Nicodemus was a member of a group that always tried to get Jesus in a “Gotcha!” Nicodemus yearned for Truth so he went directly to Jesus at night to avoid being seen. Friends (or church traditions) may not always encourage it, but God loves an independent questioning mind.
John 3:1-4 (TLB) 3 1-2 After dark one night a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a member of the sect of the Pharisees, came for an interview with Jesus. “Sir,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miracles are proof enough of this.” 3 Jesus replied, “With all the earnestness I possess I tell you this: Unless you are born again, you can never get into the Kingdom of God.” 4 “Born again!” exclaimed Nicodemus. “What do you mean? How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
2/18/2024
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