“After we are regenerated, he continues to renew us; our thoughts, feelings, desires, and acts are constantly renewed. Regeneration as the commencement of the new creation can never come twice to any man, but renewal of the Holy Ghost is constantly and perpetually repeated.” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

The first epistle of John has to say much about the evidences or the traits that can be found in a person who has been truly born again. As a tree is known by its fruit, a true believer is known by these traits. There are at least five of those which are mentioned below.

1. They believe that Jesus is the Christ. They heartily accept Jesus as God Incarnate and believe all the implied purposes in His incarnation.

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God…” – 1 John 5:1

2. They do not deliberately, knowingly, and habitually practice sin because the seed planted by God remains in them. They cannot keep on sinning. Jesus Christ keeps them safe.

“No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.” – 1 John 3:9

“We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.” – 1 John 5:18

3. They practice righteousness i.e they do what is right. They do not continue in the evil deeds. If they do so, then their deeds will demonstrate that they are not born again.

“If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.” – 1 John 2:29

“This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child…” – 1 John 3:10

4. They love one another i.e. they love their fellow born again believers.

“This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: …, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” – 1 John 3:10

” Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7

5. They overcome the world by faith i.e. they overcome the desires of the flesh, desires of the eyes and pride in possessions. They overcome the pressures and temptations of the world. They overcome all that draws them away from God.

“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” – 1 John 5:4