Definitions for baptismal regeneration
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1. Baptismal regeneration

   Baptismal regeneration is the name given to doctrines held by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican churches, and other Protestant denominations which maintain that salvation is intimately linked to the act of baptism, without necessarily holding that salvation is impossible apart from it. Etymologically, the term means "being born again" (regeneration, or rebirth) "through baptism" (baptismal). Etymology concerns the origins and root meanings of words, but these "continually change their meaning, … sometimes moving out of any recognisable contact with their origin … It is nowadays generally agreed that current usage determines meaning." While for Reformed theologian Louis Berkhof, "regeneration" and "new birth" are synonymous, Herbert Lockyer treats the two terms as different in meaning in one publication, but in another states that baptism signifies regeneration.The term is associated by some with John 3:1-21, where Jesus tells Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council, that "unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God ... unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God".[John 3:3-8]Churches originating out of the American Restoration Movement, mainly the Churches of Christ, are also commonly believed to hold to this doctrine, though they dispute this to be the case. One author from the Churches of Christ describes the relationship between faith and baptism this way, "Faith is the reason why a person is a child of God; baptism is the time at which one is incorporated into Christ and so becomes a child of God" (italics are in the source).

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1. Baptismal regeneration

   Baptismal regeneration is the name given to doctrines held by some Christian denominations which maintain that salvation is intimately linked to the act of baptism, without necessarily holding that salvation is impossible apart from it. The etymological background the term might be taken as implying it means "being born again" "through baptism". However, etymology deals with the origins and root meanings of words and these “continually change their meaning,… …sometimes moving out of any recognisable contact with their origin … It is nowadays generally agreed that current usage determines meaning”. In this case there is no standard usage: for Reformed theologian Louis Berkhof, “regeneration” and "new birth" are synonymous; for Herbert Lockyer, they are not. Critics of the doctrine frequently allege that it tends to emphasize external form rather than internal content; supporters associate the two closely. Adherents of this doctrine include the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Churches. It is also taught in Mormonism. Lutherans are thought to support this doctrine, but article 251 of Luther's Small Catechism recognizes this is not a necessity, only an ordinary ministerial means that if despised in unbelief, condemns on account of its rejection in unbelief. The twentieth century Lutheran theologian Edmund Schlink citing Titus 3:5 comments, "In this act of salvation all human activity is expressly excluded. It is done entirely by God's deed, by the one act of the washing and the activity of the Spirit through which regeneration and renewal take place."

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1. Baptismal Regeneration

   the High Church doctrine that the power of spiritual life, forfeited by the Fall, is bestowed on the soul in the sacrament of baptism duly administered.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of baptismal regeneration in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of baptismal regeneration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
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2. ^ Wikidata
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3. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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