This is the message of hope which the church has for the world. A Lasting, Life-Changing Work Regeneration is the implantation of new life. Paul tells Titus to instruct those he is pastoring to incorporate certain characteristics and virtues into their lives. Christians must be submissive to rulers and authorities, ready to do every good work, speak evil of no one, peaceable, gentle and humble to all. Because, Paul says, though believers once used to be people filled with vice, the merciful salvation of God has come to them and by His Spirit they have been regenerated.
Regeneration always results in a new way of living.
When a healthy baby is born into the world, he or she exhibits certain natural tendencies and characteristics. Where these are missing, something is terribly wrong. Similarly, there are signs of life which are exhibited by those who have been spiritually born again. These signs of spiritual life reflect the characteristics of physical life which appear naturally in newborn babies. A newborn cries instinctively.