The Meaning of a New Birth According to the Gospel of John 3:3-18 Is Relevant to the Faithfulness in Serving the Alumni of STT Biblika Jakarta

Abstract

The new birth in the Christian faith is a person's personal experience with the Lord Jesus, this experience is not experienced by all Christians, so their lives do not reflect the life of a Christian. This research focuses on the new birth that is the basis for the conversion of someone who believes in the Lord Jesus. This research uses qualitative methodology by using data from the Bible and also books related to this topic and quantitative research is conducted to see and find the extent of the influence between repentance on loyalty in church service. The purpose of this study is to provide a reference and understanding of the importance of repentance and new birth for alumni of STT Biblika Jakarta to see the effect of repentance and coaching on campus on faithfulness in church service after graduation. The result of this study is that an unqualified life is caused by sin in a person, without repentance and new birth a person has no quality in his life, the Lord Jesus died on the cross for the work of redemption of human sin. Therefore, every believer must have a personal experience with God, namely repentance and new birth. Research on STT Biblika alumni shows that there is a significant influence on faithfulness in alumni ministry, repentance and faithfulness have an important relationship, repentance is the basis for faithfulness in ministry.