Chad Coley
The Gospel According To John
Spiritual Understanding
John 3:1 - 3
24 January 2021
All men have in common the desire to live eternally. But mankind naturally makes up his own idea of heaven so as to attain it by human effort.
Nicodemus was a model of human efforts. He was a well-respected Pharisee who trusted in his ability to obey the Law and please God. The truth that we are saved by grace and not works shocked Nicodemus; he thought it was about what he could perform.
You must have a spiritual rebirth. Nicodemus did not understand spiritual truth because he was not born again. Jesus said that without spiritual regeneration, Nicodemus could not enter God's Kingdom. Salvation is not about trying harder, it is about receiving the grace and forgiveness of God.