Principal points which will be treated in this sermon.

1. Concerning faith in the most holy Trinity original: "dreifaltigkait" and divine unity.
2. That the humanity of Christ also belongs within the faith concerning the divine Trinity.
3. Concerning Nicodemus A Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who visited Jesus by night; his story is the primary focus of this section.; what kind of man he was.
4. What the beginning and foundation of our salvation salvation (seligkait): a state of spiritual well-being and eternal life with God. may be.
5. Concerning two kinds of fathers, two kinds of birth, and two kinds of children.
6. The distinction between the earthly birth leading to death and the heavenly birth leading to life.
7. What the heavenly new birth or rebirth original: "Widergeburt" — a central Reformation concept of spiritual renewal through the Holy Spirit. is.
8. That rebirth is the first, original, and most principal work of God toward the salvation of man.
9. That Christ is the foundation, author, and beginner of the new birth, as well as the seed and substance original: "selbstandt" — referring to the essential nature or the underlying reality of a person's spiritual existence. of all children of God.
10. How and by what means rebirth may be tested and recognized within us.
11. That external things and ceremonies Refers to outward religious rituals or traditions. may well serve toward rebirth, but they are not able to grant it.
12. That the Christian Church with all its members has its origin through rebirth in Christ, out of God and His grace.