About Lexington Primitive Baptist Church
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What we believe: |
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The New Birth
We believe that all for whom Jesus died will be born again by the direct and immediate work of the Holy Spirit in the heart. What Jesus did for the sinner at the cross is applied to the sinner in his heart. In other words, the cross is the legal side of redemption and the new birth is the personal side. Though a person is born with a sinful nature which is only capable of sin, yet, at the moment of regeneration, i.e. when he is born again, he is given a new nature: spiritual capacity that desires God, loves God, and longs to learn about God. In a word, he is made alive to God. The Holy Spirit is the agent in this work and He works without the assistance of preachers, soul winners, mothers, fathers, or neighbors. When He speaks to the dead sinner, like Lazarus, he awakens into new life. It is God’s work; consequently, only He gets the glory for salvation (Jno. 3:3; Eph. 2:1,5; Jno. 6:37) |