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Dr. Toby Holt explores the concept of being 'born again' as discussed in John 3, focusing on Nicodemus and the doctrine of regeneration.

Why did Jesus tell a religious leader he had to be "born again"? In this study of John 3, Dr. Toby Holt considers Nicodemus, a respected teacher of Israel who came to Jesus by night and was told, to his confusion, "You must be born again." Dr. Holt unfolds the doctrine of regeneration: fallen man enters the world with corrupt "default settings" — a nature of the flesh that cannot receive the things of God. The new birth, therefore, is not self-improvement but a...

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