ARE YOU BORN AGAIN?

ARE YOU BORN AGAIN? 

THE GOOD NEWS:

"Jesus said to Nicodemus: 

"You must be born from above.’

 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; 

so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 

Nicodemus answered and said to him, 

“How can this happen?”

Jesus answered and said to him,

 “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?

Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. 

If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

 No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” (John 3: 7 - 15). 

In our Gospel of today, Jesus answered Nicodemus:

 “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”  (AMP Bible translation). 

The carnal man is incapable of experiencing spiritual things.

 He is acquainted only with material carnal things. (Cf Romans 8: 6; 1 Corinthians 2: 14). 

This is what Jesus teaches Nicodemus. This is also a truth anyone can bear witness to by reflecting on his acquaintances. Your earth-bound friends will find meaningless every spiritual talk. They will scoff at the least reference to Jesus and salvation. 

Everything on earth is created twice. The first creation is from the earth and unsurprisingly earthy. 

The second creation is from above and is heavenly. 

It is the Holy Spirit who gives us the second birth. 

And this happens when we are baptized.

 We become born anew and in fact new creation. 

Since we died with Christ when we were immersed into the water of Baptism and raised with Christ, let us seek what is above where Jesus is seated at the right hand of God. (Cf Colossians 3: 1). 

The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Holy Eucharist in April. 

 

THE EUCHARIST IS THE PRECIOUS BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. 

It is the Sacrament of those who have been born again. 

For Teachings, Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-holy-eucharist_31.html?m=1