Mr. Moody’s Bible Class Lesson 5 – The New Birth

What does it really mean to be “born again”? In this fifth installment of Mr. Moody’s Bible Class, evangelist D.L. Moody tackles one of Christianity’s most essential — and most misunderstood — doctrines: Regeneration.

Mr. Moody teaches that forgiveness alone is not enough — God must give us an entirely new nature.

“Heaven,” he writes, “is a prepared place, for a prepared people.”

Through stories and the dramatic example of Saul’s transformation on the Damascus road, Mr. Moody explains what regeneration is, what it is not, and why it is not an arbitrary demand but an absolute necessity.

And he concludes his lesson with a question every soul must answer: “Have I been regenerated through the atonement made on my behalf?”

You can read Lesson Five for free! Click here to download a large-print pdf version you can print or share with friends.

Then, join us again on March 31, 2026 for Lesson Six of Mr. Moody’s Bible Class.

If you missed Lessons One through Four, you can find them by clicking on the Free Reads tab above.

Mr. Moody’s Bible Class: Lesson Four

In previous lessons we’ve journeyed from understanding sin’s devastation to embracing the Gospel’s remedy to practicing true repentance. Now, in this Bible lesson he wrote in 1897, D.L. Moody explains the central doctrine of Christianity: the Atonement.

“For nineteen hundred years,” Mr. Moody writes, “the chief point of controversy between faith and unbelief has been the doctrine of the Atonement.” Yet it remains “the very foundation of Christianity.”

In this month’s Bible Class, Mr. Moody uses vivid Old Testament examples—Abel’s sacrifice, Abraham on Mount Moriah, and the Passover lamb—to trace the “scarlet line” God wove through Scripture to prepare humanity for Christ’s ultimate sacrifice. He reveals six precious benefits of Christ’s blood and concludes the lesson with the greatest question facing every person: “What is my relation to the Atonement?”

You can read Lesson Four for free! Click here to download a large-print PDF version you can print or share with friends.

Join us again on February 24, 2026 for Lesson Five of Mr. Moody’s Bible Class.

If you missed Lessons One through Three, you can find them by clicking on the Free Reads tab above.

Mr. Moody’s Bible Class: Lesson Three

In Lesson One Mr. Moody diagnosed the disease (Understanding Sin) and in Lesson Two, named the cure (The Remedy of the Gospel). Now, in Lesson Three, Mr. Moody outlines the five essential steps of genuine repentance:

Conviction
Contrition
Confession of Sin
Conversion
Confession of Christ

Using the biblical examples of King Saul’s shallow confession, David’s broken heart, and Joseph of Arimathea’s courageous stand at Calvary, Mr. Moody explains the difference between true and counterfeit repentance.

You can read Lesson Three for free!Click here to download a large-print PDF version you can print or share with friends.

Then, join us again on January 27, 2026 for Lesson Four of Mr. Moody’s Bible Class.

If you missed Lessons One and Two, you can find them by clicking on the Free Reads tab above.

Mr. Moody’s Bible Class: Lesson Two

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In his first lesson, evangelist D.L. Moody diagnosed humanity’s deepest problem: the universal reality of sin and its separating power. Now, in this second lesson, Mr. Moody presents the remedy: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Through scripture and stories, including a powerful account from a Civil War hospital, Mr. Moody shows how Christ came to heal the broken-hearted, deliver captives, restore sight to the blind, and liberate the bruised. As he reminds us, “The Gospel of Jesus Christ is all that we choose to make it.”

You can read Lesson Two for free! Click here to download a PDF version you can print or share with friends.

Then, join us next month for Lesson Three of Mr. Moody’s Bible Class: “True Repentance.”

If you missed Lesson One, you can find it by clicking here.