Recovery or Rebirth?

Do we need recovery or rebirth? Which one of these things will change our hearts from the inside out.

The lack of rebirth can in most cases be attributed to the fact that religious traditions are established in which people are only bodily and mentally touched – not spiritually. Outward, bodily rituals are ministered to members of a religious group, e.g. circumcision in the Old Testament and baptism in the New Testament. These are accompanied by teachings and rules which are only mentally memorised and then observed: these are commandments of men which later become traditions that are inherited from one generation to another. However, the essential aspect of spiritual awakening, or rebirth, is absent; consequently, it does not lead to true faith in people’s hearts.

That's a little piece from a new article at Bible Guidance here:

The Necessity of Rebirth
Prof. Johan Malan
www.bibleguidance.co.za

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By the way, I thought it would be interesting to check the definitions for these two words. This is what I found at The Free Dictionary:

recovery:

1. the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation

2. restoration to a former or better condition

3. the regaining of something lost

4. the extraction of useful substances from waste

rebirth:

1. a revival or renaissance

2. a second or new birth

Think about it.