On the necessity of regeneration-
Our Lord says that He has come ‘that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly’ (John 10:10). He has come to give us eternal life and eternal life comprises this knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ whom He has sent. And that in itself makes regeneration an absolute necessity. God is holy. God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. So life eternal is to know Him and to have fellowship with Him. And, therefore, it means, of necessity, that my nature must correspond. There must be something in me which corresponds to that and can enjoy that.
Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (1997). God the Holy Spirit (p. 88). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
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