Christmas — The time of the year that Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The topic of this week’s post will take a look at those words that Jesus spoke to Nicodemus about a person being born a second time. This phrase of being born again has been tossed around by many different groups in many different directions.
Let’s take a look at that nocternal encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus by looking in scripture at the third chapter of John (NIV):
“Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the ruling Jewish council. He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’
Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again?’
‘How can someone be born when they are old? Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born?’
Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they re born of water and the spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the spirit gives birth to spirit.”
Have you ever thought about what this being “born again” stuff is all about as far as your own life is concerned.? Being within the true Kingdom of God sure sounds like a place that a person would want to be within. Or does it just sound like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo to you? What is your take on this statement from scripture?
There are many preachers, pastors and posers who will be more than happy to tell you what they think (and in turn, what you should think) about this “second birth thing”. You are a soverign human being. Make your own decision on the matter. Ask. Seek. Knock. I make zero attempt to say this about it or to say that about it. The only thing that I will say is this — if you have never really thought about it, why not start the gears of your mind in motion about it. The reason being that it will definitely be to your best benefit to know more about it. If you google it, there are millions of citations containing the phrase “born again”.
Look into this on your own. Don’t be afraid to seek spiritual guidance on it through prayer. Ask. Seek. Knock. Use the miracle of the internet and the miracle of prayer to look into this matter as Christians all over the world celebrate the miracle of the birth of Jesus Christ.