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Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born… John 3:5

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
John 3:5 rebirth kingdom baptism
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2 creation Spirit heaven

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 worrying sadness repentance
The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22 money blessing dependence
All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 21:26 greed giving materialism
Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8 righteousness money contentment
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 sacrifice Jesus transformation
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
Romans 14:1 faith community
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:6 trust faith prayer
He who withholds kindness from a friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 awe friendship neighbor
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3 kingdom understanding rebirth
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 faith Jesus blessing
So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 34:28 fasting nearness law
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31 valuable fear Father
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 reward Jesus dependence
You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no flaw in you.
Song of songs 4:7 beauty relationships marriage
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 trust money materialism
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
Romans 2:1 righteousness judgment neighbor
But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
Job 23:10-11 blameless righteousness
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Luke 14:28 debt planning money
Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job 29:12-13 widows orphans poverty
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction.
Romans 3:21-22 faith law righteousness
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable righteousness speaking
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
Acts 12:5 prayer neighbor dependence
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
1 Corinthians 6:18 sexuality body sin

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.