Article December 10, 1966 Issue

Are You Willing to Be Born Anew?

MARY B. D'ARCY

All Christians earnestly desire to enter into the kingdom of heaven, or harmony. But how to achieve this divine blessing remains a mystery to many.

Jesus made a profound statement as to how this divine accomplishment may be attained. A wealthy Pharisee, Nicodemus by name, recognized Jesus as the Messiah; but because of his religious and social prestige, he could not bring himself to announce his convictions publicly. This man came to Jesus under the cover of darkness to talk with him concerning spiritual life and the kingdom of heaven. Jesus, perceiving his earnest intent, said to him, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3;

Because of Nicodemus' materialistic and ritualistic background, this was a hard saying for him to understand and accept, and he therefore asked Jesus how a man could be born again when he was old. Jesus' reply was, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." v. 5;

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