I haven't always been a Newsboys fan but back a few years ago they hooked me with a couple albums, particularly Love Liberty Disco (1999) and Thrive (2002). After many line-up changes throughout their 25 year history and after Peter Furler (24 years with the band) left in 2009 they landed Michael Tait (of dc Talk fame) for a lead vocalist. It took my brother a few weeks to keep on me to buy this album to actually...buy it. But man I'm so glad I did. What a great record. This song in particular is just plain awesome.
The first thought that popped in my head when I heard the title, Born Again, was the story of the Pharisee named Nicodemus and his secret meeting with Jesus. The story can be found in John 3. You can also view the lyrics to the song here.
John 3 ~ Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."
3In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
4"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!"
5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
9"How can this be?" Nicodemus asked.
10"You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and do you not understand these things? 11I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,15that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
NEWSBOYS ~ BORN AGAIN (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
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