"It was... enlightening," John admitted, his voice a bit shaky.
“Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.’”
The lesson Jesus teaches Nicodemus cuts through all of that. He says, in effect: You are looking for meaning in the wrong place. You came to me seeking a teacher. I am telling you that you need a new nature.