Regeneration

The New Testament term for the radical inward transformation God performs when someone becomes a believer. John 3 describes it as being 'born again' or 'born of the Spirit.' Titus 3 calls it 'washing of regeneration.' It's not self-improvement — it's God doing something only He can do: giving spiritual life to someone who was spiritually dead. The result is new desires, new nature, new direction.