<p>3:6 <i>That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit</i>- I have consistently noted that the ideas of the prologue are developed throughout John's Gospel. Here, the allusion is again to 1:13. Those in the new creation are born not of the will of the flesh but &quot;of God&quot;, or as is stated here, &quot;of the Spirit&quot;, seeing that &quot;God is Spirit&quot; (4:22). We had no say in our coming into existence, neither physically nor spiritually. It is for us to use the grace of life, both natural and spiritual, to the best of our ability. But the initiation of that life was not from us, it was of the Spirit. We did not come to the new creation through our own Bible study or good living. It was all of the Spirit. The idea here in :6 is that like produces like; he that is born of the Spirit is spirit. And yet this is true only potentially; the Corinthians received the Spirit but were later &quot;not spiritual&quot; (1 Cor. 3:1).</p>