To be born again, or to experience the new birth, is a phrase, particularly in evangelical Christianity, that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one
Artwork on the chancel arch of White Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church in Struthers, Ohio depicting the biblical verse on the New Birth (first work of grace): "Ye must be born again" (John 3:7), a core Methodist doctrine.
Jesus and Nicodemus, painting by Alexandre Bida, 1874
Saint Peter's Basilica façade, Rome, Italy
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Galveston, Texas. Church founded in 1850 in Galveston by German immigrants as First German Evangelical Lutheran Church. Image shows second building built in 1957, which is in current use by congregation. Building not listed on National Register.
Pentecostalism, also known as classical Pentecostalism, is a movement within the evangelical wing of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through baptism with the
Born again
…all Christians are familiar with the concept from the Bible, it is a core doctrine of the denominations of the Moravian, Methodist, Plymouth Brethren, Pentecostal and Radical Pietist churches along with other evangelical Christian denominations, such as evangelical Quakers and Baptists. These churches stress…
The Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street, now considered to be the birthplace of Pentecostalism.
William Seymour, leader of the Azusa Street Revival
Women in a Pentecostal worship service
Filadelfiakyrkan ('the Philadelphia Church') in Stockholm, Sweden, is part of the Swedish Pentecostal Movement