Jesus said, "The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit" (John 3:8). Salvation is to be born of the Spirit. New birth is a work of God's grace in us, beyond our full comprehension.
New birth is salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord (Titus 3:4-5). The Holy Spirit alone can change our hearts (Romans 2:28-29). To be born of the Spirit is regeneration or new birth. It is being born from above, because the Holy Spirit comes from above (John 3:6-7).
Like the wind, the Spirit works with great power. His power is omnipotent. The wind moves at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. It's hard to explain, and often difficult to understand. The Holy Spirit, like the wind, moves when, where, and how he pleases. New birth is the work of the Holy Spirit to the praise of God's glory.
The Holy Spirit brings salvation through new birth to give us a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26). Regeneration or new birth is the work of only one, the Holy Spirit (John 3:7-8). New birth enables us to have a genuine love for God and a heart to obey Christ. God's Spirit does in us what we could never do for ourselves. In Christ, we are born of the Spirit to become a new creation (John 3:6; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
