for emphasis.
The words of Jesus
Christ are in red.
When you have faith (trust)
that Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, shed his sinless
blood on the cross to
pay for your sin debt
and that he rose from
the grave, then you are
born "of God" (born
again spiritually).
John
1:12 But as many as
received him [Jesus
Christ], to them gave
he power to become
the sons of God, even
to them that believe
on his name:
1:13 Which were
1:13 Which were
born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the
flesh [stuff we do],
nor of the will of
man, but of God.
1 John
5:1 Whosoever
believeth that
Jesus is the Christ
[Saviour of the
world] is born of
God: and every
one that loveth him
that begat loveth
him also that is
begotten of him.
Now, here is what Jesus
said about being born
again...
Jesus Christ
explained how to be
born again to
Nicodemus a religious
Pharisee and member
of the Jewish ruling
council, the Sanhedrin.
John
3:2 The same came to
Jesus by night, and said
unto him, Rabbi, we
know that thou art a
teacher come from
God: for no man can
do these miracles that
thou doest, except
God be with him.
3:3 Jesus answered
and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a
man be born again,
he cannot see the
kingdom of God.
3:4 Nicodemus saith
unto him, How can
a man be born when
he is old? can he
enter the second
time into his
mother's womb,
and be born?
3:5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except
a man be born of
water and of the
[Holy] Spirit, he
cannot enter into
the kingdom
of God.
3:6 That which is
3:6 That which is
born of the flesh
is flesh; and that
which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.
3:7 Marvel not that
I said unto thee, Ye
must be born again.
Jesus told Nicodemus
that being born again
of God's Holy Spirit
was like the wind.
You cannot see the
wind, and you don't
know where it comes
from or where it goes,
but you can see the
effects of the wind as it
blows things around,
i.e., leaves, tree
branches, or waves
on the water, etc.
Jesus explained that
to be born of the
Holy Spirit was similar
to that because you do
not know where the
Holy Spirit comes from
and where He goes, but
you can see the effects
the Holy Spirit has on
you once He indwells
you at the time you
repent of your sins and
accept Jesus Christ as
your personal Saviour
and the Lord of your
life because then you
become a changed
person into the
image of Jesus.
Jesus continues to
Nicodemus:
3:8 The wind bloweth
where it listeth*, and
thou hearest the
sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence
it cometh, and whither
it goeth: so is every
one that is born of
the Spirit. [*chooses]
After being born again
After being born again
by God's Holy Spirit
(He will come to live
inside of you) and you
will become a new
person, one that is
transformed into
someone who no longer
desires to sin, but now
desires to live a life
in obedience to God
through his holy
word, the King
James Bible.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man
be in Christ, he is a
new creature: old
things are passed
away; behold, all
things are become
new.