Joh 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Joh 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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Born once, born again. Without the second birth we cannot see the kingdom of God.
So, like Nicodemus we all have to as- How can we be born again, can we enter into our mother's womb a second time and be born?
Clearly an impossibility.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
The second birth is of a different sort, it's not of the flesh, but of the spirit and water.
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
So unless we have this second spiritual water birth, we cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus expounded on this second birth further-
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
All of us are born to the flesh it's how we come into existence. However spiritual birth is not something that everyone experiences, it's not an automatic milestone in our lives such as getting our teeth, growing tall, hitting puberty, aging in general. There is no approximate date for everyone to have their spiritual birth.
Spiritual birth is something that happens when a person is convicted by the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior.
Read on-
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Joh 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Joh 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Joh 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Spiritual birth.
Baptism signifies this second birthing, it's a result of the spiritual birth.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Birth signifies new life. First birth, second birth, any birth signifies new life. So if a second birth signifies new life- what has to happen to the old life?
Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
The old life, the product of our first birth is the old us. It has to be the old us if we have a new birth. No birth produces an old anything. All birth brings forth new life. Never an old life on top of a new one, not ever.
To be born again means we are born into a new life and our old life has to be dead.
Our old self is crucified with CHRIST.
Our old self is buried with CHRIST.
We know Jesus tells us that the new birth is a water and Spirit birth.
That water in baptism covers us and symbolizes that old life dying. If left under that water death occurs. Burying our old life- a life of just flesh- under that water and rising to a new life of spirit and flesh is truly being born again. A flesh life without a spiritual birth, without being born again truly cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Remember-
Joh 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.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Christ tells us we must be born again, our spirit must be born and once our spirit is born it makes our entire life new. We are no longer dead in spirit but alive and our spirit is only alive because Christ gives it life!
More on this tomorrow by the grace of our LORD, JESUS CHRIST! Our wonderful Savior! The Giver of new life!
Joh 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
*******
Born once, born again. Without the second birth we cannot see the kingdom of God.
So, like Nicodemus we all have to as- How can we be born again, can we enter into our mother's womb a second time and be born?
Clearly an impossibility.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
The second birth is of a different sort, it's not of the flesh, but of the spirit and water.
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
So unless we have this second spiritual water birth, we cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus expounded on this second birth further-
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
All of us are born to the flesh it's how we come into existence. However spiritual birth is not something that everyone experiences, it's not an automatic milestone in our lives such as getting our teeth, growing tall, hitting puberty, aging in general. There is no approximate date for everyone to have their spiritual birth.
Spiritual birth is something that happens when a person is convicted by the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior.
Read on-
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Joh 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Joh 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Joh 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Spiritual birth.
Baptism signifies this second birthing, it's a result of the spiritual birth.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Birth signifies new life. First birth, second birth, any birth signifies new life. So if a second birth signifies new life- what has to happen to the old life?
Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
The old life, the product of our first birth is the old us. It has to be the old us if we have a new birth. No birth produces an old anything. All birth brings forth new life. Never an old life on top of a new one, not ever.
To be born again means we are born into a new life and our old life has to be dead.
Our old self is crucified with CHRIST.
Our old self is buried with CHRIST.
We know Jesus tells us that the new birth is a water and Spirit birth.
That water in baptism covers us and symbolizes that old life dying. If left under that water death occurs. Burying our old life- a life of just flesh- under that water and rising to a new life of spirit and flesh is truly being born again. A flesh life without a spiritual birth, without being born again truly cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Remember-
Joh 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.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Christ tells us we must be born again, our spirit must be born and once our spirit is born it makes our entire life new. We are no longer dead in spirit but alive and our spirit is only alive because Christ gives it life!
More on this tomorrow by the grace of our LORD, JESUS CHRIST! Our wonderful Savior! The Giver of new life!
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