Birth from Water and Spirit

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Easter Season : Second Week : Monday*

*Gospel : Jn 3:1-8*

*First Reading : Acts 4:23-31*

*Birth from Water and Spirit*

*1) Unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God*

In today's Gospel Jesus presents to us a new form of Birth, that is the Birth through water and Spirit 

All those who would like to see the Kingdom of God, should be born of water and Spirit.

If so, what is the significance of this Birth? how to understand this 

*2) Birth from Water*

First of all water has the quality of cleaning the dirty things. 

Secondly, Water has the Quality of giving Life to someone or to the living beings 

So, birth from water will help us to cleanse our dirty self and to clean yourself 

Secondly, the Water gives us a new life, which can be called as life from above and not from bellow 

*3) Birth from Water and Baptism*

For Christians, the Baptism the birth from water 

We use water in Baptism. This baptismal water, cleanses the person from the original sin and all other sins and makes his life immaculate and clean 

Secondly this baptismal water, gives us new life, that is the faith life, Christian life, life in Christ

This is what is meant by the birth from Water 

*4) Birth From Spirit*

The Spirit is always from above. 

When some one is born from the Spirit, he/she becomes holy, pure and good 

The Apostles who were born from the power of the Holy Spirit, they became, courageous, confident, enlightened, and were filled with the things from above and not from bellow 

A person who is born of the Spirit, is always influenced by the Holy Things, Gospel values, and divine things 

Such a person does always what God wants and not what the world wants 

*5) The Kingdom of God and the New Birth*

Unless one is born of the water and Spirit, one can't see the Kingdom of God, one can't exp the Kingdom of God and one can't think of the Kingdom of God 

So the New birth is the entry into the Kingdom of God. 

Gospel values are the ways to enter into the Kingdom of God 

So the new birth is necessary which helps us to follow the Gospel ways which leads us to the Kingdom of God 

*6) Am I ready for the New Birth*

We need to wash ourselves now and then through the Water of the sacrament of reconciliation

Only then we can think of entering into the Kingdom of Heaven 

So am I ready for the New Birth??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*