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What is Born Again: AndWhy Do We Need It

What Is Born Again and Why Do We Need It? is the first book in the Salvation: The Opportunity to Be Saved series by Mary Banks. It tackles one of the most foundational questions in Christian faith: why must a person be born again, and what does that new birth actually accomplish? Mary Banks begins by establishing the sobering biblical reality that every human being enters this world spiritually dead, not merely weakened or morally flawed. Drawing from key passages in Romans, Ephesians, and 1 Corinthians, she traces the origin of spiritual death back to Adam and shows how that death passed universally to all of humanity. This thorough grounding in the problem sets the stage for a clear and compelling presentation of the solution. Readers will learn why religion, good works, and self-improvement are powerless to address a death condition, and why only a complete rebirth through incorruptible seed can restore what was lost in the Fall. The book carefully unpacks Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus in John 3, explaining the twofold nature of the new birth: born of water and born of the Spirit. It also explores what the new birth practically accomplishes, including the destruction of the old sin nature, a walk in newness of life, and becoming a partaker of the divine nature. This resource is ideal for new believers seeking to understand their salvation, for evangelism and outreach contexts, and for teachers and pastors who want a clear, scripturally grounded explanation of regeneration. Written in accessible, engaging prose with strong scriptural support throughout, this book makes a complex theological truth understandable and personally meaningful.

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