BIRTH EXPERIENCES

BIRTH EXPERIENCES

John 3:1-13 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The 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. 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. Nicodemus 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? 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. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The 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. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

  When physical birth takes place someone (the mother) has to suffer. It happens at a definite time and place and can never be repeated. It is a brand new life with no past experiences to be remembered. The new creature is immediately a member of a family. Our Christian “birth” contains all these same elements:

·         Someone (Christ) had to suffer. (1Pet.3:18)

·         It happens at a definite time and place.

·         I was born-again at 11:55am, Sunday, May 11, 1941 in the Stotts City Methodist Church.

·         I will never need to be re-born again! (Heb.7:24; 10:10)

·         I started a brand new life. (2Cor.5:17)

·         God wiped away every sin of my past. (Ps.103:12)

·         I immediately became and will forever be a child of God. (Jn.1:12)

Leslie Nivens