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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 6174352" data-attributes="member: 65823">Nicodemus had witnessed the miracles that Jesus had done in Jerusalem. When he approached Jesus he said, &quot;Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him&quot; -John 3:2. 
Jesus&#039; response to him seems to pre-suppose that Nicodemus had asked him, &quot;What does someone like me have to do to become a member of the kingdom of God?&quot; Nicodemus would likely think that a man of his position and stature would be welcomed just as he was into the kingdom of God. Jesus responded, &quot;Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God&quot; -John 3:3
Nicodemus might have been offended by such a statement. Publicans, vile sinners, and Gentiles may need to be &quot;born again&quot; to enter the kingdom, but should that be required of a Pharisee, one who was a chief among the Jews?
Nicodemus did not understand what Jesus meant by being born again. Did Jesus mean that an older man like himself had to enter a second time into his mother&#039;s womb to be born again?
Jesus explained, &quot;Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God&quot; -John 3:5</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 6174352, member: 65823"] [JUSTIFY]Nicodemus had witnessed the miracles that Jesus had done in Jerusalem. When he approached Jesus he said, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him" -John 3:2. Jesus' response to him seems to pre-suppose that Nicodemus had asked him, "What does someone like me have to do to become a member of the kingdom of God?" Nicodemus would likely think that a man of his position and stature would be welcomed just as he was into the kingdom of God. Jesus responded, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" -John 3:3 Nicodemus might have been offended by such a statement. Publicans, vile sinners, and Gentiles may need to be "born again" to enter the kingdom, but should that be required of a Pharisee, one who was a chief among the Jews? Nicodemus did not understand what Jesus meant by being born again. Did Jesus mean that an older man like himself had to enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born again? Jesus explained, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" -John 3:5[/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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