You Must Be Born Again

Jesus said to Nicodemus "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:9). What did Jesus mean, and how can we be born of the Spirit?

In verse 3, Jesus answered a question that Nicodemus had not asked! As the omniscient God, Jesus knew what was in Nicodemus's heart and mind. Nicodemus knew all the correct doctrines, but doctrine has no power to save unless we know the God of the doctrines. Nicodemus had no assurance that the things he did would give him eternal life.

All religions tell us to do good works to make us acceptable to God but Jesus dashed all Nicodemus's hopes. It doesn't matter how hard you try to be righteous, you are still dead in your sins, and nothing you do can please God. If even the religious Pharisees were dead, what hope was there for the common man, and what hope is there for us?

Main Headings:

1: The need to be born from above
2: Made alive by the Spirit of God
3: Have we been born again?