Why must you be born again?
English: Stained glass panel in the transept of St. John's Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales (NSW). This scene depicts Nicodemus questioning Jesus, with Jesus answering him "Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). The inscription on this memorial window reads "Memory of George Mackenzie Holden. April 25th 1841. Died May 25th 1881." (Half of the words are on a paired panel.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) John 3:1–3 “ Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God ’” (v. 3). Many of the passages that we will examine are occupied with the condition of the heart and the planting of the Gospel in ready soil ( Matt. 13:18–30, 36–43; 15:1–20). The Bible, of course, has much to say on this subject, emphasizing our need to have our hearts renewed or, as we commonly say in theology, regenerated by the Holy Spir it. The term regeneration comes from two Greek word