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The Mount of Olives overlooks
one of the most magnificent and
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most sacred cities in the world.
This mount is one of three hills
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on a long reach to the east of
Jerusalem. It's one of the most
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revered placed for Christians,
Jews and Muslims alike. It rises
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more than 800 meters and offers
a spectacular view of the old
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wall city of Jerusalem. This
hill also called Mount Olivet,
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takes its names from the fact
that it was once covered with
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olive trees and one of its most
popular and sacred pilgrim sites
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is an ancient olive grove, the
Garden of Gethsemane. The old
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gnarled trees have been here
since the time of Jesus and the
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olive grove holds a significant
place in the Bible. One of the
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most famous meeting meetings of
all time took place here. It was
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a night meeting. Words were
spoken. Now of course billions
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of words are spoken every second
but every now and then mere
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words change the shape of
our world and alter our lives
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forever and that's what happened
here. During the course of that
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conversation words were spoken
that changed the world. Join me
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as we explore the story of the
solitary listener who attended
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the amazing
meeting that happened here.
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There are many spectacular and
glorious mountains in our world.
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They're famous because of their
massive size, impressive peaks
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and unique shapes. But one of
the most famous of all doesn't
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have any of those features. In
fact, it's really only a hill,
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but it's famous for another
reason. Mountains don't get much
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holier than the Mount of Olives,
a sacred site to Judaism,
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Christianity and Islam. In
Jewish tradition the Messiah
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will descend the Mount of
Olives on judgment day and enter
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Jerusalem through the
golden gate in the center of the
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eastern wall of the temple
mount For this reason, Jews have
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always wanted to buried on the
slopes of the mount. This is the
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oldest Jewish cemetery in the
world. For over 3000 years Jews
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have been buried here. And today
there are over 150,000 graves
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on the slopes. It's a tradition
to place stones on the graves.
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It shows that someone has
visited the grave and that the
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loved one is not forgotten and
that their memory will last for
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eternity just like the stones.
History tells us that many
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battles have been fought on
this mount. During the siege of
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Jerusalem which led to
the destruction of the city in
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A.D. 70 Roman soldiers from
the 10th legion camped on the
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mount. From here they attacked
the city and destroyed its
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beautiful temple. The Mount
of Olives is closely associated
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with Jesus. He spent a lot of
time here and he knew this place
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well. Today millions of pilgrims
come here to follow in his
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footsteps. Over the centuries
24 churches were built to
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commemorate events in Christ's
life that happened on the Mount
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of Olives. Some of the churches
are still here today and are
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popular with the pilgrims. Near
the summit of the Mount they
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visit the church of Pater
Noster that celebrates Christ's
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teaching of the Lord's Prayer.
The church features translations
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of the prayer in 140
languages inscribed on colorful
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surrounding plaques. Further
down the mountain is the Church
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of Dominus Flevit. It's shaped
like a teardrop and remembers
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Christ's tears as he wept over
the future fate of Jerusalem.
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Then there's the church of Mary
Magdalene with its seven guilded
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onion domes. It's one of
Jerusalem's most picturesque
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sights. The church was built
in 1888 by Czar Alexander III of
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Russia in memory of Mary
Magdalene who found peace and
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forgiveness in Jesus. Near the
foot of the Mount of Olives is
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the Church of All Nations.
It's called this because many
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countries contributed to
the cost of its construction and
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its revered because it's
believed to be built over the
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rock on which Jesus is
believed to have prayed in agony
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the night
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before he was crucified. The
church is situated in the Garden
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of Gethsemane, a place whose
name literally means oil press.
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A grove of ancient olive trees
still stands here today. Jesus
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often came here. He used the
ancient olive grove on the Mount
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of Olives frequently as a
favorite retreat when he needed
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peace and quiet. And it was here
that one of the world's most
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memorable and
important interviews took place.
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The words that Jesus spoke
that night not only dramatically
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changed the life of the
individual that met Jesus here,
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but they've gone to the ends
of the earth and changed the
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destiny of millions of people
and they haven't lost their
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influence in our world today.
The solitary listener who heard
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the words of Jesus that night
was an intellectual who studied
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at the temple in Jerusalem. His
life centered around that sacred
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site. He was a Pharisee
who belonged to the 71-member
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Sanhedrin, the ruling legal
council that was essentially
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the supreme court of the Jewish
people. His name, Nicodemus,
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meant victor over the people.
He was a man of learning, a man
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of wealth and influence.
He occupied a very important
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position in society and
everything in his aristocratic
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background, everything in the
beliefs held by his peers told
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him not to make this risky
visit. Night had settled over
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the city and most of its
inhabitants were in their homes.
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But this one dignified prominent
priest walked alone in the dark.
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His destination was a certain
quiet spot outside the city,
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a place where Jesus of Nazareth
was known to be. The Sanhedrin
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was opposed to Jesus and his
Messianic claims. Nicodemus as a
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Pharisee had always believed
that he stood for integrity for
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the law of God, but
Jesus seemed to be in constant
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conflict with the Pharisees.
Now if Jesus was a good man how
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could this be? These were big
questions and posed a terrible
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dilemma for Nicodemus. Who knows
what would have happened to
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Nicodemus if his colleagues
found out that one of their own
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was so convinced that Jesus
was from God that he sought him
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under the cover of darkness.
What Nicodemus couldn't admit
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to himself was that he feared
what his peers might say. He was
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concerned about his own
reputation. It was a bit
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humiliating for him to be seen
talking to this man called Jesus
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but he was a troubled man. He
had some questions that bothered
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him. Who should he ask?
Where could he find the answers?
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So Nicodemus walked to the olive
grove where Jesus was meditating
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and here's what Nicodemus
said to Jesus as recorded in
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John chapter 3 and verse 2:
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Now Nicodemus was asking about
the true identity of Jesus. Most
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Pharisees regarded Jesus as
a problem rather than a teacher
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come from God. Jesus didn't
question Nicodemus' motive or
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rebuke him for coming to visit
at night. Jesus frankly made
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this most famous reply recorded
in John chapter 3 and verse 3:
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Nicodemus thought he understood
the concept of rebirth. Being
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descendent of Abraham was a
virtual guarantee of salvation.
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At this time they believed that
only non-Jews needed to be saved
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by rebirth in the family
of Abraham. So he asked in
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disbelief in John
chapter 3 and verse 4:
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Nicodemus knew much better than
to take Jesus' words literally.
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The Jewish priests themselves
spoke of Gentile converts as
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children just born and they used
the same metaphor to describe
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a bridegroom at his marriage
and a king at his enthronement.
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Nicodemus was growing quite
uncomfortable now. After all he
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was at the very top of Jewish
society, at the very top of
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religious society. He was
accustomed to issuing verdicts
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and handing out judgments,
not receiving pointed advice.
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But here this Galilean teacher
was telling him he had to be
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born again spiritually. He had
to start all over again. That
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was a bit too much to take.
Nicodemus was more convicted
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than perplexed, but he
asked skeptically, How can these
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things be? Jesus earnestly
told this Pharisee that he was
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showing him the way to eternal
life and then he spoke the words
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that made this meeting so
famous and the conversation so
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important. They're found in
John chapter 3 and verse 16:
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These are the most loved, the
most quoted, the most memorized,
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the most famous words ever
spoken. And no wonder. They
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focus on humanity's biggest
issue and give God's solution.
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It's the gospel in a nutshell,
it's salvation's formula.
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It begins with God, it's driven
by love, it ends with life.
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He loves, he gave, we believe,
we live. That's it. And so as
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Nicodemus made his way back
down the slope of this mountain
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toward Jerusalem, he faced
a question we all must face.
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What am I going to do about
it? What am I going to do with
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Jesus? For three years Nicodemus
pondered on this one single
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encounter with Jesus and
wrestled with his decision.
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To be born again means to start
all over again, believe in Jesus
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and accept him as your Savior.
Then to make an inner change
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with Jesus in your life.
Nicodemus faced a choice, an all
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important choice. It was
a choice between remaining a
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questioning skeptic and becoming
a follower of Jesus, a choice
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between remaining where he was
and entering into that whole new
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world. To better understand his
predicament, let's take a look
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at what was happening in
Jewish society at this time.
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The Pharisees and Sadducees,
the leaders of Jewish society
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decided that Jesus posed a
terrible threat. They began to
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try to discredit him and they
tried to trick Jesus with their
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questions. They sent out bright
young men, lawyers and scribes,
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who posed as truth seekers
to ask Jesus questions. But they
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were questions designed to
entrap. They tried to catch
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Jesus saying something that
could get him into trouble with
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the authorities. The Jewish
leaders were watching Jesus'
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every move. They had their spies
everywhere. They believed they
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could expose Jesus as an
imposter. Now Nicodemus was part
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of this world of skepticism. He
was a member of their exclusive
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group. It was all a game, a very
serious and deadly game, but a
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game nevertheless. The questions
weren't about getting answers.
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They were about setting one up,
about intellectual arguments and
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proving who was right. Is it
lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?
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If a woman has seven husbands
who all die one after the other
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whose wife will she be in the
resurrection. A lawyer came up
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one day and asked Jesus, Which
is the greatest commandment in
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the law? Yes the lawyers could
occupy themselves endlessly on
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that one. They could carry
on very abstract arguments about
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which principle had priority
over another. Jesus, however,
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summed it up very neatly with
a statement from the book of
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Deuteronomy in
chapter 6 and verse 5:
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Yes, that gives meaning to
everything in life. But Jesus
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wanted people to face the truth
about themselves. Do you realize
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that you can try to hide behind
the truth. You can use it as a
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shield, hold it out there in
front of you, wield as a weapon,
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try to win arguments with it.
You can try to score points with
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it. You can hide behind the
truth. Yes, you can hide behind
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the truth. You can quote it
so well that nobody notices that
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you're not dealing with the real
problems inside. You can show
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off the great state of mind so
that no one notices the painful
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state of your heart. You can't
hide behind the truth. It's not
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enough for you to have the right
answers. It's not enough for you
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to be able to quote God's
principles. If it's not touching
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your heart and if you're
not allowing God into your life,
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then it's not the truth because
truth changes a person inside.
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This is the drama, this is the
dilemma that Nicodemus faced.
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The part of him that was a
skeptic wanted to hide behind
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truth, but another part of him
wanted to take Jesus' words to
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heart. The proud Pharisee wanted
to justify himself but the
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honest seeker of truth wanted
to be taught. It was a real
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struggle here on the mount that
night. Nicodemus asked Jesus two
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questions; how can a man be born
again? Jesus told him he must be
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born of water and the Spirit.
Wondering Nicodemus asked how
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can these things be? Jesus
explained about the Spirit by
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using the example of the wind.
We cannot see the wind but we
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can see the effects of it. We
cannot see the Holy Spirit, but
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we can see the effects of
it on people. It lifts people's
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burdens. It comforts the
sorrowing and opens up our
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hearts to believe in Jesus.
Nicodemus heard Jesus' words
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and he couldn't make those words
go away. They kept trying to get
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down into his heart despite all
the mental games he could play.
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The skeptic was slowly turning
into a follower, or at least he
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was taking definite steps
in that direction. We catch a
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glimpse of this in a certain
meeting of the Sanhedrin. They'd
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been grilling some officials
who'd been sent out to bring
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Jesus in for questioning.
The officers had failed to bring
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arguments against Christ that
would be convincing and the only
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explanation they could offer was
No man ever spoke like this man.
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The Sanhedrin rulers were,
of course, very upset, saying in
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effect that only the
ignorant crowd that follow this
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Galilean Jesus. None of us
believe in him. And it was at
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this point, this very moment,
that Nicodemus stood up among
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his peers and said these words
recorded in John the 7th chapter
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and verse 51:
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It was only a question. It may
have been only a timid attempt
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to turn back the tide of
prejudice, but Nicodemus had
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taken a step. He had exposed
himself to the scorn of his
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peers, the elite of Jerusalem.
They immediately shot back at
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him. Prophets just don't come
out of Galilee. Are you also
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from Galilee? Don't be so
ridiculous. Don't be so ignorant
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Nicodemus had to do some
hard thinking after this. It was
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becoming more evident that
the Sanhedrin were acting out of
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their jealousy and hatred. They
could make their opposition to
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Jesus sound very pious, but the
murderous tone of their voices
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was certainly identifying their
motives. And yet how could he
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turn his back on the Sanhedrin?
How could Nicodemus turn from
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them? He'd made it to the top.
How could he take the risk of
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losing everything. Well at
a most unexpected, dark and
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frightening time Nicodemus
made a choice. The Sanhedrin had
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sentenced Jesus to death. Jesus
the Galilean was dying on a
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Roman cross and the friends
of Nicodemus were circling that
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cross mocking the defeated enemy
They suggested that if he was
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really such a miracle worker
that he should come down from
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cross and save himself. But at
that moment Nicodemus could no
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longer join them. He'd
seen something noble and
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compassionate in the way he
thought of others, the way he
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forgave and the way that he died
Nicodemus finally looked on this
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Christ in terms of his own need
as a human being. Standing there
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at the foot of the cross he
realized that pride was just too
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heavy a load for him to bear.
Always trying to defend yourself
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was too wearisome a struggle.
Always hiding behind the truth
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was too self-defeating. It was
time to let the truth sink into
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his own heart. You must be born
again. And so Nicodemus took the
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big step. He hurried back
into Jerusalem and purchased a
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mixture of myrrh and aloes, the
spices used for embalming and he
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came back to the cross bearing
these gifts. Another colleague
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from the Sanhedrin, Joseph
of Arimathea, had received
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permission from Pilot to bury
the body of Jesus. So as the
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other members of the Sanhedrin
watched in shock and amazement
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Joseph and Nicodemus gently took
Jesus' body down from the cross
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and they wrapped Jesus in burial
clothes along with myrrh and
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aloes. Then they reverently
carried him to Joseph's tomb.
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And as Nicodemus carried the
noblest person he'd ever known
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he was sure that pride was too
heavy a burden to carry. It was
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far better to stop trying to be
right all the time and to start
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out as a needy human being at
the foot of the cross. Pride is
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just too heavy a burden
to carry. Always defending
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ourselves is too wearisome a
struggle. Why not lay all this
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baggage down at the foot of
the cross right now as we pray.
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Dear Heavenly Father, we're
tired of playing mental games.
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We're tired of keeping you
at arm's length, tired of the
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arguments. Take away this heavy
burden of pride. We need you as
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our Savior. We need you as the
one who speaks to our hearts.
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We want to become all that you
intend us to be but we can't do
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it on our own. We become proud
and brittle, just relying on our
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own strength. So we come to you
acknowledging that even in our
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strength there is weakness. We
accept your gracious forgiveness
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and love. In the
name of Jesus, Amen.
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The story of Nicodemus, that
personally heard the greatest
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words ever spoken and found hope
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Olives has encouraged and
inspired people all over the
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world. The words that
Jesus spoke that night not only
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dramatically changed the life of
Nicodemus, but they've gone to
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the ends of the earth and
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If you've enjoyed today's
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Garden of Gethsemane and our
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hope and happiness that Jesus
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