This teaching on the Holy Spirit’s work of regeneration reveals that all are born spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, due to Adam’s fallen nature, and require a new birth—being made alive with eternal life through the Spirit the moment they trust Christ alone for salvation by faith. This instantaneous act of God’s mercy makes the believer a new creation in Christ, independent of any works of righteousness. In the salvation of a soul, through personal regeneration, the Spirit works quietly and convicts the heart of the sinner of their sins and of their need for the Savior, pointing them to Christ.