Which term describes the implantation and growth of divine life within the believer that results in a new creation?

• A. Regeneration
• B. Justification
• C. Sanctification
• D. Redemption

Answer: (A)

Regeneration is the moment when the Holy Spirit imparts divine life into the believer, making them spiritually alive and creating a new creation in Christ. This isn’t merely a change in behavior or a legal status; it is the inner birth of new life that begins to grow as the believer walks in faith. The growth of that life unfolds through sanctification, the ongoing process of becoming more like Jesus, but regeneration is the defining act of imparting that life in the first place.

Justification relates to being declared righteous by faith, sanctification refers to growing in holiness, and redemption denotes deliverance from sin’s bondage. Scripturally, being born again and becoming a new creation are tied to regeneration (for example, recognizing new birth and new life in Christ).