Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” (John 3:3-4) Read: Judges 17:1 – 18:31, John 3:1-21, Psalm 104:1-23, Proverbs 14:20-21 Relate: I…
This blog is best read after reading both Nicodemus and The Crowd. Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked. They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from…
“How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked. Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can…
I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and pneuma. Humans can reproduce only human life, but pneuma gives birth to pneuma. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ Pneuma blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear it but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of pneuma.
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” (John 3:1-2) Daily Bible Reading: Leviticus 7:1 –…
