When Is a Person Seed of God- Before or After Being Born Again?
1) Direct Answer
Before. A person is seed of God by God’s choosing before the new birth; the new birth is when that seed is quickened, manifested, and brought to life by the Spirit through the Word.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Ephesians 1:4–5: Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world and predestined unto adoption. That shows sonship in God’s purpose before time, and the new birth brings it into experience.
- John 10:26–27: “You believe not, because you are not of my sheep… My sheep hear my voice.” Notice, they are sheep first; hearing and following proves what they already are.
- Galatians 4:6: “Because you are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts.” The Spirit comes because of sonship—showing seed precedes quickening.
- 1 Peter 1:23: “Being born again… by the word of God.” The incorruptible seed is the Word; the Spirit quickens that seed to life.
- 1 John 3:9: “His seed remaineth in him.” The life comes forth because His seed is there.
- Romans 8:29–30: Whom He foreknew, He predestinated, called, justified, glorified. The call and justification unfold what God purposed beforehand.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
Now notice the order God shows: seed first—life next. A seed lying in the ground is still a seed before it springs up. The season does not create the seed; it quickens it. So the new birth does not make you a son in God’s mind; it reveals and manifests that you are one, by bringing that predestined seed to repentance, faith in Christ, and a Spirit-filled walk. Without a seed, there is nothing to quicken; with the seed present, the Word and the Spirit will call it to life in God’s time.
Short Reinforcing Statement
You see, the sheep were always His in God’s foreknowledge. The new birth is that moment when the Shepherd’s voice strikes the seed, and life comes forth.
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The revelation that was given to me
60-0210M §11
One day, I started to take my own life, and the gun wouldn't even go off. Then I turned it and shot it. It was God taking care of the gift. When he'd... Just like Moses, he couldn't run away from it; God will find you. Wherever you are, He will find you. So this woman--I said, "What would you want?" She said, "Sir, did you know you were borned under a--a sign?" Quickly, that scared me. I said, "I don't know nothing about that, and I don't want to know nothing about it." She said, "Haven't you never talked to preach...
God's provided way of healing
54-0719A §48
Now, I don't see people here but what's old enough to understand this, and I got a mixed congregation. This would be a doctor's talk, and I'm your brother, so listen. In the life, the first thing in a baby, when it's born a natural birth, the first thing is water (Is that right?), blood, then spirit. It's got twitching of muscles, but not till it's born has it life. Now notice, but... I mean breathing life, you know what I mean. Now look, so is it in the spiritual birth. The first thing, the things that come out of...
The Faith Of Abraham
59-0415E §18
Therefore, that every person that's been born again of the Holy Spirit, truly born ... not just thought they were born, not went through some emotion, not went through some sensation, but was truly born. They could have all the emotion, sensation with it; but you could have the sensation and emotion and not be born. But those who are born of the Spirit of God are Abraham's seed. Not seeds, but seed---the promised seed. For it's through Christ, which was the Son of Abraham. If you can get a hold of this. Then if we...
Gifts and callings are without repentance
50-0300 §12
And I believe that we're living in the hours just before the coming of Jesus the second time. Now, upon that, in speaking that the Spirit of Christ still is in the Church and in the people... I'll explain to you how the gift came and how it works. I was born of a humble parents, borned being a Catholic. I was born in Kentucky. And I believe that gifts and callings, as I said, are without repentance, that you're born here in the world with these gifts. Just the same as you're born to be a musician. You might give yo...
The Seal of Antichrist
55-0311 §33
Well, all of us being brethren, Adam, our first father, sold us into slavery of sin; nothing we had to do with it. When you're born in this world, you are a sinner when you're born. The Bible said, "We're born in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies." When you're born without Christ, you haven't even got a chance: Nothing you can help; you were sold by our father, Adam. Adam sold the human race out. And by nature... I know there's a teaching going around, up in my country and different parts of...