Being apart of the Kingdom of God is essential especially since the promise for entering is eternal life with God. But, in order for one to really be apart of something complete knowledge of that thing is important. So, if you were asked how do you or anyone goes to heaven? What would you say? Many if asked what do you have to do to go to heaven, the answer they say is maybe be good, do good to others. But, in order for anyone to go to heaven they have to see what is it like and with many error religions out there, the taste for the kingdom; well, it’s just not there. “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” (ps.34:8), the bible tells us. How do we know the difference between the kingdom of God and all the other kingdom? There has to be an experience or an identifier or something that tells us this is it. Jesus told Nicodemus that no one can see the kingdom unless he is born again (Jhn3:3).
John 3:1-3
3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[
Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a member of one of the most religious sects in those times, and he had the earthly knowledge and expectation that the messiah was coming and that signs and wonders were to follow him. Christ’s testimony proceeded him; Jesus rose people from the dead, he healed the sick, and gave sight to the blind, so Nicodemus had all the evidence he needed to be convinced that he was who he was. But, he was intimidated by his religious sect so he came to Jesus by night, Nicodemus did not have the complete experience with Christ because he had not been born again. In order for one to be born again and be able to see the kingdom of God one needs to taste the word, the Psalmist said “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Ps119:103). Part of the problem with many Christians that come to church is that they have never been born again. God told Ezekiel to eat the scroll and when he ate it, it tasted like honey (Ez.3:3). Ezekiel needed the word in him in order to complete the mission he was called for. It is important that we are born again and that of the water and of the spirit (Jhn. 3:5-6) lest we fall back. Now, being born out of water is a symbolic sign of repentance and being born out of the spirit is more complicated. Being born out of the spirit, Jesus said produces the things which deal with the spirit not the things which pertain to the flesh. But, so many Christians today become engaged to the things of the flesh, and become entangled again with sin. So, Luke tells us that we need to not allow sin to entangle (Heb.12:1), because when we do the sacrifice of the cross becomes void (Heb. 6:3-6).