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Faith/Belief precedes regeneration: John 20:31 "but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."

I used to be a Calvinist, so I understand the 5 points quite well. 1 John 5:1 does not support regeneration before faith. Look at the context, and even the verse alone: "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well." In...

Sproul and Piper say for Calvinism to be true, regeneration must precede faith. Yet they offer zero biblical proof for this, while there is proof that faith precedes regeneration. Can anyone please give me some verses in support of regeneration preceding faith?