| Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3:3 (NASU), "Truly, | | | | accept that which is religiously correct (political |
| truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he | | | | correctness in the field of the Christian religion) |
| cannot see the kingdom of God" and then a couple | | | | feeling it is a subject that is just a little too deep for |
| of verses later (John 3:5 NASU) clarifies his | | | | them. The real problem lies not in the difficulty of the |
| statement when he says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, | | | | passage but rather with theologians, scholars, |
| unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot | | | | commentators, and religious leaders (preachers |
| enter into the kingdom of God." | | | | included) who are unwilling to accept the obvious |
| This passage has greatly troubled people over the | | | | import of the passage. |
| years to the extent that many have just come to | | | | |