"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."--John
iii. 3
Much less inherit it. He can't even get a glimpse of the kingdom of
God except he be born again. I believe this is the most important
subject that will ever come before us in this world. I don't believe
there is any truth in the whole Bible so important as the truth
brought out in the third chapter of the Gospel of John.
It is the A B C of God's alphabet. If a man is unsound on
regeneration, he is unsound on everything. That is really the
foundation-stone; and he must get the foundation right. If he don't,
what is the good of trying to build a house? Now, Christ says plainly,
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." But
although regeneration or the new birth is taught so plainly in the
third chapter of John, I don't believe there is any truth in the whole
Bible that there is such great darkness about as this great truth.
There are a great many like the man that saw men as trees walking.
Many Christians do not seem to be clear about this new birth.