A person I used to know said she was 'born again'. She said that this had to happen, to be saved you have to be born again.
She said that the holy spirit came into her and this was quite an experience.Baptism with water isn't enough, you must believe and have the second baptism of the holy spirit... It says this in the Bible too.
What was it like to get the second baptism?
Yes, your friend is correct, that is God planting His word/seed/Christ in ones heart (Galatians 4:6), planting His own in the earth, born of the spirit, God is spirit.
* I say this, because there are those that teach, which they call "The honeymoon," goes away after awhile, and others who don't even believe in this. But that experience, that power of the holy spirit, we need to continue in, because He can also take away (Revelation 2:5; 3:2, 16, 19). We want to gain, gain is better, no value can one put on this! It is not something that should fade away, but get stronger (and more stronger at other times, as needed. And there is correction that hurts, but learn to get through those quickly), being properly trained by the holy spirit (Hebrews 12:11 (whole chapter good read for context)), believing God, the truth. And it starts the moment you ask for, and receive, the holy spirit. You will just need to learn to remain, learning to live and walk, in the spirit; believing God (Hebrews 11:7). Not false doctrine (Luke 11:52).
I accepted Christ as my savior, then one week later, while completely by my self, asked God for the baptism of His spirit (which was a very clean powerful feeling (that went through me from head to toe), and extremely joyous, that lasted over a year (it did not matter if bad things happen to me, ya couldn't bring me down), until eight months later I started going to church, and received false doctrine, then the scriptures started to become very confusing, but being a infant in Christ I did not know what doctrines they were, and that period of "The honeymoon" did go away after awhile, which took me on a long journey (which I received other temporary fillings of the spirit, until I received the correct doctrine), which is why I warn you about, because it should not go away after awhile (Romans 14:17)), then over a year later, had water baptism.
2 Timothy 3
5 Having a form of godliness [eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent],
but denying the power [G1411: dyýnamis] thereof [the four verses before this verse gives more understanding]:
from such turn away.
..why? Because..
2 Peter 1
3 According as his divine power [G1411: dyýnamis] hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life [that's now, today]
and godliness [eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent], through the
knowledge [epignósis: precise and correct knowledge] of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped [yesterday, or today] the corruption that is in the world through lust [lust for whatever it may be of the things, or ways of the world, even what we think, God tests us (Luke 2:35; Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 23:26; Hebrews 4:12)].
Colossians 1
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power [G1411: dyýnamis], unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness ["..longsuffering with joyfulness" God is completely content, and in need of nothing];
Ephesians 3
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man [the spirit is His power, His divine nature. And why we need His spirit];
Ephesians 3
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God [the mind of Christ].
Ephesians 3
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power [G1411: dyýnamis] that worketh in us,
John 4
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[then clarifies what He means by spirit.. "God is spirit"..]
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Must receive His spirit (Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 1:13-14)
for a leopard cannot change it's spots (Jeremiah 13:23).
Yes, He may let people change some things about them selves in their own strength, but that pride keeps them in a delusion.
Galatians 5:16,
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [Galatians chapters 3, 4 also good for context].