2. Significant signs of the Savior, Jn. 20:30, 31 Selected miracles Lead to faith Faith leads to life

3. Jesus’ preaching & testimony of others Teaching educates us on truth Testimony reinforces the signs

5. Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews, 3:1 Injected fairness, Jn. 7:45-52 Helped bury Jesus, Jn. 19:39

6. Nicodemus respected Jesus, 3:2 “We,” Jn. 12:42? Signs, Jn. 2:23

7. You must be born again, 3:3-5 …unless one is born again… …unless one is born of water and the Spirit… …he cannot see the kingdom of God… …he cannot enter the kingdom of God…

8. You must be born again, 3:3-5 Water Baptized Washing Eph. 5:25, 26 1 Cor. 12:13 Titus 3:5 Spirit Word Spirit Since you have purified your souls In obeying the truth through the Spirit - 1 Pt. 1:22

9. Jesus explains the new birth, 3:6-8 Spiritual Those born again, not seen with eyes

10. Jesus told how these things can be, 3:9-15 Mild rebuke Parallel serpent & Savior

11. John comments on the preceding, 3:16-21 True belief leads to eternal life First advent for salvation Belief = no condemnation, Rom. 8:1 No belief = condemnation, Mk. 16:16

12. John comments on the preceding, 3:16-21 Light rejected by most, 2 Cor. 4:2-4 Light received by some, 2 Cor. 2:14-16 Belief = receiving = doing truth

13. Jesus baptized disciples, 3:22, 23 Baptism under gospel, Mt. 28:19, 20 Much water, Rom. 6:3, 4

14. No rivalry, 3:25-30 Envy with John’s disciples? Authority of heaven with Jesus, Mt. 21:23-27 Friend of bridegroom

15. John exalts Jesus, 3:31-36 Jesus from above, Jn. 6:41 John of the earth Jesus testifies of heaven, Jn. 6:38 Few accept Jesus

16. John exalts Jesus, 3:31-36 Jesus full of divine power, Col. 2:3, 9 Authority rests in Jesus Belief = everlasting life Disobedience (ASV, NASB) = wrath

18. Significant signs of the Savior, Jn. 20:30, 31 Selected miracles Lead to faith Faith leads to life

19. Jesus’ preaching & testimony of others, Teaching educates us on truth Testimony reinforces the signs