Born Again From Above (John 3:1-21)

Born Again From Above (John 3:1-21)

From Champion of the Gospel with Jonathan Heng by Jonathan Heng

December 25, 2024 · 29 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the necessity of being born again to see the kingdom of God, using Nicodemus as a key example.

Nicodemus was a Jewish Rabbi, member of the Sanhedrin, and one of the richest men in Jerusalem. He is a type of many people, even religious ones, in our world today. They profess that Jesus is a good moral man, a great Teacher and Prophet, but not the Son of God. Some people take pride in the country, the class or the family that they are born into. Others are religious or perform many good works, thinking that this would get them to heaven. In the natural, Nicodemus has these impressive attributes and qualities. Yet in John chapter 3, Jesus introduces a spiritual truth where an individual needs to be born again to see the kingdom of God. Jesus is not referring to natural birth, but new spiritual birth – to be born again of both water and Spirit. The “water” here is not water baptism, though water baptism is an important outward ordinance of the new covenant. Rather, the “water” here speaks of God’s Word. As Ephesians 5:26 says, “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.” Also, the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and if we repent, put our faith in Christ and what He has done for us on the cross, our hearts and spirit experience a new birth…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Heng

Topics covered

  • spiritual rebirth
  • Nicodemus
  • kingdom of God
  • Christian teachings
  • faith in Christ

Keywords

  • born again
  • Nicodemus
  • spiritual birth
  • Jesus
  • Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ephesians 5:26, Mark 10:27

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