Podcast
Why Religion Can't Save You: What Does 'Born Again' Actually Mean? Pt. II
Dial In with Jonny Ardavanis
Speaker: Jonny Ardavanis, with Hank
March 31, 2026 · 33 min
Summary
Jesus teaches Nicodemus that salvation requires spiritual rebirth—a miraculous transformation of the heart by God's Spirit—not religious achievement or moral reformation. Being born again means being cleansed of sin and receiving a new heart, a work entirely dependent on God's sovereign grace, not human contribution.
Highlights
You're not a sickly animal kind of falling behind the herd. You're dead. Outside of Christ, the Bible says you're dead.
We're not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are sinners.
If you think you contribute something to your salvation, if you think you contribute something to your birth, you're confused—just like Nicodemus.