Jesus says that in order to see the kingdom of God one must be ‘born again’ (John 3:3). The phrase born again is more literally ‘born from above’. Jesus goes on to explain that this new birth is not a physical birth but a spiritual one (John 3:8). The new birth occurs when someone hears the Gospel, repents and trusts in Jesus as their Saviour (John 3:16). At that point, the Holy Spirit of God comes into someone’s life and dramatically and fundamentally changes them (Revelation 3:20, 1 Peter 1:23).
