Jesus Tells Nicodemus To Be Born Again

Jesus Tells Nicodemus To Be Born Again - introduction

Jesus Tells Nicodemus To Be Born Again is a simple explanation of how to enter into eternal life. The story centers around a man who asked Jesus if he needed to return to his mother's womb in order to be born again.

Nicodemus was an important religious leader who sneaked in to see Jesus in the night. He did not want anyone to see him. 

Nicodemus began his enquiry with a compliment

‘I believe you come from God. No one could do the miracles I have seen you do, unless God was with him,’ said Nicodemus

Jesus did not comment. Instead, He told Nicodemus that he must be born again in order to see the Kingdom of God.

Nicodemus was shocked. He was an old man! 

He asked Jesus how he could become a baby again. Did he need to return to his moms womb in order to be born again.

Jesus must have chuckled. He patiently replied:

‘You must have God’s Spirit in you."

This means that God's Spirit will give you a new spirit. Therefore, people who are born again become like born babies who are new and innocent of sin.

Jesus used the wind as an example to help Nicodemus. The wind is invisible, and you cannot see it. However, you can see the effects of the wind like the trees moving their branches. 

The Lord explained to Nicodemus that those who are born again cannot see the Spirit of God. However, they and others will see the results and change that comes about in their lives.

Nicodemus still  could not understand. Jesus reproved him because as a Teacher of the Law, Nicodemus should have known these things.  The prophets had spoken of being born again:

Ezekiel 11:19

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 36:26

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Jesus explained that God loved everyone so much that He sent His only Son from Heaven into the world. Every one who believes in Him will not go to hell, but will receive everlasting life.

Only people with born again spirits can receive eternal life. Eternal life means that those who believe in Jesus will not go to hell, but will live with God forever.

Furthermore, Jesus explained, those persons who are born again will practice truth, and will obey the Word of God:

``But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God" (John 3: 21).

How can I be born again

Jesus said that anyone who is born again must believe that He is the Son of God and the only one to save them from their sins:

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They must believe that He died to save them through His blood:

14	``As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
15	so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
16	``For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
17	``For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him."

Everyone who wants to be born again must confess their sins to  God. This means to admit to being a sinner and to tell God their sins. To confess sins mean to ask God to forgive sins:

Romans 10:9

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:10

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Persons who want to become new spirits in Christ must repent of their sins

The bible teaches that people must repent of their sins. Jesus also preached about repentance. To repent means to turn away from sins and to stop practicing them.

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

People who have repented practice the Word of God and do not do things like lying, cheating, stealing and other sins. 

This is why Jesus explained to Nicodemus that there is a difference between people who love God and those who love evil or Satan:

19 ``This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

20 ``For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21 ``But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

Prayer asking God to forgive sins and to make you a new spirit in Christ

Lord Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner. I ask You to forgive my sins and save me from eternal separation from God. 

By faith, I accept Your work and death on the cross as the only payment for my sins. 

I promise that you will be my only God and that I will obey your Word.

Thank You for providing the way for me to know You and to have a relationship with my heavenly Father. Through faith in You, I have eternal life. 

Thank You also for hearing my prayers and loving me unconditionally. Please give me the strength, wisdom, and determination to walk in the center of Your will, In Jesus’ name, amen.

Nicodemus Bible Verses JOHN 3

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ``Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

3 Jesus answered and said to him, ``Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

4 Nicodemus said to Him, ``How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"

5 Jesus answered, ``Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 ``That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 ``Do not be amazed that I said to you, `You must be born again.'

8 ``The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

9 Nicodemus said to Him, ``How can these things be?"

10 Jesus answered and said to him, ``Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?

11 ``Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

12 ``If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

13 ``No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

14 ``As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

16 ``For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

17 ``For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

18 ``He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 ``This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

20 ``For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21 ``But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.

23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized--

24 for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

25 Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification.

26 And they came to John and said to him, ``Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him."

27 John answered and said, ``A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

28 ``You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, `I am not the Christ,' but, `I have been sent ahead of Him.'

29 ``He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.

30 ``He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 ``He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

32 ``What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

33 ``He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

34 ``For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

35 ``The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.

36 ``He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

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Jesus Ascends To Heaven

Jesus ascends to Heaven is among the most important events in the life of Jesus.  It is important because He died and rose again, then went back to His home where His work continues on our behalf.

One record of Jesus' ascension was written by Luke in the Book of  Acts. In a letter to his friend Theophilus. Luke wrote:

‘In my first letter I told you about Jesus’ life and teachings and how he returned to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions from the Holy Spirit."

Events preceding Jesus' ascension to Heaven

Several important events preceded Jesus' ascension to Heaven. First of all, the Lord was crucified on a cross.

Three days later, just as He  had said to His disciples He rose from the dead.  His tomb is empty and He is not there.

Secondly, Jesus remained on the earth with His disciples for forty days after His resurrection.  In so doing, the Lord Jesus proved to them in many ways that it really was Him they were seeing and He was alive.

He worked many miracles which were too numerous for His disciples to write down.

Jesus also talked about the Kingdom of God.

Jesus also talked about the baptism with the Holy Spirit

During one of these meetings Jesus told His disciples not to leave Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came upon them. This was to fulfil God’s promise and He had previously discussed this with them. 

Jesus said:

‘John baptised you with water, but you shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit in just a few days.’

The day that Jesus ascended to Heaven

Jesus ascended to Heaven forty days after  rising from the dead. On that day, the Lord took His disciples the Mount of Olives, which was located just outside Jerusalem.

Curious, the disciples asked if the Lord would free the nation from the Roman government and restore Israel as an independent nation.

Jesus replied that His Father had set those dates, and did not want His disciples to know this information.  

Instead, Jesus talked to His disciples about how they would become witnesses when they received the infilling with the Holy Spirit. 

He told them that they would receive power to testify about His death and resurrection. They would tell the people in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria and through all the earth.

Soon afterwards, Jesus rose into the sky and disappeared into a cloud, leaving the disciples staring after  Him. 

Two Angels appeared to the disciples as they stared up into the sky

The disciples stared up into the sky for another glimpse of Jesus.

As they did so,  two men dressed in white robes appeared and stood with them.  The Angels spoke to them.

‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why are you standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has gone away to heaven, and some day, just as He went, He will return!’

The disciples returned to Jerusalem

The disciples walked the short journey back to Jerusalem. They held a prayer meeting in an upstairs room of the house where they were staying.

The list of persons who were in the Upper Room. included Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon the zealot, Judas (son of James), and the brothers of Jesus.

Some women were also there and this group included Jesus’ mother.

Jesus ascends to heaven verses (NASB)  ACTS 1: 1- 14

1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,

2 until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.

3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, ``Which," He said, ``you heard of from Me;

5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, ``Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

7 He said to them, ``It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."

9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

11 They also said, ``Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

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Jesus Healed 10 Lepers

In today's bible story, we will discover the amazing miracle of how Jesus healed 1o lepers.  In Bible times, a leper had a skin disease that resulted in scaly, rough skin (Blueletterbible.org, nd).

In bible times, Hebrews who had the disease had to live away from other people.

The disease did not go away and no one could cure it in those times. Therefore, people were afraid of lepers.

Read on to learn more.

Discover how Jesus healed 10 lepers

One day, Jesus was going to Jerusalem. He had to pass between Samaria and Galilee. 

As He entered one of the villages, Jesus was met by ten men who had a disease called leprosy.

Their skin was rough and scaly and they felt very bad about their condition.  

The men stood at a distance because they were unclean. People with this condition could not mingle with others. They had to cover their lips and loudly cry "unclean, unclean."

Desperate to be healed, the lepers raised their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ 

When Jesus saw them He said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’

According to the law, the men would be declared clean by the priests after their skin was inspected.

By faith, the men began to take the route leading to the priest.   As they went along, they were cleansed. 

One of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.  Maybe he had been inspecting his skin. 

What do you think?

The former leper fell down at Jesus' feet with his face to the ground. He gratefully thanked Jesus for healing him.

This man was a Samaritan and the other nine were Jews.

Jesus was amazed that the nine lepers from His own country had not returned to give Him thanks!

Jesus asked in astonishment, 

‘Weren't ten men cleansed? Where are the other nine?

Why didn't the Jews return to give thanks to God? Why did the foreigner alone give thanks?"

Jesus said to the man, ‘get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.’

Jesus healed 10 lepers Luke 17: 11 - 19 (NASB)

11 While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;

13 and they raised their voices, saying, ``Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

14 When He saw them, He said to them, ``Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they were going, they were cleansed.

15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

17 Then Jesus answered and said, ``Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine--where are they?

18 ``Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"

19 And He said to him, ``Stand up and go; your faith has made you well."

Jesus healed  ten lepers meaning

Leprosy was a disease in which the skin of the affected person became scaly and rough. One of the related scriptures talked about scales falling from the eyes of Apostle Paul when Ananias laid hands on him (Acts 9: 18). 

Leprosy is like the disease of the spirit that is called sin.  Every human was born with the sin disease and needs to be cleansed, like the lepers.

People with sin cannot see what God is saying because their god satan has blinded their eyes.

The blood of Jesus is the only way to see and to be cleansed from sin.

To be cleansed, we need to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died to save us from our sins.

Believing must be followed by confession of sins and turning away.

Turning away from sin means to repent and do them no more.

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In this excellent analysis, Dr. Jay Schamberg shows that the leprosy of bible and modern times is not the same disease.

He reveals that bible days leprosy could have been psoriasis or vitiligo  and drectly related to punishment from God for transgressings  certain laws.

THE NATURE OF THE LEPROSY OF THE BIBLE.FROM A MEDICAL AND BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW. By JAY F. SCHAMBERG, A.B, M.D., Philadelphia, Pa

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