These men cannot go to where Jesus will be going because to go to heaven, a person must be born again, and they are not.
Tag: new birth
Come to Christ
Rather than being upset that we have no control, perhaps we should be thankful that God is fully in control, and we are safe in His love.
How?
How does God spread His kingdom? I don’t know. I just know that it is like the wind blowing and we can see and hear the effects (John 3). Those effects are because God has worked, and therein we should shout for joy!
Different Sower, Different Seed, Same Kingdom
Jesus is saying, “This is what I do.”
So…
Jesus provides this parable for us to remind us to just do our job and be assured that God will do His!
The VOICE
It takes nothing less the VOICE of the Son of God!
Are You Righteous?
Those who are born of the Spirit of God have a sense of their sin and are sick of it. They desire to be healed.
Jesus Knows
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus … More
The Ultimate Rebuke
If Nicodemus does not understand depravity, why would he be looking for themes of restoration by mercy and grace?
Cause & Effect
Before we are born again, we are only natural creatures operating with natural understanding. We cannot understand spiritual things.