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The Born-Again You Is Wonderfully New

When you hear the term regeneration or new birth, what’s your initial response? Perhaps gratitude for God’s goodness. Or humility that God chose you. Or maybe even longing that God would do this miracle for someone you love. All those are good responses, but if your gut reaction to regeneration does not include astonishment — well, you’re missing out.What God does in regeneration should ignite in us wonder that erupts into worship. In an effort to stoke that astonishment, I want to consider just