Today, I want to attempt to answer the question “What does it mean to be born again?” To help us answer this, let us look at a few bible passages:

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.

John 3.5 – Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

If we compare the two passages above, we can infer that to be born again means to be born of the water and of the Spirit.

Now, what does it mean to be born of water and of the Spirit? Yet another scripture will help us to answer this.

Ezek.36.25-26 – Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

To be born of the water means to be cleansed from every sin. To be born of the Spirit means to have your heart transformed by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, putting this together, to be born again means cleansing from sins plus spiritual transformation/regeneration.

Literally, when a person becomes born again, God gives the person a clean slate to start all over again and a new heart to be willing to start over. It is purely the work of God.

If you have another perspective on what it means to be born again, let me hear from you in the comment section.

Thank you for reading.