Born Again

Jesus: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus: “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Jesus: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” [1]

You must be born of the Spirit of God to enter the kingdom of God. To be born of the Spirit is to experience a salvation that is from God. It is to be convicted by the Spirit that you need to believe in Jesus to be saved. Salvation is to call upon His Name and to ask Him to forgive your sin and save you from sin.

Jesus: “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” [2]

The worst sin of all is not to believe in Christ because He is the Savior from sin. Without faith in Christ a person cannot be saved from their sin.

John the Baptist: “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.” [3]

Our salvation and our revelation of God must come from God.

John the Baptist: “He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.” [4]

We need an increase of Jesus in our lives to decrease the ego (the “I”) in our lives. Jesus speaks from heaven. We need to hear from heaven if we want to know God.

John the Baptist: “The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” [5]

God the Father’s love for His Son compels Him NOT to create a backdoor to heaven. All must come to God through belief in His Son. Otherwise, a person’s sin remains, and God hates sin. God does not give everlasting life to a person with unforgiven sin. Sin is why Jesus, an innocent Messiah, gave His life on the cross. Sin is why He sent from heaven the blessed Holy Spirit.

We (you) need a salvation from heaven, and we (you) need the Holy Spirit to keep us (you) in the faith of Christ all our (your) days. If you have not believed in Christ, I urge you to do so now.

[1] John 3:3-6
[2] John 3:18
[3] John 3:27
[4] John 3:30-31
[5] John 3:35-36