When Is a Person Seed of God- Before or After Being Born Again?
1) Direct Answer
Before. A person is seed of God by God’s choosing before the new birth; the new birth is when that seed is quickened, manifested, and brought to life by the Spirit through the Word.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Ephesians 1:4–5: Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world and predestined unto adoption. That shows sonship in God’s purpose before time, and the new birth brings it into experience.
- John 10:26–27: “You believe not, because you are not of my sheep… My sheep hear my voice.” Notice, they are sheep first; hearing and following proves what they already are.
- Galatians 4:6: “Because you are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts.” The Spirit comes because of sonship—showing seed precedes quickening.
- 1 Peter 1:23: “Being born again… by the word of God.” The incorruptible seed is the Word; the Spirit quickens that seed to life.
- 1 John 3:9: “His seed remaineth in him.” The life comes forth because His seed is there.
- Romans 8:29–30: Whom He foreknew, He predestinated, called, justified, glorified. The call and justification unfold what God purposed beforehand.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
Now notice the order God shows: seed first—life next. A seed lying in the ground is still a seed before it springs up. The season does not create the seed; it quickens it. So the new birth does not make you a son in God’s mind; it reveals and manifests that you are one, by bringing that predestined seed to repentance, faith in Christ, and a Spirit-filled walk. Without a seed, there is nothing to quicken; with the seed present, the Word and the Spirit will call it to life in God’s time.
Short Reinforcing Statement
You see, the sheep were always His in God’s foreknowledge. The new birth is that moment when the Shepherd’s voice strikes the seed, and life comes forth.
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What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Elijah
53-1018 §50
...ed the subject. He stood there in the room and said, "Brother Branham, I've been to the Pentecostals and everything;" but said, "I want to ask you something: Is the baptism of the Holy Ghost real?" I said, "Brother Reidhead, as God lives of Heaven." He said, "Is it.?" I said, It's real." He said, "Can I receive it?" I said, "Yes, sir, it's 'whosoever will, let him come.'" He said, "Has the teachers been wrong?" I said, "Reverently I say it, brother, and with the fear of God in my heart. Yes, sir, they've been wrong...
The Resurrection
53-1205 §49
Now, if a baby is borned, and that baby's born still birth, you know what's the matter with that baby? The baby's born dead. And that's what's the matter with a whole lot of still born children in these formal churches today. You're born dead. You got a conception, but never received life. What to do with a baby like that, is pick him up by the heels, and give him a little bit of posterior protaplasma stimulation. I will tell you: He comes to life right quick. And if there's anything the church needs today is a goo...
Adoption, part 2: Manifested sons of God
60-0518 §64
a child... How many knows the rules of adoption in the Old Testament? Of course you... Look. A son was born. (I believe I got it in some sermon. What is that, Gene, do you remember? It's on a tape. Oh, what was that? I've struck on it. Oh, yeah, I got it. "Hear Ye Him." "Hear Ye Him"---the adoption of children.) Now, in the Old Testament, when a child was born in a family, he was a child when he was born. Because he was born of his parents, he was a son of the family and heir of all things. Now, but this son was ra...
The Spoken Word is the original seed
62-0318 §65
All right, Jesus said in John 3:5---now if you want to mark that down, John 3:5. We all know it, or either I'll turn maybe, somebody on the tapes would ... might not be able to turn just at that time, and I'll read here in St. John the 3rd chapter and the 5th verse, and we'll see what Jesus said. We might start off just a little before that ... 3rd. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man...
Early spiritual experiences
52-0713A §22
And I thought, "That's not gentlemen-like, but I--I don't want to talk to her, see." And I waited there. Then she said, "Say, you the conservation officer," said, "could I speak to you, just a minute?" I said, "What did you want?" She said, "Could I speak to you just a moment?" I said, "What do you want?" And she said, I thought, "That was nasty of you to ask of a man." So, just so indifferent, you know. And she said, "Are you a Christian?" And I said, "No. What's that to you?" See? And she said, she said, "Well, I...