Born Again-Saved, Converted
By: Pastor Samuel Payne

John 3:1-8

3:1- “MAN OF THE PHARISEES”

Pharisees: a very religious sect of that day.

3:1- “ RULER OF THE JEWS”

Nicodemus was a leader of his people. Therefore, this shows us Nicodemus was a smart man as well as a man that dealt with people all the time. By being a “Ruler” he had to make some big decisions, which involved the lives of those, he served.

3:2- “We Know.. Thou art a teacher come from God”

Nicodemus knew enough from his religious teachings and the word to evaluate the validity of what Jesus had said; plus the miracles that were taking place to know that Jesus was truly of God!

3:3 – “I SAY UNTO THEE

Remember Jesus knew he was talking to a religious man that belonged to a denomination called the Pharisees. Just like today he would be talking to a Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Charismatic, etc…

3:3- “BE BORN AGAIN”

According to Jesus, if you weren’t born again you couldn’t see the kingdom of God. Even if you were religious, this requirement to be born again was still firm.

3:4 – “SECOND TIME INTO HIS MOTHER’S WOMB”

Nicodemus is thinking totally in the physical realm. You can only be born physically once.

3:5- “BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT”

Baptize= to dip into, plunge under, dye a cloth

Born= spring out of, spring forth

Some people try to confuse baptism with born again. When in actuality they are totally opposite in meaning. To further understand verse 5, one must put verses 5 & 6 together to get the context of scripture.