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Confidence
Belief overview
Repentance and new birth
Entry into Christian life involves real conversion, faith, and regeneration.
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Supportive
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Contrary
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Neutral
What it is: The Church of the Nazarene affirms the need for repentance, faith in Christ, and new birth as central realities of salvation.
How the tradition understands it: Conversion is not treated only as formal adhesion to the church, but as real change of relation with God and beginning of new life.
Basis and context: The theme appears strongly in the holiness tradition and in its emphasis on personal experience of grace.
Debates and variations: Some contexts use more revivalist language; others, more catechetical or pastoral.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
2 Corinthians 5:17
New creature in Christ.
Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Content: Paul affirms that whoever is in Christ is new creation.
Use in debate: Important for regeneration, conversion, and transformed life.
Acts 2:38
Repentance and response to the gospel.
Reference: Acts 2:38.
Content: Peter calls to repentance and response of faith.
Use in debate: Useful for conversion and new birth.
John 3:3-8
Need to be born again.
Reference: John 3:3-8.
Content: Jesus speaks of the need of new birth by the action of the Spirit.
Use in debate: Central for regeneration and conversion.