THE SUBJECTIVE LIFE--Part 6

V. FLESH AND SPIRIT
John 3;6-''That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.''

Now, The One, who understands this verse NEVER QUESTIONS Man's Depravity, Peccability,
Concurrence in sin, Fleshly Religion,
or, Christ's conception by The Holy Ghost, Christian Warfare and Worship, and The Eternal
Preservation of The Saints.

''Born from Above'' is one of the great mysteries of The Bible.
The mysteries of The Bible have a two-fold Purpose--To hide the truth from some, and to make it known to others-Matthew 13;11-[Turn].

Some of the mysteries of God's Works Are;
THE MYSTERY OF GOD--COLOSSIANS 2;2
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST--COL. 4;3
GOD'S WILL--EPH. 1;9
FAITH--I TIMOTHY 3;9
INIQUITY-MAN OF SIN-I THESS 2;7
ISRAEL AND KINGDOM--ROM 11;25-26.

We are going to look at the mystery-''Christ in you the hope of glory''-Col 1;27

Nicodemus had acknowledged that Jesus Christ had come from Above--So, why did he question,
in the words of Christ, about being born from Above/
Christ's Works, which Nicodemus recognized, confirmed His Message--
Mark 16;20--[Turn].
John 5;36--''But I have greater witness than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me; that the Father hath sent me.''
Nicodemus questions manifested his depravity of heart.

Only those who have experienced The Mystery of Christ WITHIN, can understand what is said, or written about Regeneration--
Matthew 11;25-27-[Turn].

John 6;45-''It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.''

I Corinthians 2;12-16; I John 2;20-27-[TURN].

We will now conclude this section of John 3, which focuses upon Regeneration.
In The OT, God first said, ''Live'' [Ezekiel 16;16] before He said ''Look'' [Isaiah 45;22].
It's the same order in John 3;1-16; life is necessary for one to see, and embrace The Saviour.

In John 3;6, The word ''Flesh'' refers to the sinful nature of fallen man.
The human nature which has been born out of the flesh [sinful nature] is in a continuous state of being depraved.
Verse 6 says that sinful human nature can produce nothing but sinful human nature-
Genesis 5;3--''And Adam lived an hundred and 30 years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth''.
Psalm 51;5--''Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.''
Job 14;14-''Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean/ not one.''

Since sinful human nature is in a continuous state of sinfulness, it cannot contribute to One's Being Born Again.
Therefore, The Passive Sinner is at the mercy of the sovereign God of Grace, Who chooses and saves, whim He Will.