John 3:1-15 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
There was a Pharisee called Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council, he came to see Jesus at night, He saw the miracles Jesus performed and knew that God was with him. The Lord Jesus told him that unless someone is born again, they cannot see the kingdom of God, if they are not born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God. So what does it mean being born again? Being born again means that when a person believes in the Lord and is baptized, he receives the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit comes and dwells, lives in the person. Here the Lord Jesus said that only when a person is born again and be saved, can he see and enter the kingdom of God.
The Lord Jesus said: You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
The Lord Jesus said that the wind, you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going, but you can hear the sound of the wind. Similarly, you don’t know how the Holy Spirit regenerate a person, but you know the working of the Holy Spirit in a regenerated person, you can see the effect of the Holy Spirit’s working in the lives of a regenerated person.
The Lord Jesus said: I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
We don’t know how the Holy Spirit regenerate a person, but the working of the Holy Spirit in a regenerated person can be seen and heard. When the Lord Jesus talked about earthly things, people didn’t believe it, how could people believe if he talked about heavenly things?
The Lord Jesus said: No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
Here the Lord Jesus said that he—the Son of Man came from heaven, that means that he was in heaven, and came from heaven. We mentioned earlier that he was with God from the beginning and became flesh.
The Lord Jesus said: Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.
When the Israelites were in the wilderness, they complained against God and against Moses and were bitten by the snakes. God told Moses to make a bronze snake. So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. (Numbers 21:9)
Here the Lord Jesus said that the Son of Man must also be lifted up, that is, he must be lifted up, be crucified, and resurrected three days later, so that all those who believe in him, those who are born again will be saved and have eternal life.
May God bless you and your family. 😀
