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NICODEMUS
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I. A HEAD MAN OF THE JEWS.
John 3:1-21.
Nicodemus.
1. His Exalted Position. v.1
2. Hour of His Interview. v.2a.
3. Haughty, Patronizing Approach. v.2b.
4. Humiliating Experience at Jesus' Hands
- Forced to take the Learner's Seat. v.4,9.
II. HIS GREAT TEACHER.
Jesus.
1. High Earthly Position and Approbation has no Influence upon
Him. v.3.
2. His Definiteness. v.3,5,11.
3. He opens with a Fundamental Principle of the Kingdom of
God. v.3b.
4. Handles His Argument by Fitting Words to Nicodemus'
thought, then leads him from earthly to heavenly things.
5. He Emphasizes Man's Inability to Comprehend apart from
Divine Guidance. v.12,13.
6. He Reiterates Fundamental Truth, Illustrates from Nature,
then Scripture, and Applies.
7. Heads up to a Complementary Truth, viz., Spirit's part to
regenerate. Man's Part to Believe.
III. HEAVENLY TEACHING HE RECEIVED.
1. Earthly Things. v.3-12.
DOCTRINE OF REGENERATION.
A. Supreme Necessity:- "Except"; "Must".
B. Striking Nature:- "Born Again"
C. Spiritual Origin:- "Water" "Spirit".
D. Significant Evidence:- "Illustrated by Wind".
2. Heavenly Things. v.13-21.
HEAVENLY DOCTRINES SUMMARIZED.
A. Doctrine of the Son. v.13.
B. Doctrine of Atonement. v.14.
C. Doctrine of Justification. v.15.
D. Doctrine of the Love of God. v.16.
(Highest Scripture Peak).
E. Doctrine of Salvation. v.17.
F. Doctrine of Eternal Life. v.15-17.
G. Doctrine of Self-Condemnation. v.15,18,19.
H. Doctrine of Light and Darkness. v.20-21