Nicodemus (John 3:1-15)
One never knows the effect of a discussion with Jesus. Nicodemus could not have anticipated that the conversation he had arranged with Jesus would result in the introduction into language of the concept of being born again. Nor could he have imagined that the conversation with Jesus would lead to a life that would be very different for him and that he would find himself engaging in activities that would not have crossed his mind before. And he would not have anticipated that this meeting with Jesus would be a crossroads from where he took the road to heaven, which is where he is now. Nicodemus is known for coming to see Jesus by night and it is often suggested that he came by night because he was too frightened to come during the day. Maybe he was, but evening would be a normal time in Jerusalem for people to meet if they wanted to talk. In any case, it is not obvious that either Nicodemus or Jesus was alone because they both use the pronoun ‘we’, which suggests that others were wi