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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; And “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.” Joh_3:6. And that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. And only the new creature, which is thus born, can, by any possibility, understand or enter into the possession of the spiritual things which belong to the kingdom of God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. So that the best child who ever was born, even though he were, like Saul of Tarsus, “of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews;” yet even he, inasmuch as he “is born of the flesh, is flesh,” and not “spirit.” Everything which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; Nothing more. However godly your father, however gracious your mother, all that is “born of the flesh is flesh.” Joh_3:6. And that which is born of the spirit is spirit. There must be, then, a Spirit-birth, or else you have no spirit; you belong not to the spiritual realm; and you cannot see and you cannot...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh;- No matter who the father is, nor who the mother is, there is no such thing as inherited godliness. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh,” and nothing more; all that is born of the flesh cannot rise beyond its original source. However much the man may improve himself, our Saviour’s words will still...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. A man may have the best parents that ever lived, but all that is born of the flesh is flesh, at the very best. Your father may be a saint, and your mother a saint, but thou art born in sin, for that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and unless thou be born...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that which is born of the Spirit- And that alone — Joh_3:6. Is spirit. Now, the flesh cannot enter into the spiritual kingdom, only the spirit can enter that realm; and hence the need of a new birth, that this spirit may be created in us.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Nicodemus was well born, no doubt; probably, he was a pure Jew; yet he must be born again. And you may have descended from a long line of saints, your parents may be in the Church of Christ, and your...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Marvel not that I said unto thee,...., For Nicodemus was quite astonished, at this doctrine of the new birth; it was altogether new to him, and unheard of by him; nor could he understand, nor conceive in what manner it could be: ye must be born again; in "four" of Beza's copies, it is read "we"; but as Christ was not begotten in a carnal way, or...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. He undergoes a mysterious change, he becomes a new man, he enters into a new life which others cannot comprehend;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is mysterious, like the wind, and so is the creature that is “born of the Spirit.” The spiritual man...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. This ruler of the Jews was full of astonishment at this strange doctrine, so Christ said to him, “Marvel not.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, The sounding of the wind blowing through the trees, —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. “Do not wonder at this, for it must be so. The first birth, at its best, can only give you flesh; there must be another birth, a birth from above, to bring you into the realm of spirit that you may understand and share in spiritual things.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. There are mysteries in nature. There are mysteries in grace. Every now-born soul is a mystery, he cannot explain...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. He is a mystery. The effect of the work of the Spirit upon him is seen in him, but no man understands what the Spirit...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The wind bloweth where it listeth,.... For ought any mortal can say, or do to the contrary: and so the Spirit of God is a free agent in regeneration; he works how, and where, and when he pleases; he acts freely in the first operation of his grace on the heart, and in all after influences of it; as well as in the donation of his gifts to men, for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wind bloweth — That is, the Spirit bloweth — Joh_3:8. Where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit. This is a great mystery, and our Saviour connected it with the most mysterious thing in the whole realm of nature, — the wind, — a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: Where it begins, whither it goes, or where it comes to an end, you cannot tell. Joh_3:8. So is every one that is born of the Spirit. You do not know where the spirit-life begins; and you cannot tell to what it will lead. There are heights to which the spirit-life can carry you, of which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. He is a mysterious personage, not to be understood by carnal man. You see his outward life, but you cannot see the hidden spring by which that life is moved and controlled,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. It is a mystery. Thou canst never fully understand it, but thou canst enjoy it. If thou art born again, thou wilt know what it is; but thou canst no more discover thy second...