Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 25th (Nehemiah 3 & John 3:1-21)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Jesus Says, You Must Be Born Again
The need for a birth from above, or a new birth, is because our mortal, weak and sinful nature, the flesh, is utterly unsuited for the kingdom of god. To enter that kingdom, we need a new source of our existence appropriate to it. Nicodemus struggles to understand any of this; he still doesn't grasp or receive what jesus is saying. Even the wisest and most educated of persons in the flesh is unable to grasp the things of the spirit. Jesus is the first to be born again, the first to return to the womb of the earth and be raised again as the first born of the dead.
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