# “Because, Madam, you must” by George Whitefield

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- Published: 2007-12-22T00:36:26-06:00
- Author: tollelege

“A lady once asked George Whitefield why he so often insisted on preaching on these
words: ‘You must be born again.’ Whitefield replied, ‘Because, Madam, you must.'”

–Sinclair Ferguson, _[In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1567690890?tag=toletaupanre-20)_(
Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2007), 127.

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