“And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.” (John 8:23, NASB95)
The Jewish leaders were finding it impossible to believe in Jesus because they were assessing Jesus based on human wisdom and understanding. They had determined that Jesus was not the Messiah and that He should be rejected. Believing in Jesus had become foolishness to them. The problem is that in rejecting Jesus they would remain dead in their sin of rejection and never see eternal life. When Jesus came to Martha at the death of her brother Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,” (John 11:25, NASB95) and Martha declared her faith, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.” (John 11:27, NASB95) The one who believes in Jesus is born again or literally born from above and now they live and can see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). What does your spiritual birth certificate say? Born from below or Born from above? Make sure you believe in Jesus and are born from above so that you may receive eternal life.