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No - you have turned the Scriptures upside down! The Bible teaches when we respond to the Gospel, when we receive Christ, when we believe - THEN He regenerates us.
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No it doesnt, it teaches regeneration before faith..a dead man cannot believe, faith is a fruit of the Spirit of God..
Gal 5:
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted,
after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
The key is they heard the word of truth, a spiritually dead person cannot hear christ words..
jn 8:
43Why do ye not understand my speech?
even because ye cannot hear my word.
One has to
be spiritually alive to hear a spiritual message, so your point is invalid..