John 1:13

13. Which were born Though the term regeneration but seldom appears in Scripture, yet the terms which variously express it are abundant.

Not of blood As the blood of the parent flows into the veins of the offspring.

Nor of the will of the flesh Nor from the carnal impulse of sensual nature.

Nor of the will of man Though the will of man be a previous condition upon which God regenerates, the will of man does not regenerate either another man or himself. Self-regeneration is an impossibility in fact and an absurdity in thought. Man consents, and God regenerates. Man repents, and God forgives. Man turns, and God converts. Man believes, and God justifies. But antecedent to either or all of these operations the divine Logos ENLIGHTENS every man, (John 1:9,) both by his own truth and power and by his Holy Spirit sent into the heart.