“Have You Been Born Again?” (John 3:1-7)
Apostle Bernard Whaley | Faith in Action Kingdom Ministries

“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)

This week, Apostle Bernard Whaley addresses the nuanced, but important, difference between being “saved” and being “born again.” Referencing Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:1-7, he highlights a key verb in Jesus’ reply: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Listen as Apostle Whaley delineates between seeing in the flesh (“a lack of faith”) and seeing in the Spirit (with a transformed heart) that allows us to see the work of God right here on earth.