What does it mean to be “born again”?
Von neuem geboren zu werden bedeutet, neues geistliches Leben von Gott zu empfangen – ein so tiefer Neuanfang, dass Jesus ihn mit einer zweiten Geburt verglich. Es ist keine Selbstverbesserung, sondern eine Veränderung, die Gott in dem wirkt, der auf Christus vertraut.
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The phrase comes from Jesus’ night-time conversation with Nicodemus in John 3. When Nicodemus, a respected religious teacher, came with questions, Jesus told him, “unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Nicodemus took it literally and was confused — how can a grown person be born twice?
Jesus explained that he meant a second, spiritual birth: “unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). The first birth gives physical life; the second, worked by the Holy Spirit, gives spiritual life and a restored relationship with God.
Being born again is therefore something God does, not something we manufacture. It happens as a person turns from self-reliance and trusts in Jesus. The result is a new heart, new desires, and the beginning of eternal life — the very life John 3:16 promises to “whoever believes.”