John 1:12-13 revisited.

[Brightfame52]

Cornelius and his group were OT believers. The sheep. Just like Lydia, just like Acts 19. It's the transition from the OT to the NT that I've been telling you about. Unrepeatable.

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

No resurrection, no salvation.

1 Peter 3:21 There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

The Holy Spirit indwelling places us in Christ. Then there must be the ingredients.

Cornelius was regenerated already by the Spirit. Yet he had not yet received the Spirit, he received it at hearing of Faith when Peter was preaching the Gospel to him Vs 44

44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

He the Spirit just fell on them, not indwell them and regenerate them, for they were already new creatures with hearts that feared God.

 

[kyredneck]

Free willers?

(from post #8)

Back to Jn 1:12-13

12​	But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13​	who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Do you think those 'receiving Him' in v12 chose of their own free will to be born not of their own free will in v13?