Faith is a fruit of the Holy Spirit which means he was born again.
Sorry but the scriptures are quite clear, NO ONE was begotten of the spirit until after Pentecost.
Our Lord is the Head of the Body, the Church, the first born of the new creation that in all things he might have preeminence. (
Col 1:18)
It is the church nominal which teaches that as soon as an individual professes faith in Christ they are born again and are assured a heavenly inheritance. The Scriptures however do not support such a belief and imply that there is much more to it than this.
As we had stated elsewhere many there are who shall awaken in the kingdom with great disappointment when they find themselves in the earthly phase of the kingdom rather than the heavenly phase, all because they never took the time to learn just how true entrance into the spiritual phase of the kingdom was to be obtained.
These will be among those standing outside saying, ‘
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
And the Lord will declare to them, ‘
I never knew you...’ (
Matt 7:22)
You who made a profession of being my people, but who refused to enter by the straight gate, but rather in consulting the blind guides of Christendom, attempted to enter by another way. ‘
I never knew you (that is I never knew you as a part of
THIS special heavenly class of called out ones, begotten of my Father's spirit, the elect, the "
little flock", the consecrated saints of God )...’
This of course does not imply that they are cast out of the kingdom altogether merely that they won't be sharing in the heavenly phase of the kingdom, but instead will take their share in the earthly phase of the kingdom.