不重生就不能見神的國 — 約翰福音讀經隨筆 第3章

約翰福音第三章第1—8節耶穌說人若不重生，就不能見神的國。重生就是受了聖靈的洗從聖靈而生。被聖靈重生的時候，就像風吹一樣，不知道聖靈如何做的工。人若不重生就不能見神的國，從靈生的就是靈。可見，基督徒被聖靈重生之後，就是靈。

約3:1 有一個法利賽人、名叫尼哥底母、是猶太人的官。
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
約3:2 這人夜裏來見耶穌、說、拉比、我們知道你是由 神那裏來作師傅的．因為你所行的神跡、若沒有 神同在、無人能行。
The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
約3:3 耶穌回答說、我實實在在的告訴你、人若不重生、就不能見 神的國。
Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
約3:4 尼哥底母說、人已經老了、如何能重生呢．豈能再進母腹生出來麽。
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
約3:5 耶穌說、我實實在在的告訴你、人若不是從水和聖靈生的、就不能進 神的國。
Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
約3:6 從肉身生的、就是肉身．從靈生的、就是靈。
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
約3:7 我說、你們必須重生、你不要以為希奇。
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
約3:8 風隨著意思吹、你聽見風的響聲、卻不曉得從那裏來、往那裏去．凡從聖靈生的、也是如此。
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."