Jesus tells Nicodemus how to be born again (John 3:1-5, Acts 2:38)

John 3:3-5

You must be born again. Why is this important? Nicodemus felt that Jesus was a teacher who had come from God and he was interested in understanding “how to be born again.” Jesus told Nicodemus he must be born of the water and of the Spirit. This is a phrase that we couldn’t understand until Peter’s sermon in the 2nd chapter of Acts. The question that Nicodemus asked and the answer that Jesus told him was satisfied in Acts 2:38.

Peter had the “keys of the kingdom of heaven,” therefore, Peter said, you must repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, (water), for remission of sins and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, (Spirit). We also see in this scripture that remission of sins was preached, beginning at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Matthew 16:19, Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38).

Look at the connectivity of these scriptures concerning being born again (John 3:3-5 and Acts 2:38-39). Let’s see how Peter satisfied the born again question;

1. Peter used the “keys of the kingdom of heaven” to open the door (Jesus Christ) to the Church (Matthew 16:19, Acts 2:38).

Key # 1 Repent

Key # 2 Be baptized in Jesus name

Key # 3 Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

2. Peter preached repentance and remission of sins, in Jesus name, beginning at Jerusalem

(Luke 24:47).

3. Peter preached the baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38). The baptism in Jesus name is the solid Rock upon which the Church is built and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. For there is salvation in no other name. (Acts 4:12, Colossians 3:17).

4. Peter preached how to be born again in Jesus name (John 3:3)

5. Peter preached how to be born of the water and the Spirit in Jesus name (John 3:5)

6. In Peter’s sermon we see that the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38).

7. Peter tells us that once we are obedient we will know what God’s promise is for us and our children (Joel 2:27-29).

This is the true gospel of Jesus Christ and the born again experience (John 3:1-5, Acts 2:38).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations".  To order call 1-888-280-7715.

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Proof that Jesus Christ is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (John 1:1, 3, 10, 14)

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word. This scripture establishes a point that when the world began, there was the Word and this Word was spoken by God and his Word was with him. In fact, the Word is God himself. This Word, which is God, was made flesh. There is no doubt and that these scriptures let us know that Jesus Christ is the one Almighty God, who was made flesh for the salvation of mankind. The Word is God, and Jesus is the Word. Therefore, Jesus is the one and only Lord God Almighty, the Word, which was made flesh. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11, Revelation 1:8).

Verification: Isaiah 9:6, Revelation 1:8, 22:13. Think of it this way. Using yourself as an example. When you speak a word, your word is with you because it came out of you. When someone said that you said something, that word, that you spoke is identified as you.

In other words, that word is attributed to you and identifies you as your word. Therefore, your word is with you and becomes you. Through the revelation of the Word of God, this is not confusing. There is only one God and he is his Word and his Word is with him. God through his own Word became flesh. Therefore, Jesus is God, the Word, and he created everything (Colossians 1:14-19).

John 1:3

Jesus created everything and everything came into being through him. This is another, “stand along” scripture that verifies that Jesus is the one and only Lord God who created heaven and earth. The following scriptures verifies John 1:3. (I Corinthians 8:6-7, Hebrew 1:1-8, Colossians 1:14-17). John 1:10 is another strong scripture that tells us that Jesus is God.

John 1:10

This is another strong scripture that tells us that Jesus is the one God who created the world and the world didn’t know him. Guess what? Out of all the information that we have about Jesus, the world still doesn’t really know him as the Father God of the Universe. This scripture also verifies the teaching of Jesus to his apostles when he told them that Moses, the prophets and the psalms spoke of him. Moses said, “ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1, John 5:46-47). Based on these scriptures, we have found out that the name of the God who created the heaven and earth is Jesus Christ. Moses and the prophets talked to Jesus Christ, the Highest Name of God – Jehovah Saviour. (John 5:46-47, Luke24:27, 44, I Peter 1:11). Not only did Jesus create the world as God but he also became a man.

John 1:14

God becomes a Man. Jesus Christ is the Word and the Word was God and the Word became flesh. Therefore Jesus is God, if you believe that there is only one God. You will understand that – that one God’s name is Jesus Christ. Once you understand that Jesus is God, you will be able to understand I Timothy 3:16 which says God was manifested in the flesh. These two scriptures proves that when God says something in one scripture, it can be verified and proven in another scripture.

In addition, to understanding that Jesus Christ is God, you will understand the plan of salvation as taught by Peter, Paul and the apostles who taught the baptism in Jesus name, which is the name of God (Acts 2:38, Acts 19:1-5, Romans 6:3-4, Galatians 3:27, Colossians 2:12).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understaiding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations".  To order call 1-888-280-7715.