“Ye Must Be Born Again”

(John 3:3) "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." The above verse is probably the most important verse in all the Bible, because it deals with the fact that unless we come to God His way, we cannot be saved. The word, "Except" means "unless."  Unless a man has been born again by the Spirit of God (v. 5) he is not saved. I find it ironic that so many religions today refuse to accept this truth, or they twist it to include such false teachings as infant baptism, doing good works, or confirmation, etc. If Jesus is the living Word of God (John 1:1-3) should not his words be taken literally. Jesus said in (John 3:6-7) "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." In other words he was talking about a second birth by the Holy Spirit and nothing else. According to Jesus, Man is born once in the flesh, but he needs a second birth by the Spirit, to be saved. The Bible is clear that in order to be born again one must see himself a sinner, repent, and then call upon Jesus to save him (Romans 10:9-13). Unless he does that, "he cannot see God's kingdom."