Still the Same” is a 1978 song written and recorded by the American singer Bob Seger. This song is about a slick gambler who always seems a step ahead. At first, Seger seems to be talking this guy up, enamored with his winning ways and how he’s still the same. But at the end of the song, we learn this isn’t the case: Seger turns and walks away from him because he hasn’t changed, and there’s nothing left to say. It’s like reconnecting with an old friend, only to be reminded of why you stayed apart.
Can you imagine a college friend of the Apostle Paul running into him after forty years of separation? This friend certainly wouldn’t be singing that song about Paul, for the only thing left that would be recognizable would be his physical appearance.
Jesus spoke to a man who needed change. He had also attended the same school of higher learning as Paul. His name was Nicodemus.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
These men were no more the same than the demon-possessed girl was after Paul had God deliver her from the demons in Philippi.
How about you, Mr. Segar? You still the same?
Think about it.
Gary