Jesus teaches Nicodemus about the importance of being born again, a spiritual birth that is necessary for eternal salvation. This new birth is a miracle that takes place within the heart of a person when they come into a relationship with God, and it is made possible by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit works in the same way as the wind, being unseeable, unpredictable, and unstoppable, and it is through the agency of the Holy Spirit that people are born again. The Bible teaches that the new birth is the result of two agents acting together, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, and that the Word of God is the water that brings people to faith in Jesus Christ.
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