Through which process is the image of God restored?

Through which process is the image of God restored?

• A. Regeneration
• B. Sanctification
• C. Baptism
• D. Conversion

Answer: (A)

Regeneration is the Holy Spirit’s work of giving new life to a person, the moment when the believer is made spiritually alive and is restored to reflect God’s likeness. Sin had damaged that image, but through the new birth the inner nature is transformed so the person begins to bear God’s character again. Sanctification—that ongoing process of growing in holiness—continues to deepen and refine that image over time, but the initial restoration comes at regeneration. Baptism and conversion are related experiences—baptism is an outward sign of faith, and conversion is turning toward Christ—but they do not by themselves recreate the inner likeness to God in the way regeneration does.

Regeneration is the Holy Spirit’s work of giving new life to a person, the moment when the believer is made spiritually alive and is restored to reflect God’s likeness. Sin had damaged that image, but through the new birth the inner nature is transformed so the person begins to bear God’s character again. Sanctification—that ongoing process of growing in holiness—continues to deepen and refine that image over time, but the initial restoration comes at regeneration. Baptism and conversion are related experiences—baptism is an outward sign of faith, and conversion is turning toward Christ—but they do not by themselves recreate the inner likeness to God in the way regeneration does.