits of One, Who has been born out of
God, by the power of The Holy Spirit.
JOHN 3;8-[TURN].

Many teach that, for One to be born from above, that he must first hear and believe The Gospel.
[must do this to be converted].
These believe in ''Gospel Regeneration,'' that The Gospel is essential to Regeneration--which they claim, is both God's and Man's subjective work.
Therefore, the term ''born again,'' must be determined by one's response, upon hearing The
Gospel, God's Objective Message.

However, the act of The Holy Spirit, Who gives life to the spiritually dead, is as distinct from the
truth of The Gospel, as seeing is different from light.

Now. Did the sowing of the seed, on the good ground, CHANGE The Nature of the soil/ No, it did not.
If God's Word regenerate, Why doesn't it produce the same results, in all exposed to It/

The Problem lies not in the nature of THE GOSPEL, but in the nature of the human heart.
The Gospel preached, does not change the nature of man's heart.
If A Sinner's heart hasn't been changed, by The Spirit of Grace, their response will be that of the wayside, thorny, and stony soils of Matthew 13;3-7, 18-22.

The Bible teaches that The Elect are involved in Regeneration, but It doesn't teach that we participate in being born from Above.
The passive voice, Where we see the word, ''Gennaeo,'' PROVES THIS.
Thus, no one can refute The Truth, that the sinner is passive in Regeneration.

Those, insisting that the sinner, is not wholly depraved, insist that he is active, when he is persuaded by The Gospel, in the illuminating power of The Holy Spirit.

But since he doesn't have The Holy Spirit, how can he be illumined by It/
John 14;17-''Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.''
Romans 8;9-[Turn]