Jesus tells people in the 3rd chapter of John that they must be "born again." So millions of Christians claim to be born again. Some say it happened when they "accepted Jesus." Other say when they were baptized. And still others say it was when they joined a certain church. But what does Jesus say. If you continue reading in the 3rd chapter of John Jesus says "That which is born of the flesh IS flesh and that which is born of the Spirit IS spirit. Jesus goes on to explain that the wind blows and you can hear it but you can't see it and "so is everyone that is born of the Spirit." Now all these people claiming to be born again still look like flesh and blood to me. I can see them and hear them. If they were born again of the Spirit they would be invisible like the wind. Of course nobody cares what the Bible says anyway so they just go on claiming to be "born again" and not having any idea what it really means.
John 3:1-10 (King James Version)
1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5Jesus 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.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
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It is not difficult to understand what the Lord is saying. He is telling us that we must allow the Holy Spirit to miraculously circumcise the power of Satan from our soul. We will know that this operation has occurred when we no longer recognize our prior behaviour to have been 'natural' or
indigenous. Nor our new
Spiritual behaviour to be 'natural' . When one has been
born again they are no longer comfortable thinking and behaving as they used to. They are forever changed for the much better morally and their thinking is much more positive. Many people in the secular world might say this person has suffered a nervous breakdown.