THE NEW BIRTH - INTRODUCTION I

INTRODUCTION

The new birth is associated with the kingdom of God   (John 3:3, 5)

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

         Without it, and man cannot enter the kingdom (John 3:5) and

 Without it a man cannot experience the kingdom (John 3:3).

                  The New birth was revealed in the Old Testament (John 3:10)

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Nicodemus was the most popular teacher in Israel, and yet he did not know about the importance and nature of this experience.

                    The new birth had been completely identified with and subjected to religion.

                        The external was made to be equal with the internal experience.
                        This is the ground upon which Jesus and Nicodemus met.

                   The third chapter of John provides the most extensive treatment of the subject in the Bible.