This message explores one of the most important truths in Scripture: what it really means to be born again.

From Adam’s fall in the Garden of Eden to the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, this teaching traces the Bible’s central story—how humanity moved from spiritual death to new life through faith in Christ.

Key themes include:

The difference between being physically alive but spiritually dead

How sin entered the world through Adam and why every person is born with a sin nature

The “two circles and three circles” diagram, illustrating the contrast between the unsaved and the saved life

What Jesus meant when He told Nicodemus, “You must be born again” (John 3:3)

How Jewish theology understood being “born again,” and why Jesus’ words carried such deep meaning

The meaning of propitiation—how Jesus’ sacrifice turned away God’s wrath and opened the way to eternal life for those who believe

How the second Adam, Jesus Christ, restored what the first Adam lost

This sermon draws on Scripture from Genesis, Romans, John, 1 Peter, 1 John, Hebrews, and Philippians, showing that salvation is not earned but given freely through grace, mercy, and faith in Jesus Christ.

Key passages:

Genesis 3–5; John 3:1–16; Romans 5; 1 Peter 1:18–21; 1 John 2:2; Hebrews 2:17; Philippians 2:8–9

Theme: Salvation, the new birth, and the finished work of Christ on the cross.