What it Means to be Born Again

The word "regeneration" itself occurs only twice in the Bible (Matt 19:28 and Tit 3:5). In both places the Greek word used is paliggenesia (παλιγγενεσία), which means, “the state of being renewed… [the] experience of a complete change of life, rebirth of a redeemed person.” (BDAG, 752) Regeneration means believers receive spiritual life at the moment they trust in Christ alone as their Savior.