1Co 15:50
Now this I say, brethren, that
flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:6 “That which has been
born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been
born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:7 “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.
The necessary condition to both see and enter God’s kingdom. And to qualify as Christian:
First, “born of water”. One needs to enter covenant with God. Called “the new testament ” or covenant . The happens when he believes the gospel and is immersed in water into the name of Jesus.
Second, “born of Spirit is spirit”. flesh and blood natural man cannot inherit the kingdom of God. He neither can see it or enter it.
He must be born from the dead having a nature suitable for God’s kingdom. This is called a “spiritual body” by Paul. Jesus simply calls it “spirit”.
This spiritual body or spirit has not the flesh of sin the natural man made from dust has. Peter calls its nature “the divine nature”.
Jesus further speaks of this new nature as follows:
John 3:8 “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
The natural flesh and blood man is not like the wind. You can easily tell from where he comes and where he goes. However, the spirit body IS like the wind, you cannot tell from where he comes or where he goes. The natural body can be followed, the spirit body cannot.
So, this is the necessary condition to be a Christian and to enter/inherit/see God’s kingdom.