Conversations into the night

One day, a highly respected religious leader came to a young spiritual teacher who seemed to be speaking the very words of Almighty God himself. They discussed matters of life and death late into the night. This conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemus 2000 years back has been recorded for us in the holy scriptures.
I will first post here the conversation itself and then give my own comments

Conversation - John 3 : 1-21
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi (teacher), we know that you are a teacher who has come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God is with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Except a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born again when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Except a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.

8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you only hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell where it comes from, and where it goes. Even so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet know not these things?

11 Truly, truly, I say unto you, We speak that which we do know, and testify that which we have seen; and you receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

My comments

A person absolutely has to have a genuine born-again experience without which one cannot enter into the kingdom of God, i.e. heaven. What does this born-again experience as Jesus talks about consist of? It means
1. A complete turning away from sin and a complete turning to Christ.
2. Hating darkness, i.e. all sin and evil and wickedness and loving the light, i.e. the truth that God reveals. It means a total break with sin and fully embracing Christ.
3. Having a humble opinion of myself. It does not mean that I have to have a low self-esteem. When the bible talks about being humble, it talks NOT about issues of self-esteem or self-worth, but rather, seeing myself as God sees me. That is, without Christ, as a lost sinner with a desperately wicked heart and bound for hell. Wicked, not because I go out and sleep around and murder innocent people. Again, when the bible talks about a wicked heart, it means a proud heart that thumbs it's nose at the Almighty God and says, God I don't need you and I don't care for you and I don't care for your Son's sacrifice on the cross for my sins.
4. Having a right view of God. This means, acknowledging God as my Maker and giving Him the honor and the respect that is due Him. Acknowledging Him as the King of my life.

Repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ, for in Christ alone is salvation found.