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“You guys are all into that born again thing, which is great. We do need to be born again, since Jesus said that to a guy named Nicodemus. But if you tell me I have to be born again to enter the kingdom of God, I can tell you that you have to sell everything you have and give it to the poor, because Jesus said that to one guy too…[And he paused in the awkward silence.] But I guess that’s why God invented highlighters, so we can highlight the parts we like and ignore the rest.”

God Jesus Bible Born Again Highlight Nicodemus

Book:The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“Who art thou [...] Who layest dead in the grave, and art come down alive to us, and in thy death all the creatures trembled, and all the stars were moved, and now hast thou thy liberty among the dead, and givest disturbance to our legions?”

Book:The Gospel Of Nicodemus Formerly Called The Acts Of Pontius Pilate

Source: The Gospel Of Nicodemus Formerly Called The Acts Of Pontius Pilate

“The pairing of these stories challenges readers' expectations. The educated, powerful, Jewish man should understand who Jesus is and respond, yet Nicodemus’s choice to seek Jesus out at night associates him with darkness and unbelief. The Samaritan woman should not understand Jesus. But she holds her own in the conversation, and by the end she clearly sees who Jesus is. In a surprising twist, the Samaritan woman becomes the model for readers to follow.”

Theology Nicodemus The Samaritan Woman

Book:The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo

Source: The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo