Born again

==Denominational positions==
===Catholicism===
Historically, the classic text from [[John 3]] was consistently interpreted by early [[Church Fathers]] as a reference to baptism.<ref>Joel C. Elworthy, Ed. ''Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament IVa'', ''John 1-10'' (Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2007), pp. 109–110</ref> Modern Catholic interpreters have noted that the phrase 'born from above' or 'born again'<ref>{{bibleverse|John|3:3}}</ref> is clarified as 'being born of water and Spirit'.<ref>{{bibleverse|John|3:5}}</ref>

Catholic commentator John F. McHugh notes, "Rebirth, and the commencement of this new life, are said to come about {{lang|grc|ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος}}, of water and spirit. This phrase (without the article) refers to a rebirth which the early Church regarded as taking place through baptism."<ref>John F. McHugh, ''John 1-4, The International Critical Commentary'' (New York: T&T Clark, 2009), p. 227</ref>

The ''[[Catechism of the Catholic Church]]'' (CCC) notes that the essential elements of Christian initiation are: "proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Eucharistic]] communion."<ref>CCC 1229</ref> Baptism gives the person the grace of forgiveness for all prior sins; it makes the newly baptized person a new creature and an adopted child of God;<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|5:17}}; {{bibleverse|2 Peter|1:4}}</ref> it incorporates them into the [[Body of Christ]]<ref>{{bibleverse|Ephesians|4:25}}</ref> and creates a sacramental bond of unity leaving an indelible mark on the person's soul.<ref>CCC 1262–1274</ref> "Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated."<ref>CCC 1272</ref> The Holy Spirit is involved with each aspect of the movement of grace. "The first work of the grace of the Holy Spirit is conversion. [...] Moved by grace, man turns toward God and away from sin, thus accepting forgiveness and righteousness from on high."<ref>CCC 1989</ref>

The Catholic Church also teaches that under special circumstances, the need for water baptism can be superseded by the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] in a '[[Baptism of desire]]', such as when [[catechumen]]s die or are [[Martyrdom in Christianity|martyred]] prior to Baptism.<ref>CCC 1260</ref>

[[Pope John Paul II]] wrote in {{lang|la|Catechesi Tradendae}} about "the problem of children baptized in infancy [who] come for [[catechesis]] in the parish without receiving any other initiation into the faith and still without any explicit personal attachment to Jesus Christ."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catechesi Tradendae (October 16, 1979) – John Paul II |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_16101979_catechesi-tradendae.html |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> He noted that "being a Christian means saying 'yes' to Jesus Christ, but let us remember that this 'yes' has two levels: It consists of surrendering to the word of God and relying on it, but it also means, at a later stage, endeavoring to know better&mdash;and better the profound meaning of this word."<ref>CT 20</ref>

The modern expression being "born again" is really about the concept of "conversion".
	
The National Directory of Catechesis (published by the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]], USCCB) defines conversion as, "the acceptance of a personal relationship with Christ, a sincere adherence to him, and a willingness to conform one's life to his."<ref name="Catholic Bishops 2005 p. 48">''United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Directory of Catechesis'' (2005) p. 48</ref> To put it more simply, "Conversion to Christ involves making a genuine commitment to him and a personal decision to follow him as his disciple."<ref name="Catholic Bishops 2005 p. 48" />
 	
Echoing the writings of Pope John Paul II, the ''National Directory of Catechesis'' describes a new intervention required by the modern world called the "[[New Evangelization]]". This is directed to the Church, to the baptized who were never effectively evangelized before, to those who have never made a personal commitment to Christ and the Gospel, to those formed by the values of [[Secular Culture & Ideas|secular culture]], to those who have lost a sense of faith, and to those who are alienated.<ref>''United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Directory of Catechesis'' (2005) p. 47</ref>

Declan O'Sullivan, co-founder of the Catholic Men's Fellowship and knight of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]], wrote that the "New Evangelization emphasizes the personal encounter with Jesus Christ as a pre-condition for spreading the gospel. The born-again experience is not just an emotional, mystical high; the really important matter is what happened in the convert's life after the moment or period of radical change."<ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Sullivan |first=Declan |title=The Evangelizing Catholic |publisher=FriesenPress |year=2014 |page=9 |language=en}}</ref>

===Lutheranism===
The [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Church]] holds that "we are cleansed of our sins and born again and renewed in Holy Baptism by the Holy Ghost. But some Lutherans also teach that whoever is baptized must, through daily contrition and repentance, drown The Old Adam so that daily a new man come forth and arise who walks before God in righteousness and purity forever. Conservative Lutherans teach that whoever lives in sins after his baptism has again lost the grace of baptism."<ref name="Walther2008">{{Cite book |last=Walther |first=Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWqjkSf4zKMC&pg=PA27 |title=Sermons and prayers for Reformation and Luther commemorations |publisher=Joel Baseley |year=2008 |isbn=978-0982252321 |page=27 |quote=Furthermore, the Lutheran Church also thoroughly teaches that we are cleansed of our sins and born again and renewed in Holy Baptism by the Holy Ghost. But she also teaches that whoever is baptized must, though daily contrition and repentance, drown The Old Adam so that daily a new man come forth and arise who walks before God in righteousness and purity forever. She teaches that whoever lives in sins after his baptism has again lost the grace of baptism. |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>

===Moravianism===
With regard to the new birth, the [[Moravian Church]] holds that a personal conversion to Christianity is a joyful experience, in which the individual "accepts Christ as Lord" after which faith "daily grows inside the person."<ref name="Atwood1991"/> For Moravians, "Christ lived as a man because he wanted to provide a blueprint for future generations" and "a converted person could attempt to live in his image and daily become more like Jesus."<ref name="Atwood1991">{{cite book |last1=Atwood |first1=Scott Edward |title="An Instrument for Awakening": The Moravian Church and the White River Indian Mission |date=1991 |publisher=[[College of William & Mary]] |pages=7, 14, 20–24 |language=English}}</ref> As such, "heart religion" characterizes Moravian Christianity.<ref name="Atwood1991"/> The Moravian Church has historically emphasized [[evangelism]], especially missionary work, to spread the faith.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Happened to the Moravians |url=http://auministry.com/happened-moravians/ |publisher=[[Clamp Divinity School]] |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=English |date=31 March 2014}}</ref>

===Anabaptism===
[[Anabaptism|Anabaptist denominations]], such as the [[Mennonite]]s, teach that "True faith entails a new birth, a spiritual regeneration by God's grace and power; 'believers' are those who have become the spiritual children of God."<ref name="Sheldrake2005"/> In [[Anabaptist theology]], the pathway to salvation, is "marked not by a forensic understanding of salvation by 'faith alone', but by the entire process of repentance, self-denial, faith rebirth and obedience."<ref name="Sheldrake2005"/> Those who wish to [[tarry]] this path receive [[baptism]] after the new birth.<ref name="Sheldrake2005">{{cite book |last1=Sheldrake |first1=Philip |title=The New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality |date=2005 |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |isbn=978-0-664-23003-6 |page=104 |language=English}}</ref>

===Anglicanism===
The phrase ''born again'' is mentioned in the [[39 Articles]] of the [[Anglican Church]] in article XV, entitled "Of Christ alone without Sin". In part, it reads: "sin, as S. John saith, was not in Him. But all we the rest, although baptized and born again in Christ, yet offend in many things: and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/articles/articles.html|title=Articles of Religion.|website=www.eskimo.com}}</ref>

Although the phrase "baptized and born again in Christ" occurs in Article XV, the reference is clearly to the scripture passage in John 3:3.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ccepiscopal.org/handouts/bcp-1662.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 August 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215073226/http://www.ccepiscopal.org/handouts/bcp-1662.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Reformed===
In [[Reformed theology]], [[Holy Baptism]] is the sign and the seal of one's regeneration, which is of comfort to the believer.<ref name="RCA1992">{{Cite web |date=1992 |title=Confirmation and the Reformed Church |url=https://www.rca.org/resources/confirmation-and-reformed-church |access-date=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[Reformed Church in America]] |language=en}}</ref> The time of one's regeneration, however, is a mystery to oneself according to the [[Canons of Dort]].<ref name="RCA1992" />

According to the [[Dutch Reformed Church|Reformed churches]] being born again refers to "the inward working of the Spirit which induces the sinner to respond to the effectual call". According to the [[Westminster Shorter Catechism]], Q 88, "the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are, his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer; all of which are made effectual to the elect for salvation."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Presbyterian Church Online: WSC Question 88 |url=http://www.shortercatechism.com/resources/wsc/wsc_088.html |access-date=12 September 2018 |website=www.shortercatechism.com}}</ref> Effectual calling is "the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel."<ref>''Shorter Westminster Catechism, Question 31''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pribble |first=Stephen |title=Do You Know the Truth About Being Born Again? |url=http://www.reformed.com/publications/bornagain.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131944/http://www.reformed.com/publications/bornagain.php |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=10 April 2014 |publisher=Reformed Presbyterian Church |location=Southfield}}</ref>

In Reformed theology, "regeneration precedes faith."<ref name="Sproul2005">{{Cite book |last=Sproul |first=R. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dF3w9I0kxxMC&pg=PA179 |title=What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics |year= 2005 |publisher=Baker Books |isbn=978-1585586523 |page=179 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> Samuel Storms writes that, "Calvinists insist that the sole cause of regeneration or being born again is the will of God. God first sovereignly and efficaciously regenerates, and only in consequence of that do we act. Therefore, the individual is passive in regeneration, neither preparing himself nor making himself receptive to what God will do. Regeneration is a change wrought in us by God, not an autonomous act performed by us for ourselves."<ref name="Storms2007">{{Cite book |last=Storms |first=Samuel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh6xpUFPG8gC&pg=PA150 |title=Chosen for Life: The Case for Divine Election |year=2007 |publisher=Crossway |isbn=978-1433519635 |page=150 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>

===Quakerism===
The majority of the world's [[Quakers]] are evangelical in churchmanship and teach a born-again experience (cf. [[Evangelical Friends Church International]]).<ref name="2018AngellDandelion">{{cite book |last1=Angell |first1=Stephen Ward |last2=Dandelion |first2=Pink |title=The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-13660-1 |page=290 |language=en |quote=Contemporary Quakers worldwide are predominately evangelical and are often referred to as the Friends Church.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kurian |first1=George Thomas |last2=Lamport |first2=Mark A. |title=Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States |date=2016 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-4432-0 |page=827 |language=en |quote=Evangelical Friends believe that those who are born again through faith in Jesus Christ receive the Holy Spirit at conversion and that they manifest the fruit of the Spirit and conform more to the likeness of God as they trust in the Lord and walk in obedience to His commands. They believe God's purpose for all believers is the fullness of the Spirit, which God will graciously grant to them as they are fully consecrated to His will and trust in Christ's promises and atoning sacrifice on their behalf. Sanctification is the result of the continuous discipline and cleansing of the believer. The fullness of the Spirit does not, however, make believers incapable of choosing to sin, and Evangelical Friends believe it is even possible to fall completely away from God. However, as long as they are willing to receive this discipline and experience the fullness of the Spirit, they are given the ability to experience victory over sin and to love God and other people to the fullest extent possible. Evangelical Friends believe the security of the believer is conditioned upon continuing faith in and obedience to Jesus Christ.}}</ref>

The [[Central Yearly Meeting of Friends]], a Holiness Quaker denomination, teaches that [[Regeneration (theology)|regeneration]] is the "divine work of initial salvation (Tit. 3:5), or conversion, which involves the accompanying works of justification (Rom. 5:18) and adoption (Rom. 8:15, 16)."<ref name="CYMF2018"/> In regeneration, which occurs in the new birth, there is a "transformation in the heart of the believer wherein he finds himself a new creation in Christ (II Cor. 5:17; Col. 1:27)."<ref name="CYMF2018">{{cite book |title=Manual of Faith and Practice of Central Yearly Meeting of Friends |date=2018 |publisher=[[Central Yearly Meeting of Friends]] |page=26 |language=English}}</ref>

Following the new birth, [[George Fox]] taught the possibility of "holiness of heart and life through the instantaneous baptism with the Holy Spirit subsequent to the new birth" (cf. [[Christian perfection#Quaker teaching|Christian perfection]]).<ref>{{cite book |title=Quaker Religious Thought, Issues 99–105 |date=2003 |publisher=[[Religious Society of Friends]] |page=22 |language=English}}</ref>

===Methodism===
[[File:Camp meeting of the Methodists in N. America J. Milbert del M. Dubourg sculp (cropped).jpg|thumb|Methodist preachers are known for promulgating the doctrines of the [[#Methodism|new birth]] and [[entire sanctification]] to the public at events such as [[tent revival]]s and [[camp meeting]]s, which they believe is the reason that God raised them up into existence.<ref name="Gibson">{{cite web|url=https://ucmpage.org/sgca/wesley01.htm|title=Wesleyan Heritage Series: Entire Sanctification|last=Gibson|first=James|publisher=South Georgia Confessing Association|language=en|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529053529/http://ucmpage.org/sgca/wesley01.htm|archive-date=29 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]

In [[Methodism]], the "new birth is necessary for salvation because it marks the move toward holiness. That comes with faith."<ref name="Joyner2007">{{Cite book |last=Joyner |first=F. Belton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wH-h0WQ0aEC&pg=PA39 |title=United Methodist Questions, United Methodist Answers: Exploring Christian Faith |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0664230395 |page=39 |quote=The new birth is necessary for salvation because it marks the move toward holiness. That comes with faith. |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> [[John Wesley]] held that the New Birth "is that great change which God works in the soul when he brings it into life, when he raises it from the death of sin to the life of righteousness."<ref>''Works'', vol. 2, pp.&nbsp;193–194</ref><ref name="Joyner2007" /> In the life of a Christian, the new birth is considered the [[first work of grace]].<ref name="Stokes1998">{{Cite book |last=Stokes |first=Mack B. |title=Major United Methodist Beliefs |publisher=Abingdon Press |year=1998 |isbn=978-0687082124 |page=95 |language=en}}</ref> In keeping with [[Wesleyan-Arminian covenant theology]], the ''[[Articles of Religion (Methodist)|Articles of Religion]]'', in Article XVII – Of Baptism, state that [[baptism]] is a "sign of regeneration or the new birth."<ref>{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=The Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church XVI–XVIII |url=http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1651 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427002238/http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1651 |archive-date=27 April 2006 |access-date=10 April 2014 |website=The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church |publisher=The United Methodist Church |quote=Article XVII – Of Baptism: Baptism is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christians are distinguished from others that are not baptized; but it is also a sign of regeneration or the new birth. The Baptism of young children is to be retained in the Church.}}</ref> ''The Methodist Visitor'' in describing this doctrine, admonishes individuals: "'Ye must be born again.' Yield to God that He may perform this work in and for you. Admit Him to your heart. 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.'"<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA137 |title=The Methodist Visitor |publisher=Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. |year=1876 |page=137 |quote="Ye must be born again." Yield to God that He may perform this work in and for you. Admit Him to your heart. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved."}}</ref><ref name="RicheyRowe1993">{{Cite book |last1=Richey |first1=Russell E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1vuAAAAMAAJ |title=Perspectives on American Methodism: interpretive essays |last2=Rowe |first2=Kenneth E. |last3=Schmidt |first3=Jean Miller |date=1993 |publisher=Kingswood Books |isbn=978-0687307821 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> [[Methodist theology]] teaches that the new birth contains two phases that occur together, [[Justification (theology)|justification]] and [[Regeneration (theology)|regeneration]]:<ref name="Emmanuel2002"/>
{{blockquote|Though these two phases of the new birth occur simultaneously, they are, in fact, two separate and distinct acts. Justification is that gracious and judicial act of God whereby a soul is granted complete absolution from all guilt and a full release from the penalty of sin (Romans 3:23–25). This act of divine grace is wrought by faith in the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). Regeneration is the impartation of divine life which is manifested in that radical change in the moral character of man, from the love and life of sin to the love of God and the life of righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Peter 1:23). —Principles of Faith, [[Emmanuel Association of Churches]]<ref name="Emmanuel2002">{{cite book |title=Guidebook of the Emmanuel Association of Churches |date=2002 |publisher=[[Emmanuel Association]] |location=[[Logansport, Indiana|Logansport]] |pages=7–8 |language=English}}</ref>}}

===Baptists===
[[Baptist]]s teach that people are born again when they believe that Jesus died for their sin, and was buried, and rose again, and that by believing/trusting in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection, eternal life shall be granted as a gift by God. Those who have been born again, according to Baptist teaching, know that they are "[children] of God because the Holy Spirit witnesses to them that they are" (cf. [[assurance (theology)|assurance]]).<ref name="Longwe2011">{{cite book |last1=Longwe |first1=Hany |title=Christians by Grace – Baptists by Choice: A History of the Baptist Convention of Malawi |date=2011 |publisher=African Books Collective |isbn=978-99960-27-02-4 |page=429 |language=English}}</ref>

===Plymouth Brethren===
The [[Plymouth Brethren]] teach that the new birth effects salvation and those who testify that they have been born again, repented, and have faith in the Scriptures are given the [[right hand of fellowship]], after which they can partake of the [[Eucharist|Lord's Supper]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Religious Bodies, 1936 |date=1941 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=293 |language=English}}</ref>

===Pentecostalism===
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 226.png|thumb|Pentecost by [[Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld]]. Woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860.]]

[[Holiness-Pentecostal|Holiness Pentecostals]] historically teach the new birth (first work of grace), [[entire sanctification]] (second work of grace) and baptism with the Holy Spirit, as evidenced by [[Speaking in tongues|glossolalia]], as the [[third work of grace]].<ref name="TWTHS2002">{{cite book|title=The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers – Issue 56 |year=2002|publisher=West Tennessee Historical Society.|language=en|page=41|quote=Seymour's holiness background suggests that Pentecostalism had roots in the holiness movement of the late nineteenth century. The holiness movement embraced the Wesleyan doctrine of "sanctification" or the second work of grace, subsequent to conversion. Pentecostalism added a third work of grace, called the baptism of the Holy Ghost, which is often accompanied by glossolalia.}}</ref><ref name="FahlbuschBromiley1999">{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Christianity|year=1999|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|language=en|isbn=978-9004116955|page=415|quote=While in Houston, Texas, where he had moved his headquarters, Parham came into contact with William Seymour (1870–1922), an African-American Baptist-Holiness preacher. Seymour took from Parham the teaching that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was not the blessing of sanctification, but rather a third work of grace that was accompanied by the experience of tongues.}}</ref> The new birth, according to Pentecostal teaching, imparts "spiritual life".<ref name="Wood1965">{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=William W. |title=Culture and Personality Aspects of the Pentecostal Holiness Religion |date=1965 |publisher=Mouton & Company |isbn=978-3-11-204424-7 |page=18 |language=English}}</ref>

===Jehovah's Witnesses===
[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] believe that individuals do not have the power to choose to be born again, but that God calls and selects his followers "from above".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 April 2009 |title=The New Birth – A Personal Decision? |url=http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009242 |journal=The Watchtower |pages=5&ndash;6}}</ref> Only those belonging to the "[[144,000#Religion|144,000]]" are considered to be born again.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Reasoning From the Scriptures |date=1985 |chapter=Born Again |chapter-url=http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989216}}</ref><ref>[https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-does-it-mean-to-be-born-again jw.org]</ref>

=== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  ===
The ''[[Book of Mormon]]'' emphasizes the need for everyone to be reborn of God.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosiah 27 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/27?lang=eng |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref>

Latter Day Saints believe that to be born again is referring to a true repentance. In otherwords, rejecting the carnal sinful nature of men and making a covenant with God to live a righteous, Christ like life. This covenant is done initially as baptism by immersion at the age of 8, or age of accountability, or when someone newly converts. It is  then renewed weekly through partaking of sacrament during church meetings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christofferson |first1=D. Todd |title=Born Again |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/04/born-again?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |access-date=8 February 2023 |ref=General Conference April 2008}}</ref>

It is a common misconception that the Church of Jesus Christ teaches that these ordinances are required works to be "saved". It is actually taught that Christ has already saved all mankind from physical death and will save from spiritual death through repentance and obeying God's commandments at judgement day, after death and resurrection.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bible |pages=1 Corinthians 15:22 |edition=NKJV |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/1-cor/15?lang=eng&id=22#p22 |access-date=8 February 2023 |ref=1 Corinthians 15:22}}</ref> Baptism and Sacrament are done as according to the faith of a person as an outward expression of an inward commitment to serve God and live a righteous life.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oaks |first1=Dallin H. |title=Have You Been Saved |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1998/04/have-you-been-saved?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |access-date=8 February 2023 |ref=General Conference April 1998}}</ref>