Lesson 7
YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN
John 3:1-15
Key Verse
1. What kind of person was Nicodemus? (1,10) In what sense was he a successful man? What do you know about the Pharisees? About members of the ruling council?
2. What did Nicodemus know about Jesus? (2) Why did he come to Jesus at night? What did Jesus declare to him? (3) What is necessary to see the ? What does it mean to see the ?
3. How did Nicodemus respond to Jesus' words? (4) What does this show about his inner life and way of thinking? How did Jesus explain new birth? (5,6) What do water and the Spirit stand for?
4. What is the work of the Holy Spirit like? (7,8) How can we know that a man has been born again? What was Nicodemus' response to Jesus' teaching? (9) How did Jesus rebuke him? (10)
5. How did Jesus point out his real problem? (11,12) Why is it important to receive the testimony? Why is Jesus uniquely qualified to tell about God's work in the world and about heavenly things? (13)
6. What must Nicodemus do in order to have eternal life? (14,15) What does the incident of Moses and the bronze snake teach about the way of salvation? (Nu. -9)