There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews:
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God:
for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except
God be with him.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.
Nicodemus saith unto him, how can a man be born when
he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s
womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is
born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again.
John 3:1-7

1. You must be born again because the first time you
were born, you were born in sin.
Why do you have to write an exam again? Because it did not
work out well the first time you did it.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy
lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies blot out my transgressions.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever
before me.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil
in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou
speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Behold, I WAS SHAPEN IN INIQUITY; AND IN SIN
DID MY MOTHER CONCEIVE ME.
Psalm 51:1-5

2. You must be born again because you are dead. Death
has fallen on all men because of their sins.
The whole world lives in sin and wickedness. Americans,
Iraqis, Ghanaians, Canadians and South Africans live in the
fallen state of sinful man. Evil can be found in beautiful places
like Switzerland. Amidst the beautiful mountains and lakes, can
be found all the sins of mankind like prostitution, murder, drug
addiction and suicide.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith
he loved us, even WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN SINS,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are
saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 2:4-6
Born Again

3. You must be born again because when Adam sinned
he introduced death into the whole world.
Wherefore, as BY ONE MAN SIN ENTERED INTO THE
WORLD, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all
men, for that all have sinned:”
Romans 5:12

4. You must be born again because death has spread to
the whole world since Adam introduced sin into the
world.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and SO DEATH PASSED UPON ALL MEN,
for that all have sinned:
Romans 5:12

5. You must be born again because although death was
introduced by one man, Adam, the free gift of life has
been re-introduced by one man, Jesus Christ.
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came
upon all men to condemnation; even so BY THE
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF ONE THE FREE GIFT CAME
UPON ALL MEN unto justification of life.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 5:18-19

6. You must be born again by hearing and receiving the
incorruptible Word of God.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and
abideth for ever.
1 Peter 1:23

7. You can be born again by believing in Jesus Christ’s
death, the shedding of His blood, His burial and His
resurrection.
But AS MANY AS RECEIVED HIM, to them gave
he power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on his name:
John 1:12