Romans 11:6
Ephesians 2:8-10
Titus 3:4-7
Those are great verses of instruction, written to people who were already born again. That had already followed the Lord’s, and his apostles, commands for rebirth. Acts 2:38 is spoken by Peter, but is the direct order of Jesus Christ, as his commissions prove (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16; Luke 24:47; and John 20:23).
And there are several detailed accounts, in Acts, of conversion by the plan ordered by Jesus Christ. You will not find one detailed account of a New Testament conversion in the epistles. You have to go to Acts.
Why do many of you ‘faith without moving a muscle’ folks ignore the Lord’s own words concerning remission of sins? It’s his plan, not anybody else’s.
Please search the scriptures to see if these things be so.
The new birth is not some command we are expected to obey. From start to finish, salvation is wholly a monergistic work of God. Just as no man contributes to his physical birth, so also does no sinner contribute to his second, spiritual birth. The new birth, then, is something that happens to a man, not by a man. It is the power, work and grace of God that enables a dead sinner to repent and believe upon Christ. When that sinner is ‘born again,’ he is ‘born from above,’ and thus all glory for that salvation must necessarily be lavished upon God for His saving work.
Please watch this video to better understand the new birth. It will help you much more than I can in a comment box. This is vital!
The Blueprint for Being Born Again Dr. John MacArthur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tutZptMHx8c