"A person thus regenerated will most certainly be saved"

REPLY-The difficulty with making such a broad statement such as this is twofold. 1.That all who believe the gospel, but reject following Christ will be saved anyway.How many hundreds of people do believe, but don't really commit themselves to Christ in the long run? Will one maintain then that these folks are saved? I think not.

2.There is nowhere in scripture where regeneration precedes believing. Especially in consideration of I John 5:1 and also the fact that Christ expects men to believe and repent, BEFORE receiving eternal life. Also, if men were incapable of doing this when exposed to the gospel message, then Christ would not have stated it as something men must do to obtain eternal life.John 3:15-16.

I might add that when Jesus spoke of regeneration in John 3:5 he spoke of two elements. One being of water and other obviously of the Holy Spirit. Most commentators such as Luther, Albert Barnes and other notable commentators state Jesus was referring to Christian baptism when referring to water. If this indeed be the case, then a person is not just regenerated by the Holy Spirit, but through the rite or act of Christian baptism. I believe John Wesley also believed this as well.