John 3:3-5 [KJV]3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.If we read this portion of scripture in the Greek lexicon, we find out that verse 5 actually says 'Except a man be born of water WHICH IS the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.' What does this mean? It means that being born again is by the Spirit of God. It is not by being baptised in water that we become born again but when we allow Jesus into our hearts, that we truly become born again. Then the Spirit of God can dwell in our bodies and we have the assurance of entering the kingdom of God.
