About 2000 years ago, Jesus told Nicodemus,
a ‘Teacher of Israel’ that he needed to be born again, and he had questions
about what that meant. So where does
that leave us today? We have many of the same questions, but we can’t ask Jesus
directly what he meant.
It
certainly isn’t an easy question, and the answers aren’t always that clear, but
because we told that we must be born again to enter the God's Kingdom, we have
questions and we seek answers. Steven J.
Lawson has gone to considerable effort to try to give scripturally sound
answers to that age old question. I had
questions before, and even after reading New
Life in Christ: What Really Happens When you’re Born Again and Why it Matters
(Baker Books, 2020) I still doubt that I could clearly express myself if put on
the spot to answer the question of what it means to be born again.
Having said that, I have a better
understanding, but still not enough to thoroughly explain it to someone else.
But then, other than Jesus, I doubt if anyone can truly explain it. But Lawson does a good job of hitting the
major points.
This book is an interesting read
for anyone who is really interested in going deeper into the subject matter,
but if you’re looking for an ‘easy read’, you might want to look elsewhere. If I were still active in pastoral ministry, I
might use this book as a starting point for a sermon series, .
I received a copy of this book as a
member of a bloggers’ group. I was not required to post a positive review.
4/5
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