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John 3:1-7 (MSG)

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1 There was a man of the Pharisee sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews. 2 Late one night he visited Jesus and said, "Rabbi, we all know you're a teacher straight from God. No one could do all the God-pointing, God-revealing acts you do if God weren't in on it." 3 Jesus said, "You're absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it's not possible to see what I'm pointing to--to God's kingdom." 4 "How can anyone," said Nicodemus, "be born who has already been born and grown up? You can't re-enter your mother's womb and be born again. What are you saying with this 'born-from-above' talk?" 5 Jesus said, "You're not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation--the 'wind hovering over the water' creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life--it's not possible to enter God's kingdom. 6 When you look at a baby, it's just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can't see and touch--the Spirit--and becomes a living spirit. 7 "So don't be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be 'born from above'--out of this world, so to speak.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 2) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 3) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 4) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 5) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 6) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 7) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 2) Do miracles prove a divine mission or not? No one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 1) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 1) Knowing Jesus (2015-05-15)
(v. 1) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 2) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 2) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 2) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 3) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 3) Fearing God - Transcendent Majesty (2011-08-18)
(v. 3) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 3) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 3) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 4) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 4) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 4) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 4) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 5) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 5) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 5) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 5) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 6) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 6) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 6) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 6) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 7) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 7) Waking Dead - Restored (2010-08-19)
(v. 7) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 7) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer