Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Who is your favorite superhero? What makes them special? Have you ever watched a movie and suddenly everything goes wrong? Just when it seems like it can’t get any worse, a superhero comes in and saves the day!
When Adam and Eve chose to sin, everything went wrong. Sin separated them from God, and they could no longer live in the garden of Eden. But sin didn’t just affect Adam and Eve. It affects everybody — including you and me! Sin is anything we think, say or do that disobeys God. Every human has sinned, and the penalty for sinning is death.
Just when it looked like things couldn’t get worse, Jesus, the hero of God’s Big Story, came to Earth to save the day and rescue His people! The true story of the Bible tells us Jesus lived a perfect life and died for our sins on the cross. When Jesus rose from the dead, He conquered death and sin once and for all. Satan, who tricked Adam and Eve, was defeated! Jesus forgave and paid for our sins! When we accept this payment by faith, God forgives us, and the separation between us and God is removed.
The Bible tells us that when Jesus saves us we become a new creation! But hang on. What does it mean to be a new creation?
In the New Testament book of John, Jesus talks to a Jewish leader named Nicodemus about what it means to be a new creation. Can you help me find John chapter 3, verses 1-7?
ESV
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” (John 3:1-7)
When Jesus talks about being born again, is He talking about becoming a baby again? No! He is talking about becoming a new creation! It’s like being born a second time!
Our physical birth refers to the day we are born — our birthday! But the day we trust Jesus, the hero of God’s Big Story, as our Savior is even more special than our physical birthday. Why? Because on that day we are born again spiritually. We become a new creation and get to spend eternity with Him!
But wait, there are more good things to come; God’s Big Story isn’t over yet!