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In John 3, Nicodemus said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we know that you're a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Now, that might seem like an odd reply since Nicodemus didn't mention the kingdom. But Jesus not only responded to Nick's statement, He declared His authority as God. "Truly" or "Verily" in Hebrew is the word "amen." Yes, that word we tack on to the end of prayers. It means "so be it." For a gathering to conclude a prayer or preaching with "Amen" means to be in agreement with everything that was said. But for Jesus to put this word at the start of his answer, it takes on a different meaning. When Jesus said "Truly, I say to you," He was saying, "I am a firsthand witness that what I say to you is the truth," as if He was ...

A pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said, "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 answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:1-5). What does it mean to be born of water and the Spirit? Some have said that water here represents physical birth, like water of the amniotic sack, and Spirit represents spiritual rebirth. Many Pentecostals teach that being born of water and spirit means you need to be baptized to be saved, and then speak in tongues to prove you have the Holy Spirit! But that's a lie. Rather, Jesus was teaching what God had ...

In John 3:3, Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus replied, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" What does it mean to be born again? You've probably heard this term your whole life. You may have even called yourself a "born again Christian." But have you considered what it means? Everyone is born physically alive, but we are spiritually dead. As descendants of Adam, we have inherited his sin nature, separated from God. And the only way we can be right with God is to be born from above. We need the life of God in the soul of an otherwise dead man. When you hear the gopel, that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and rose again from the grave, and you repent and put your faith in Jesus, He will raise your spirit from the dead and give you new life, a Spirit-filled life, that loves God and desires His will. And you ar...