BORN AGAINBORN AGAIN

John 3:1-7John 3:1-7Now there was a man of the Now there was a man of the

Pharisees named Nicodemus, a Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.doing if God were not with him.

In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.of God unless he is born again.

““How can a man be born when he is How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”.mother’s womb to be born!”.

Jesus answered, “I tell you the Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to the spirit. You Spirit gives birth to the spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again’.‘You must be born again’.

WHAT IS BORN AGAIN?WHAT IS BORN AGAIN?

It is a spiritual It is a spiritual experience wherein you experience wherein you will be birthed into the will be birthed into the family of God.family of God.

WHY DO WE NEED WHY DO WE NEED TO BE BORN TO BE BORN

AGAIN?AGAIN?

There are two births mentioned There are two births mentioned in the Bible:in the Bible:

1.1. Born of human parents (flesh)Born of human parents (flesh)

2.2. Born of God (spirit)Born of God (spirit)

John 3:6John 3:6

““Flesh gives birth to flesh, but Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.”the Spirit gives birth to spirit.”

1ST BIRTH 2ND BIRTH

1. SINNER* Romans 3:10, 23

1. RIGHTEOUS* Romans 3:21

2. SPIRITUALLY DEAD* Ephesians 2:1* 1 Peter 1:18

2. ETERNAL LIFE/LIFE WITH GOD* 1 John 5:11-13

3. CHILD OF DEVIL* 1 John 3:8-10* John 8:44

3. CHILD OF GOD* John 1:12-13* Galatians 3:26

4. NO HOLY SPIRIT* 1 Corinthians 2:14

4. INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT* Ephesians 1:13-14

5. DESTINED TO HELL* Matthew 25:41

5. DESTINED TO HEAVEN* Philippians 1:21* Philippians 3:20

HOW TO BE HOW TO BE BORN AGAIN?BORN AGAIN?

JOHN 1:12-13JOHN 1:12-13

““Yet to all who received Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in Him, to those who believed in His name, His name, He gave the right He gave the right to become children of God.to become children of God.

Children born not of Children born not of natural descent, not of natural descent, not of human decision or a human decision or a husband’s will, but bornhusband’s will, but born of of God.”God.”

HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE THAT YOU ARE BORN AGAIN?BORN AGAIN?

1. You know in your heart of 1. You know in your heart of hearts that you are saved and you hearts that you are saved and you

belong to Godbelong to God

Romans 8:16-17Romans 8:16-17

““The Spirit himself testifies with our The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs – we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.”heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.”

2. You hunger for the Word of God2. You hunger for the Word of God

1 Peter 2:2-31 Peter 2:2-3

““Like new born babies, Like new born babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is have tasted that the Lord is good.”good.”

3. You stop sinning 3. You stop sinning 1 John 3:8-10 1 John 3:8-10

““He who does what is sinful is of the He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning because he in him; he cannot go on sinning because he has been born of God. This is how we know has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.”is anyone who does not love his brother.”

WHAT’S NEXT AFTER BEING WHAT’S NEXT AFTER BEING BORN AGAIN?BORN AGAIN?

1 Corinthians 3:1-31 Corinthians 3:1-3

““Brothers I could not address you Brothers I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly-mere as spiritual but as worldly-mere infants infants in Christ.in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? worldly? Are you not acting like mere Are you not acting like mere men?”men?”

You need to grow You need to grow and mature in the and mature in the

Lord.Lord.

Three areas in which you Three areas in which you need to mature:need to mature:

1.1. CharacterCharacter

2.2. KnowledgeKnowledge

3.3. MinistryMinistry

Salvation is free. Salvation is free. Maturity is very Maturity is very

costly. costly.