“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit' — the wordplay on wind (pneuma) and Spirit (also pneuma) establishes that divine action, like wind, is invisible yet undeniably real, perceptible in effects though not in causes. The comparison emphasizes that spiritual birth transcends human comprehension and control; individuals experience transformation without understanding its mechanics. The paradox (hearing without seeing, effects without causes) suggests the limitations of rationalistic theology.
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