David Pawson on the New Birth

[Pastor Keith]

Doing some preparation for this morning, I looked up David Pawson whom I have quoted on here and NFCF before, I thought this quote below, was a good representation of his theology. I encourage everyone to get his Book "The Normal Christian Birth" I believe it far surpasses anything published before by Word Aflame, including Bernard's works. He will clear up most misunderstanding and errors about this wonderful experience, he tackles most if not all problematic scriptures.

In The Normal Christian Birth, Pawson argued that a biblical understanding of Christianity should incorporate more than a simple 'prayer of repentance'. Whilst accepting the fundamental basis of salvation by faith, he argued that the Biblical model of a person's "birth" included aspects which are frequently ignored or forgotten today. He offered four typical steps: repentance towards God; believing in Jesus, baptism in water and receiving the Holy Spirit. This, according to Pawson, is the biblical pattern for a "normal Christian birth".