Being Born Again - Regeneration, Renewal, and 3 Baptisms

What does it mean to be born again?

• To be born, or born again, is to be regenerated and renewed to receive spiritual life. (KJD)

The New Birth (Bold emphasis mine for clarity)
John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.  2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

You are born of water in the flesh when your mother gives birth. You are baptized in water also by man. (1 birth & 1 baptism) Many in the church baptize their children in their first year, some call it a dedication on the part of the parents to raise the child in the faith or a christening. This is done usually with a sprinkling of water by the pastor or priest. Many adults are baptized this way as well.

In the Bible Romans chapter 6 says water baptism is to be by immersion/buried. To be baptized then requires one to be accountable or have an understanding of and desire to be baptized. Usually this would be for those who have reached the age of accountability, generally considered to be age 12 years, and that comprehend the need for and desire to be baptized and what it represents.

Dead to Sin, Alive to God though baptism (Bold emphasis mine for clarity)
Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,

You are born again in the Spirit and baptized in the Spirit from above through Jesus Christ. (1 birth & 2 baptisms)

Overview of 1 birth & 2 baptisms

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All who are truly born again have the infilling Holy Spirit but many do not have the Pentecost outpouring empowerment. Every Christian should listen to Derek's teaching above and then decide whether you want a full measure of the Holy Spirit as you face the days ahead.