The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

#1,159: Religion Cannot Save Us

• Loren Hicks

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We must realize that the goal of the Christian life is not behavior modification. The goal is not to just become a better person. We must be born again. We must know God in a personal way.


Main Points:

1. Nicodemus was pursuing salvation through his own efforts. He was trying to be a good person. He was trying to do all the right things. But on this night he learns that salvation can only come when we are born again. You have been born physically, but you can have a spiritual birth when you place your faith in Jesus.

2. If you and I had lived in this time, it’s likely we would have thought Nicodemus was a godly man. We would have thought, surely, Nicodemus is going to Heaven, look how religious he is.

3. But religion and good behavior aren’t what saves us. Jesus said, “You must be born again.”


Today’s Scripture Verses:

John 3:2 - “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

John 3:3 - Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 


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