The 1919 Fraternal Address of the Southern Baptist Convention.

• Introduction
• 1. God
• 2. The Word of God
• 3. The Atonement
• 4. Regeneration and Attendant Blessings
• 5. A Church; Its Form, Functions and Limitations.
• 6. The Ordinances
• 7. The Rights and Responsibilities of The Individual Soul
• 8. Civil Government and Religious Freedom
• Baptists and Christian Union
• Signatures

4. Regeneration and Attendant Blessings

We hold that the natural man is not subject to the law of God. The direct action of the Holy Spirit is necessary in order that sinful men may be regenerated or born again into the divine Kingdom. The Spirit of God makes use of the truth of the Gospel in His regenerating work. It is conditioned upon personal repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance is a sincere renunciation of sin, and faith is genuine trust in the atoning Christ as Saviour and Lord. Justification is God's declaration freeing the sinner from the consequences of his transgressions and adopting him as a member of the divine family.

John 3:1-8; I Peter 1:22-25; Acts 13:39; Ephesians 2:8; Isaiah 53:11,12