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FAQ # 39

QUESTION  39 :  Why then did Jesus tell Nicodemus he must be born-again when at the time he couldn’t?

Christ, author of salvation, could have answered that same question at the age 12; being God in the flesh. That doesn’t mean at the time one could be born again.

For example, “Oneil eat this dinner and you’ll be full,” says my mom. However, at the time the chicken was still baking (Christ alive), the potatoes weren’t mashed (his death) and the biscuit or dinner bread hadn’t even begun to rise in the oven (resurrection).

Could I have eaten that dinner at that time, even though I was hungry?

No. Likewise, even though Nicodemus was eager about salvation, it wasn’t ready as yet. Christ had to be crucified and raised from the dead.

Paul knew this and noted, “…if Christ be not risen from the dead ye are yet in your sins” (1 Cor 15).

Christ himself knew this and correctly said to his disciple Peter, “When thou art converted, strengthened the brethren” (Lk 22:32).

Answer Notes: 1. Baptisms were done while Christ was alive yes, but the spirit baptism wasn’t. To be born again is one thing, not two. But to obtain it takes two things, water and spirit baptism. Water baptism does take care of your sins, but unless your spirit is resurrected, you’ll still be like a sinner.

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