In the third chapter of the Gospel of John, a Pharisee named Nicodemus comes to Jesus and acknowledges that he is a teacher sent by God. Jesus responds that one must be born again to see the kingdom of God.
“How can someone be born when they are old?” the puzzled Nicodemus asks. Jesus answers, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again’ ” (see John 3:4–7, New International Version).
This exchange is still instructive today. Like Nicodemus, don’t we want to see the kingdom of God? And if so, don’t we need to know how to experience this new birth?
