“‘You must be born from above” (John 3:7b). Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15. Nicodemus the Pharisee is on the threshold of faith in Jesus. But the Gospel adds one small detail that tells us he is ...

Jesus says as much when he tells Nicodemus that one must be born of the Spirit (John 3:5). But like the wind, the Spirit is sovereign, blowing wherever it wishes (v. 8).

You must be born again. ... In John 3 an influential Pharisee called Nicodemus recognised that Jesus was from God because of his miracles and teaching and wanted to discuss these things with him.

Jesus’ enigmatic response — that individuals must be “born again” — puzzled Nicodemus, and continues to challenge Christians. “Jesus used a phrase that is very meaningful, but also ...