Nicodemus, a Pharisee, came to talk to Jesus and learn more about Him. Jesus told Nicodemus that no one could enter the kingdom of God unless they were born again. Nicodemus didn't understand that this rebirth was a spiritual one and became confused. Jesus explained to him that like the wind, we do not fully understand how it works, nor do we have to in order to understand the effect. Jesus Himself understood these things because He came from God - He had firsthand knowledge of everything He was speaking of. He also spoke of the need for His death and how it was for the salvation of the world. God loved each of us so much that He was willing to allow His Son to become the sacrifice for our sins. Everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life, and those who don't will be condemned.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.-John 3:16
We may never understand how salvation works, but if we believe on Jesus, we can have eternal life with Him. God wants us all to know Him and love Him and for us to spend eternity with Him, but we have to make a choice: do we want to be in the light or stay in the darkness? If we choose light, we are born into a new way of life. The person we once were - bound by the flesh - is gone and we become a new creation in Christ.
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