Regeneration acc. to Lutherans?

[prism]

Regeneration can also be defined as conversion, so perhaps this will help:

Christian Cyclopedia

(Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Christian Cyclopedia)

cyclopedia.lcms.org

Thanks for the link, this is about as close as I can get..

"III. Effects of Conversion. Through conversion and faith the believer is made a child of God (Gl 3:26); enters the kingdom of God; is, for Christ's sake, declared just and absolved from all guilt and punishment (Ro 3:28; 8:33); has peace, boldness, confidence, comfort (Ro 5:3–5), and hope of eternal life (Ro 5:21; 8:30). The Holy Spirit, who creates justifying faith in the heart of the sinner, also, from the moment that this faith has been wrought, sets in motion the divine work of
sanctification*
(Ro 6:16; 8:14; 13:10) until in the
ch.
triumphant the divine image of perfect righteousness will be completely restored (Heb 12:23). WHW