Nicodemus is someone we might consider a curious skeptic. As a Pharisee, he is interested in the spiritual realm and explicitly believes in God. He is intrigued by Jesus, but he just can’t quite accept some of Jesus’ difficult teachings about the degree to which a person must surrender and be transformed to follow God. Jesus engages Nicodemus in a deep, respectful conversation about how Jesus’ teachings are line with much of what Nicodemus already believes and challenges Nicodemus to move to a deeper understanding and expression of faith. Sometime later, Nicodemus becomes a follower of Christ because of the spiritual journey begun in this conversation. When we talk to Curious Skeptics, we often encounter people who believe in the possibility of spiritual truth, but what they have heard about the Christian God does not yet entirely fit with their lived experience. Our job is to engage them in deep, respectful conversations in which we seek to understand how they see the world and challenge them to look for Christ’s presence within it. 

Scripture - John 3:1-21