There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.\u00a0This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, \u201cRabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.\u201d<\/p>
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Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nicodemus said to Him, \u201cHow can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother\u2019s womb and be born?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesus answered, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.<\/p>\n
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, \u2018You must be born again.\u2019 <\/p>\n
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, \u201cHow can these things be?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cAre you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
\nMost assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. <\/p>\n
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? (John 3:1-12)<\/p>\n
When Nicodemus went to Jesus he did it at night, why? Notice that he had a position as a ruler of the Jews.<\/p>\n
How many people are not like that in the Church, they hold a certain position and do not take on their faith? And the biggest problem is that they “hide” because they fear what others will think of them.<\/p>\n
When you do not acknowledge you situation so you can resolve the problem, you are not validating yourself and you do not want the truth. It\u2019s like if something is in the darkness and does not want to not be revealed it won\u2019t come to the light.<\/p>\n
“\u2026Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/p>\n How can a person be born again? What are the steps for this new birth?<\/p>\n Acknowledge your situation<\/strong><\/p>\n We are all born through blood – father and mother – but that does not mean that we are born of God. Even if you are like me that have parents that are of the faith, you have to experience the new birth, I did. Otherwise you will not see the kingdom of God. But for that to happen, you have to acknowledge your position.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t feel embarrassed when the pastor invites people to go to the front because you fit into what he was describing. You cannot hide. If you do, this means you are more worried about what others think than solving your problem. Have you thought about that? Isn\u2019t this right? In other words you are being false based on other people\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n When the message is for me, I have to take it in and that\u2019s it! You can be Bishop Macedo\u2019s daughter, Bishop Julio\u2019s wife, whoever, it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n Even if people will judge me or have bad eyes with me, if there is something inside of me that needs to be resolved, I can\u2019t go to Jesus at the “night” (secretly) to resolve it.<\/p>\n Acknowledge your situation, because if you do not you will be like a Pharisee and won\u2019t be able to be born again, because you still enjoy being false, lying, and being deceitful.<\/p>\n What stands out the most to God is when you are sincere, be true to God and resolve your situation. Worrying about what others think just shows you have pride! And where has this pride taken you so far? Tell me!<\/p>\n Get out of your “world” and see your reality of unhappiness, sadness, and bitterness. Acknowledge your situation without fear and hypocrisy. You have to value yourself. Don\u2019t wait for others to do what in fact you need to do yourself!<\/p>\n To be born of water and of the Spirit<\/p>\n “Nicodemus said to Him, \u201cHow can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother\u2019s womb and be born?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n A person that is not true to his or herself cannot understand the meaning of being transparent. People think I want to know their \u201cdirty\u201d secrets, but I do not need to know. But you need to get rid of the lies and the deceit. I do not need to know anything about you, but you need to get rid of this pride. And to do so, you must acknowledge your situation by admitting, “I was not born again, I do not understand what the Lord says and want to do everything my way. I go to the Lord at “night”, I am ashamed of what others will think of me. But I do not accept this situation! Starting today, I will value myself how the Lord values \u200b\u200bme, and not worry anymore about what others think. ”<\/p>\n Be honest! It’s so beautiful when you are sincere. Even if eventually you might be imperfect, that does not mean you are a problem because I do not see it that way.<\/p>\n Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” ” Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. “<\/em> “If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?”<\/em><\/p>\n This is the reason why people hear the things of God and do not understand, because they are not born again. But, friend, you have a chance! Take it now… Do you acknowledge your situation?<\/p>\n When we live what we believe, what happens inside of us is something tremendous.<\/p>\n In reality, what God is asking of you is to surrender what you are still holding on to, what is blocking you, if you do this you will be happy, light, spontaneous, have self-worth, and have credibility within yourself and others.<\/p>\n You will become beautiful!<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the end, but this is your opportunity. I already gave you the steps to take. It is in your hands now to solve what is inside of you. 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\nWhat does it mean to be born of water and the Spirit?
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\nWhen you allow God’s Word to cleanse you and you decide to be baptized in the waters, because you want to bury your “old” nature.
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\nWho is born of the flesh is flesh but who is born of the Spirit is life! This person is not annulled.
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\nWhen we are born of the Spirit, there is no assumptions no need to convince yourself it happened. If you are not you still have these characteristics inside of you: cheating, lying and being ashamed of Jesus and when you do an auto-analysis you find that there is still the same nature as before… Human nature.<\/p>\n
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\nYou have even heard God’s servants speak about what we have seen and experienced, but you do not accept the witness of character: humility and truth.<\/p>\n