Robert Morris - Have You Been Born Again?

To enter the kingdom of God, we must do more than just believe in Jesus. We must be born again. If you had to play a sport, would you rather play football or baseball? Why?

In John 3:1–7, Jesus encountered a Pharisee named Nicodemus. Pharisees were the most conservative theologians of the day who went to church regularly, studied and taught the Bible, prayed, fasted and tithed. To become a Pharisee, you also had to memorize the first five books of the Bible! Nicodemus indicated that he believed Jesus was who He said He was. In spite of all this, Jesus told Nicodemus that to enter the kingdom of God he “must be born again.” It is possible to attend church, pray, read the Bible, and so on, and not yet be saved. Being born again takes place when you fully yield your life to God, submitting to His Lordship. The spiritual process of being born again can look much like the natural gestational process—conception, pregnancy and birth. Many people have experienced spiritual “conception” (when the truth of God is first planted in their hearts), but haven’t yet experienced spiritual rebirth (complete submission to God).