JESUS REPLIED!!! I can certainly see confusion, but it isn't in Nicodemus!
I have already been judged, FRiend, and found guilty. But, I have the Blood of Christ covering ALL my sins! I hope you can say the same, but your postings tells me you aren't really sure about that!
John 3: 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”...
John 5: ... 24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
Whomever translated the words born again was either ignorant or a deceiver. And some have made a fad out of dancing around the instruction given, claiming it to be the working of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was given after this and the Holy Spirit is not about making or giving new doctrine. As Christ told Nicodemus when he did not understand,
John 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 IF I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, IF I tell you of heavenly things?
Born again theology is the doctrine of Nicodemus, not of Christ and certainly does not come from the Holy Spirit.
Born again theology is a deviant unlearned, mixed up, and messed up one verse religion.
In John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
There is no such notion of 'born again' found anywhere in the volume of the book. Had there been Christ would have pointed out the Scripture wherein He was bringing forward that instruction.