The Simple Truth
Google Images “ You must be born again ” (John 3:7). I doubt that this was what Nicodemus expected when he arrived under cover of darkness to talk to Jesus. According to the record given to us in John 3, Nicodemus hardly got through the pleasantries of a polite introduction before the Lord went right to the point—the religious leader and member of the Jewish ruling council, needed a Saviour. In this most famous chapter of the Scriptures, the Gospel is laid out in graphic detail. No one can be part of God’s kingdom unless he is born again (3:3). Being born again is the work of the Spirit of God (3:6). The Son of Man, Jesus, would be the instrument of that new birth (3:14). Belief is required (3:15, 16). God made the supreme sacrifice to make it possible for us to be born again (3:16). The first coming of Christ happened so that we would have the opportunity to be saved (3:17). Those who reject Christ have already condemned themselves (3:18). Sin keeps people from being born aga...