John 3:6 Commentary - Dr Peter Masters | Metropolitan Tabernacle

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John 3:6

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Christ shows him that what he is talking about is a change which is an act of God. ‘That which is born of the flesh’, physically by human parents, ‘is flesh’, and it inherits all the characteristics of flesh. Mother and father had a fallen nature, were depraved with a sinful human nature and sinful tendencies. The child is born of the flesh and is the flesh too, with all the problems of the flesh. Physical birth produces only another fallen human being. ‘That which is born of the flesh is flesh’, with all its limitations. The spirit is dormant; it is not active. The heart is against God. The will is set against him. There is a love of sin and of self and great moral weakness.‘And that which is born of the Spirit is spirit’, the spiritual nature is added. The spirit which is dormant is brought to life, and there is union with God, and new desires. The mind is opened and understanding is given so we can grasp the message of salvation and the message of the Bible. Everything is changed. It is a work, an act of God giving us new components, new character, and a new obedience.

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Obedience – All society now, building up since the 1960s, is against the concept of obedience, even obedience to parents, obedience to anyone. Today, you have no duty of obedience, least of all to God. Young society is deeply affected by this, brainwashed and trained not to obey, and that is our natural tendency anyway. One of the great signs of conversion is that suddenly, by the Spirit, a new factor enters into the human heart: God’s word has a moral demand upon us. We now have a deep obligation to obey God and be right by him. That is put within, it is a part of salvation. The proud and unteachable person becomes open and vulnerable to the word, and teachable and susceptible to instruction by God. Obedience to God is put within us, and desire for him, and love for him, and understanding of him. We have a new direction.

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