Tuesday, April 8, 2014
John [NLT] 3:1-8 There was a man
named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one
evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God
has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with
you.” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you
cannot see the Kingdom of God.”“What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How
can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the
Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can
reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7
So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows
wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes
from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the
Spirit.”
Acts
[NLT] 4:12 “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name
under heaven by which we must be saved.”
The Apostle
Peter, as recorded in Acts 4:12, stated truth that is resisted by multitudes,
some of which are religious and name Jesus among their beliefs; though never as
Lord Jesus Christ, but in limited personage as less than deity. (Jn.1:1;
Phil.2:5-11) They instead esteeming Jesus as exemplary human being, exceptional
prophet, rabbi et al.
Tragically, to
them Jesus will say He never knew them for they were never truly intimately acquainted
with or trusted Him as Lord Jesus Christ. (Mt.7:21-27; Jn.14:15; 15:10;
1Jn.5:2-3)
Jesus is “Lord
Jesus Christ” (82 times in KJV); Almighty God, Supreme Sovereign Savior alone;
firmly declaring that those that are not for Him are against Him. (Mt.12:30;
Lk.11:23)
Stand not against
God’s breathe of life. EBB4
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