Born again” is a biblical call to spiritual rebirth through the Holy Spirit (John 3:3–7), not a superficial identity. Jesus emphasized this transformation as essential for eternal life. True regeneration produces lives visibly marked by holiness, love, and obedience to God. Without this change, the term becomes an empty label.
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When Jesus said to Nicodemus, ‘You must be born again,’ the devout and learned religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It would seem nothing has changed. Today, ‘born-again Christians’ fill churches that are seen as ineffectual at best and even characterized by the ‘mosaic’ generation as ‘unchristian’.
The term ‘born again’ has been devalued in society and the church. Those claiming to be ‘born again’ live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don’t; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, covet the same, and do almost everything the same.
Being ‘born again’ is now defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament however defines Christians very differently.
“When Jesus said to Nicodemus, “You must be born again” (John 3:7), he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life… If he does that for you (or if he already has), then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive.” John Piper
John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; This Momentary Marriage; A Peculiar Glory; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.
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