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Intro
Nicodemus Comes By Night
Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews came to Jesus at night to satisfy his curiosity.
In this conversation, Jesus speaks about being “born again” in order to see the kingdom of God.
Jesus is speaking about a “spiritual regeneration”.
Born of the Spirit.
This is “New Covenant” language.
Nicodemus is still confused, so Jesus expounds further:
Jesus testifies to “heavenly things”; those things that are “spiritual”.
Jesus testifies to the reason for the Father sending him from heaven.
He will be lifted up and all who believe in him will not perish but have eternal life.
For God So Loved
This brings us to one of the most recognized verses of the Bible.
Motivated By Love
It is because of the great love of God for humanity that he sent Jesus.
God so loved, he gave...
Love is always generous.
Love is always willing to take appropriate action.
By giving Jesus God offered the remedy and the sacrifice for the penalty of our sin.
Remember, we stand condemned before God because of our failure to live under his authority for his glory.
Jesus is the “lamb of God, to take away the sins of the world”.
He is offered to “whoever will believe”.
Some Necessary Definitions
Believes–trust; believe in the truth of a reality or a person.
This belief is a trust in the reality of who Jesus claimed to be and what He came to accomplish.
Perish–destroy, ruin, cause destruction.
This refers to coming to a place of destruction from the life God intended at Creation.
Eternal–the nature of something as enduring, eternal.
This is not simply the duration but also the conditions.
Not simply time but the quality of this life.
Life–the absolute fullness of life.
This is the life God intended man to experience at Creation, yet ruined by sin.
The Message translation sums this up well:
It is important that we emphasize not just the duration of this life, but the amazing life it will be!
It is the life God had originally intended when he created mankind.
A life lived in the fullness of God’s presence with a restored “new heaven and new earth”!
Jesus said:
This life is only obtained by believing and trusting fully in who Christ is and what he accomplished for us.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” Jesus
Jesus Came to Save, Not Condemn
As much as John 3:16 is mention, we must give attention to the following verses:
Jesus emphasized his mission:
He came to save.
He didn’t come to condemn.
Unfortunately, the church has all to often taken the posture of “condemnation” rather than that of “good news” people.
This doesn’t mean that Jesus winked at man’s rebellion and sin.
This doesn’t mean that Jesus excused it away.
Jesus was well aware of how sin separates man from the life of God and the life God intended.
Condemn
Condemn means to pass judgment; it is a judicial word.
Jesus wanted to make it clear that it is man’s own actions that condemn; the judgment is passed because man is guilty before God.
Condemnation for the Unbeliever
Jesus takes it further–the failure to believe in him, to trust fully in the reality of who he is and what he accomplishes for us is what will condemn man.
EMPHASIS: In other words it will not be any individual sins that condemn anyone.
It is primarily the failure of man to acknowledge Christ that results in eternal condemnation.
This is referred to as “the chief sin of man”.
Another way to consider this is to think about what it is that merits our salvation:
“I’m a good person.”
“I go to church.”
“I give to charity.”
None of these things, though seemingly good, will gain us entrance into eternal life.
It is only if we believe in Christ!
Final Words
Let’s conclude with Jesus’ word at the end of this conversation with Nicodemus.
Jesus, the light has come into the world.
He has revealed God, the heart of man, and God’s way to receive eternal life.
Yet, he makes it alarmingly clear, men love darkness and evil deeds.
Those who practice evil hate the light because it exposes what they’re doing.
But, those who acknowledge the truth of Christ are continually drawn to the light and live for God’s glory.
We are not afraid to be exposed because we are forgiven and free!
Our consciences are cleansed!
We don’t have to “hide” in the darkness!
We receive the promise of the eternal inheritance!
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