“There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’ Nicodemus said to Him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.” The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.’” John 3:1-8

What does it mean to be born again? We cannot miss what the Lord meant if we trust in the Scripture as the Word of God. Jesus was not talking about a physical birth but a spiritual birth. Nicodemus may have been a little confused at first, but the teaching of Jesus is clear. Jesus said we must be born of water and the spirit. If we will keep his words in the entire context of John chapters three and four, we should be able to discern what Jesus meant to teach.

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