What Does It Mean to Be Born Again? John 3:3-7 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount Pt 16

What does it mean to be born again? John 3:3-7 (KJV): "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Born into the kingdom of Matthew 6:10.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 16, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.

Pt 16 recaps "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done" (Matthew 6:10) and asks how you get into that kingdom. There are two kingdoms: "every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation" (Matthew 12:25), the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31-46), and "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord" (Matthew 7:21). Nobody casually ends up in heaven. We are "without strength" until "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:6-8), because the natural man is "alienated from the life of God" (Ephesians 4:17-18) and "the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not" (2 Corinthians 4:3-4).

Then John 3: Nicodemus comes by night, and Jesus says "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... Ye must be born again" (John 3:3-7). Along the way: baptism as burial with Him (Romans 6:1-7), "He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30), and "as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness" (John 3:14; Numbers 21:8-9).

It closes back in Matthew 6: "Thy will be done," "Bless the LORD, O my soul" (Psalm 103), "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11), life as "a vapour" (James 4:13-15), "he hath set the world in their heart" (Ecclesiastes 3:11), and "godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:6-10).

Questions answered
- What are the two kingdoms in Matthew 12? (1:15)
- Who are the sheep and the goats? (5:05)
- Who will enter the kingdom of heaven? (12:02)
- Where do babies go when they die? (18:29)
- What does it mean to be born again? (33:08)
- Why did Jesus compare Himself to the brass serpent? (49:39)
- What does "life is a vapour" mean? (1:22:41)

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Chapters
0:00 John 3, Verses 3-7: Recap of Matthew 6, Verses 9-10
1:15 A Kingdom Divided Against Itself (Matthew 12)
5:05 The Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25, Verses 31-46)
10:03 Praying for a Friend Who Went Pagan
12:02 Not Every One That Saith Lord, Lord (Matthew 7, Verse 21)
15:37 Look Not on Your Own Things (Philippians 2)
18:29 David's Child (2 Samuel 12, Verses 15-23)
22:06 Nobody Casually Ends Up in Heaven
23:40 While We Were Yet Sinners (Romans 5, Verses 6-21)
29:02 The Blindness of Their Heart (Ephesians 4, Verses 17-18)
30:17 The God of This World (2 Corinthians 4, Verses 3-4)
33:08 Ye Must Be Born Again (John 3)
39:54 Buried With Him by Baptism (Romans 6, Verses 1-7)
43:35 He Must Increase (John 3, Verse 30)
49:39 As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent (John 3, Verse 14; Numbers 21)
53:09 How to Slay a Wizard: Seen for What They Are
56:13 Two Possessed With Devils (Matthew 8, Verses 28-32)
1:05:41 Thy Will Be Done (Matthew 6, Verse 10)
1:09:19 Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 103)
1:13:50 Grandparents Who Read the Bible
1:19:01 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (Matthew 6, Verse 11)
1:21:09 The Brother of Low Degree (James 1, Verses 9-11)
1:22:41 Life Is a Vapour (James 4, Verses 13-15)
1:34:26 He Cometh Forth Like a Flower (Job 14)
1:36:31 He Hath Set the World in Their Heart (Ecclesiastes 3, Verse 11)
1:39:01 Godliness With Contentment (1 Timothy 6, Verses 6-10)

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