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Christ indeed was born of Spirit
When He came a man to be;
And before His service started,
With the Spirit filled was He.
Yet He still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When He came to start His service
And was clothed with pow'r thereby.
When He came a man to be;
And before His service started,
With the Spirit filled was He.
Yet He still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When He came to start His service
And was clothed with pow'r thereby.
2
Peter and the Lord's disciples
All were Spirit born and filled,
Breathing in the Holy Spirit
As on them Christ breathed and willed.
Yet they still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When they were equipped for service,
And were clothed with pow'r thereby.
All were Spirit born and filled,
Breathing in the Holy Spirit
As on them Christ breathed and willed.
Yet they still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When they were equipped for service,
And were clothed with pow'r thereby.
3
Saul of Tarsus, the Ephesians,
And Samaritans believed;
Thus by Spirit generated,
Of His fulness they received.
Yet they still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When some laid their hands upon them,
And were clothed with pow'r thereby.
And Samaritans believed;
Thus by Spirit generated,
Of His fulness they received.
Yet they still received the baptism
Of the Spirit from on high
When some laid their hands upon them,
And were clothed with pow'r thereby.
4
We are also born of Spirit
On the day when we believe,
And of Him we now are drinking
As we daily Him receive.
Yet we also must be baptized
With the Spirit from on high,
Thus to be equipped for service,
And be clothed with pow'r thereby.
On the day when we believe,
And of Him we now are drinking
As we daily Him receive.
Yet we also must be baptized
With the Spirit from on high,
Thus to be equipped for service,
And be clothed with pow'r thereby.
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Lord, baptize us with Thy Spirit!
This is what we need today;
Clothe us with Thy heav'nly power,
Bring us under its full sway.
Oh, baptize us in this hour!
This is all our earnest cry;
Now on us repeat Thine answer,
Clothe with power from on high.
This is what we need today;
Clothe us with Thy heav'nly power,
Bring us under its full sway.
Oh, baptize us in this hour!
This is all our earnest cry;
Now on us repeat Thine answer,
Clothe with power from on high.
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(7) In the Believers’ Spirit
Regeneration takes place in the believers’ spirit. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” ( John 3:6 ). This indicates that regeneration is of the Spirit in our spirit. The divine Spirit regenerates the human spirit with the divine life. Regeneration, that is, receiving the divine life, is a matter that takes place in our spirit, not in our body or soul. The function of the human spirit is to contact God. Our spirit was made by God for the purpose that one day we would exercise it to contact Him and receive Him into our being. In our spirit we have been regenerated of the Spirit.
Regeneration takes place in the realm of our spirit. Regeneration takes place in the human spirit by the Spirit of God with the divine life. Hence, regeneration is not a birth of the flesh that brings forth flesh; it is a birth of the Spirit, God’s Spirit, that brings forth spirit, our regenerated spirit. Flesh is our natural man, our old man, our outward man, born of our parents, who are flesh. But spirit, our regenerated spirit, is our spiritual man, our new man, our inward or inner man ( 2 Cor. 4:16 ; Eph. 3:16 ), born of God, who is Spirit ( John 4:24 ). When we were born of our parents, we were born flesh. When we were born again of God the Spirit, we were born spirit. The nature of the flesh is born human, but the nature of the spirit is born divine. Before we were regenerated, we lived by our flesh and had our being in our flesh. By regeneration the divine life was imparted to our spirit by the Spirit of God, and our spirit was made alive, regenerated.
(8) To Receive the Eternal Life
—the Divine Life—
as the Seed of God
The believers in Christ have been regenerated to receive the eternal life—the divine life—as the seed of God ( John 3:15-16 ; 1 John 5:11-13 ; 3:9 ). Regeneration is a rebirth which brings in a new life, eternal life. Regeneration, therefore, is absolutely a matter of life, not a matter of self-improvement. We received the human life from our parents. In regeneration we received the divine life from God. This means that by regeneration eternal life, the very life of God, was imparted to us. The moment we were regenerated the divine life came into us.
The primary thing we receive through regeneration is the life of God. All of the capabilities, functions, and activities of a living being originate with its life. Even its appearance and outward expression are determined by its life. God has the highest life. All that God is and all that is in God are in the life of God. The nature of God is also contained in the life of God. This life we have received through regeneration.
The Conclusion of the
New Testament:
The Believers, Message (129)
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There are two aspects of the Spirit in this hymn. One aspect is the essential aspect, that is when a person is regenerated by believing into and receiving our Lord Jesus. The second aspect is the economical aspect which clothes the believers with power and identifies them with the Body of Christ. For a fuller understanding read Acts 8:14-17 with the footnotes in the Recovery version of the Bible, published by Living Stream Ministry.