John 3:1-3 NASB  Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

When Nicodemus came to Jesus (by night, because Jesus was not popular among the Pharisees) he was looking for a teacher. He recognized Jesus as a good teacher, and I think he truly wanted to understand Jesus’ teachings better. Jesus didn’t address the fact that Nicodemus was a Pharisee; He didn’t ask why Nicodemus came to Him at night; He didn’t even declare that He was more than a teacher, that He was the Son of God. Jesus got straight to the point: following good teachers was not enough to see the kingdom of God, we must be born again!

I’ve had a lot of godly teachers in my 30 or so years of churching. I’ve heard a lot of good sermons and learned a lot about God. But none of that will amount to anything without my personal faith in Jesus Christ. It’s not about how much I understand, it only matters that I’ve been born again. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

-Kevi

 

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