I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus says these wonderfully informative words in John 3, in his discussion with Nicodemus. In John 4 He states..."But the water that I [Jesus Christ] shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." This statement amounts to a claim that I, Jesus Christ, am the source of everlasting life. In John 14:6 Jesus confirms this as He says I am the way the truth and the life ! In Rev 7:21 we read to him [the thirster for righteousness] who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be His God and he shall be my son.
From our studies we can see that salvation can't be separated from the name of Jesus Christ. Likewise it can't be separated from the name of God Our Father and the holy Spirit. In the Lord's prayer we rightly give Our father glory and attribute sovereign power to Him when we announce triumphantly "for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen."
We would do well to add blessing, honour, wisdom, thanksgiving and riches to our heartfelt professions to love God; for He is worthy to be greatly blessed, seen as all wise, deserving of our sacrifices of thankfulness, praise and adoration !
Blessed be Thy Name, holy Father, forevermore. thou who art the source of all riches and beauty lift our desire to fellowship purely with Thee. When we study God's word closely we see that the risen Jesus Christ is equally worthy of blessing, honour, wisdom, thanksgiving, riches and glory; for He is Our all powerful King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the faithful and true Witness. He is the beginning of the creation of God.
He is the good shepherd who leads his creation to the living fountain of water; for He is the word of God. And when the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of Our Lord and his Christ [Our cherished Saviour] He shall reign gloriously [as our holy King] forever and forever. Amen.
John 4 He states..."But the water that I [Jesus Christ] shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." Before we can receive eternal life from Jesus Christ we must be tested by holy God just as Abraham was tested.
Genesis 22:2 puts it this way: "Take your son" God said,your only son Isaac,whom you love very much,and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me." What does this mean spiritually? The key words are "whom you love so much".
For our study purposes let us rephrase these words as "what you love so much". What we do in our lives is make activities into a living child! We cling to them and say and believe in our heart I love you very deeply.
Before God can give us the gift of wisdom to comprehend His Beloved Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice we must show that we have not kept back our only son from Him [see Genesis 22:12]. We can't become married to Jesus Christ until this test is passed. Put simply no one goes to heaven or is born again until they pass this test to God's satisfaction.
