Have You Been Born Again?A Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus once visited Jesus. Like many people, Nicodemus expected that his good life would earn him a home in Heaven when he died. Imagine how he felt when Jesus said to him, ?Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God? (John 3:3).Jesus explained to Nicodemus that the new birth is a spiritual change that can only be brought about by God. The moment a lost sinner repents of his sins and trusts Jesus as the only one who can save him from the eternal judgment of his sins, he is born again. God gives him a spiritual nature through which he can understand and enjoy the things of God: that person is spiritually born into God?s family!What Jesus told Nicodemus 2,000 years ago is just as true today. We may try to live a good life, go to church or engage in other commendable activities, but we still must be ?born again? in order to be a member of God?s family.Have you been born again? This is life?s most important question, because your answer will affect all of your eternity.How Can You Know?How can you know that you have been born again? The Bible lists six characteristics in the book of 1 John. These are not requirements in order to be born again, but life changes that show God is at work in your life. They are the evidence that you have truly been born spiritually into a new, life-changing relationship wit