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<img src="https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/125868.jpg?w=540" width="540" /><p class="text">I just realized in my 41st year of life, in my 21st year of intentionally following Jesus, and in my 11th year as a lead pastor of a church that…I am Nicodemus. And I’m not alone. Here’s the familiar story:</p>
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<p class="text">Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again … Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? (John 3:1-10)</p>
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<p class="text">To “see” and “enter” the Kingdom of God in the Gospel of John is not about getting correct doctrine, moving from the “out” group into the “saved” group, and going to Heaven when I die. Entering, beholding, and living in the Kingdom is Jesus’ shorthand for awakening to a new spiritual awareness of God’s abiding presence in and around me here and now made available by Jesus, and living my life within the domain of God’s effective will (D. Willard). This much I have ...</p><p class="more"><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/2021/october/i-am-nicodemus.html">Continue reading</a>...</p>
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