Born Again (John 3)
According to Jesus, why is being born again necessary?
To enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Complete Jesus’ message: "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at ________."
What is Hand?
Why was the Sabbath created according to your study guide?
What is so that man may rest / for man’s benefit.
What event inaugurated the New Covenant?
What is Jesus turning water into wine.
What Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus spoke at the synagogue in Luke 4?
What is Isaiah 61.
What type of birth does "born again" specifically refer to?
A spiritual birth
God desires _______ more than works.
What is Mercy (or trust/faith)?
What act did David perform when he got the bread of Presence on the Sabbath?
An Act of Mercy.
What did Peter and the disciples do despite their lack of success when Jesus told them to cast their net into the deep?
What is they obeyed and trusted in the Word of Christ.
What does Jesus mean throughout the Gospels when He refers to "my hour"?
What is His mission to die on the cross and resurrect.
Name three characteristics of being born again from Section 1 of your study guide.
What is either: Supernatural, a work of God, mysterious, internal, immediate, the beginning, of sovereign grace, start of a new life.
When Mary says, "Do whatever he tells you," she is confessing that she trusts in ________.
What is the sovereignty of God in the Word/Power/Authority of Christ.
Name one exception on the Sabbath involving Church workers or Pastors.
What is An Act of Necessity.
What was Peter’s reaction after seeing the miraculously large catch of fish?
What is He fell at Jesus' knees, realized his own sinfulness, and said "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man.
What did the fulfillment of the Luke 4 prophecy reveal about Jesus?
What is His identity as the promised Messiah and His mission to preach good news to the poor and free the oppressed.
Complete the term: Born again is a work of ________ grace.
What is sovereign?
Beyond just changing actions, what transformation is signified by Jesus turning water into wine, and what key New Testament scripture verse explicitly backs this up?
It signifies that Jesus turns sinners into redeemed, forgiven people from the inside out, making them a "new creation" as stated in 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Describe how David taking the bread of Presence and priests working on the Sabbath demonstrate valid exceptions to Sabbath laws without violating Moral Law.
David’s action was an Act of Mercy to sustain life, and the priests' work was an Act of Necessity for worship; both show that Moral Law prioritizes mercy and necessity over rigid ceremonial restriction.
Analyze Peter’s reaction to the miraculous catch of fish—what specific theological realization did Peter have about himself and Jesus in that moment?
What is Peter saw the Holiness of Christ, saw his own sinfulness, but later heard the Lord's Jesus' mercy.
When Jesus fulfills the Isaiah 61 prophecy in Luke 4, what specific details does this reveal about the nature of His messianic mission?
It reveals that He is the anointed Messiah sent to proclaim good news to the poor, freedom for the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and release for the oppressed.
Contrast physical birth with the spiritual birth Jesus describes in John 3—why must someone undergo a spiritual rebirth to enter the Kingdom of God?
Physical birth only grants entrance into the earthly world, but because humans are spiritually fallen, entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven requires an immediate, internal, and miraculous spiritual birth performed by God.
Explain the two required responses in Jesus' core message ("repent" and "believe") and why both are necessary according to the qualifications of His gospel.
"Repent" requires turning away from sin, while "believe" requires trusting in the mercy found in Christ; together, they fulfill the mandatory qualifications to enter the Kingdom of God.
Explain why modern emergency responders and church leaders working on the Sabbath do not violate God's original purpose for the Sabbath day.
Because the Sabbath was created for man's benefit/rest, and these duties fall under valid scriptural exceptions: emergency responders perform Acts of Mercy and church leaders perform Acts of Necessity.
How do Jesus' physical healings (such as the paralyzed man and the leper) serve as a sign pointing to His deeper, primary spiritual mission?
Physical healing served as outward proof of His authority and ultimate purpose to bring spiritual healing, forgive sins, and redeem sinners from the inside out.
Define what Jesus means by "my hour" throughout the Gospels, and explain how the reaction of the people of Nazareth served as an early example of Christ's "humiliation".
"My hour" refers specifically to His appointed mission to die on the cross and resurrect. The rejection and hostility by His own hometown people demonstrated His humiliation—the divine Messiah being despised, dishonored, and rejected by those He came to save.