It is not news to us on the baptismal regeneration side that some folks who have been baptized go on to live sinful lives.
Therefore what we are talking about must include a different idea of "regeneration."
“Therefore what we are talking about must include a different idea of “regeneration.””
OK, I’ll bite. What do Catholics mean by regeneration?
Southern Baptists mean: “Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God’s grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour.”
http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp
“25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.” - Ez 36