Posted by: mhaley
on Oct 17, 2010
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you. Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." (John 3:1-3). Nicodemus pursued Jesus as he just had to know more about the mystery of salvation; the mystery of God's love that offered "new life." His finite rational mind wanted to know the infinite work of God and gain some Light. Nicodemus was a very knowledgeable man, a ruler of the Jews, who understood sin and separation from God meant death. Jesus told him that salvation was for everyone because all of us have sinned (1 John 1:8). No one has ever lived a sinless life apart from Christ. Since we are accountable to God, we need a way to be free from the penalty of sin.
